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That's exactly what I guessed (worse, really) based on his track record. I wonder who it could possibly be who kicked up a media storm about this? The guy who t
by gruseom 16y ago
That's exactly what I guessed (worse, really) based on his track record. I wonder who it could possibly be who kicked up a media storm about this? The guy who took the passport for 15 minutes? Reporters in the room at the time? Hmm, that's a hard one.
It's very disappointing. We badly need something like Wikileaks, but it can't work in the long run unless it's done in a principled and scrupulous way. Exactly the opposite of these ego games.
Edit: something's odd about this, though. Assange's no dummy. But you'd have to be an idiot to think you could spin a triviality like this into an international incident.
- jstevens85 16y agoThere isn't a media storm. All of the articles I've read have accurately stated that the passport was only temporarily confiscated while customs officials examined the passport because of wear and tear. The hysteria only exists on places like reddit where college students with mediocre educations don't bother reading articles, and have created a distorted image within their minds of Australia based on sensationalist headlines. edit: here's the actual interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXj72pNb6U0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXj72pNb6U0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBbS4btirUE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBbS4btirUE here's the specific part where the passport is discussed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBbS4btirUE#t=9m8s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBbS4btirUE#t=9m8s
- gruseom 16y agoThere isn't a media storm. Heh. I guess it was a storm in the internet teacup I inhabit.