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Does any evidence exist that suggests Wikileaks is withholding information on China or Russia? If not, I don't see how you could conclude they're 'focusing on

Does any evidence exist that suggests Wikileaks is withholding information on China or Russia? If not, I don't see how you could conclude they're 'focusing on the US'. They publish what they receive.

dredmorbius 10y ago
To what extent are Wikileaks actively soliciting inputs from Russia or China? Why, for example, was the Panama Papers leak (or other major financial disclosure leaks) not handled through Wikileaks? (Edward Snowden's disclosures would be another example, though that did target the US.)
- toufka 10y ago
  I believe most if not all of thier staff is English-speaking (and not Chinese/Russian-speaking). They'd have to find different staff to work in yhose other languages, or to even inderstand the documents' importance.
  - dredmorbius 10y ago
    Hiring staff capable of handling such materials would be another material step Wikileaks could take in addressing its glaring bias problems.
- nebabyte 10y ago
  > To what extent are Wikileaks actively soliciting inputs from Russia or China? And how would that go, exactly? "Excuse me China/Russia, do you have any secrets you'd like to share? Please upload to us..." Lol. Soliciting spies sounds like a good way to get killed. If you're so eager, you go ahead and do it - but good luck trying to convince others they some 'obligation' to lest you brand them 'partisan'.
  - dredmorbius 10y ago
    How's this for size? "WikiLeaks offers award for #LabourLeaks "23 September 2016 "Wikileaks offers £20,000 reward for #LabourLeaks with information on how the Labour Party’s top officials have attempted to stop Jeremy Corbyn becoming and staying on as leader. "With our #DNCleaks, Wikileaks exposed how those at the top of the US Democratic Party had worked tirelessly to tilt the scales in favour of Hillary Clinton as she faced off against Bernie Sanders in the race to be the Democrat presidential candidate. Our revelations eventually prompted the resignation of five of the most senior members of the Democratic Party in the aftermath of the Democratic Convention, including DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz...." https://wikileaks.org/WikiLeaks-offers-award-for-LabourLeaks.html https://wikileaks.org/WikiLeaks-offers-award-for-LabourLeaks...

Does any evidence exist that suggests Wikileaks is withholding information on China or Russia? If not, I don't see how you could conclude they're 'focusing on the US'. They publish what they receive.

dredmorbius 10y ago

To what extent are Wikileaks actively soliciting inputs from Russia or China? Why, for example, was the Panama Papers leak (or other major financial disclosure leaks) not handled through Wikileaks? (Edward Snowden's disclosures would be another example, though that did target the US.)

toufka 10y ago
I believe most if not all of thier staff is English-speaking (and not Chinese/Russian-speaking). They'd have to find different staff to work in yhose other languages, or to even inderstand the documents' importance.
- dredmorbius 10y ago
  Hiring staff capable of handling such materials would be another material step Wikileaks could take in addressing its glaring bias problems.
nebabyte 10y ago
> To what extent are Wikileaks actively soliciting inputs from Russia or China? And how would that go, exactly? "Excuse me China/Russia, do you have any secrets you'd like to share? Please upload to us..." Lol. Soliciting spies sounds like a good way to get killed. If you're so eager, you go ahead and do it - but good luck trying to convince others they some 'obligation' to lest you brand them 'partisan'.
- dredmorbius 10y ago
  How's this for size? "WikiLeaks offers award for #LabourLeaks "23 September 2016 "Wikileaks offers £20,000 reward for #LabourLeaks with information on how the Labour Party’s top officials have attempted to stop Jeremy Corbyn becoming and staying on as leader. "With our #DNCleaks, Wikileaks exposed how those at the top of the US Democratic Party had worked tirelessly to tilt the scales in favour of Hillary Clinton as she faced off against Bernie Sanders in the race to be the Democrat presidential candidate. Our revelations eventually prompted the resignation of five of the most senior members of the Democratic Party in the aftermath of the Democratic Convention, including DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz...." https://wikileaks.org/WikiLeaks-offers-award-for-LabourLeaks.html https://wikileaks.org/WikiLeaks-offers-award-for-LabourLeaks...