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I disagree that Wikileaks was acting consistently with its core value of radical transparency for governments. They heavily edited the "Collateral Murder" vide
by linkregister 9y ago
I disagree that Wikileaks was acting consistently with its core value of radical transparency for governments.
They heavily edited the "Collateral Murder" video to make it appear to be murder in the first degree. The entirety of the video shows it to be negligent homocide.
Wikileaks is well-known for omitting information about countries with which it is ideologically aligned. Though this is normal and logical, Wikileaks is being disingenuous when it describes its ideals as such.
Additionally, Assange groomed Chelsea to give up the information. It wasn't just a case of simple whistleblowing. It was more consistent with an intelligence operation with Chelsea as an asset. Again, there isn't anything inherently wrong with that, it is just inconsistent with the narrative of Wikileaks just being a repository for voluntary leaks.