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I see this claim a lot, yet no evidence to substantiate it. What evidence do you have that he is/was a Russian asset? And what does it matter if it's a Russian
by CryptoPunk 8y ago
I see this claim a lot, yet no evidence to substantiate it. What evidence do you have that he is/was a Russian asset?
And what does it matter if it's a Russian asset doing the leaking, instead of a selfless journalist? Is the leaking illegal or not? This "Russian asset" angle seems like ad hominem to make people acquiesce to violating freedom of speech.
- onetimemanytime 8y agoCIA Director: 'It's time to call out Wikileaks for what it really is, a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia.' It's normal for us not to have any direct evidence, but to see the results of their behavior. CIA on the other hand might have recordings, communication etc. They have been digging for years.
- CryptoPunk 8y agoAn organization dedicated to publishing leaked documented can be "abetted" by any number of intelligence agencies by the nature of its function. That doesn't make it an asset of any intelligence agency.
- boomboomsubban 8y agoWe also know, via leaked Snowden documents, that the intelligence community has been looking for ways to discredit Wikileaks for about a decade. The CIA is not a trustworthy source, if they have proof it needs to be presented.