If I only paid attention to the mainstream news I would not understand Assage. But I remember when Wikileaks was announced for the first time on slashdot and I

If I only paid attention to the mainstream news I would not understand Assage. But I remember when Wikileaks was announced for the first time on slashdot and I read their mission statement. Every time a big leak happens, the news cooks up a new narrative about who Wikileaks is and what their goals and motivations are. And every time it's just something the editor wants to be true. Its a better story for him to be the hero or the villain. But if you frame the actions of what wikileaks said they were going to do (publish verifiable leaks much more indiscriminately than the press), they've been pretty consistent.