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> How so? Did he actively seek out Russian documents so he could release them? Julian Assange hosted a show on RT, he was literally on the payroll of the Russi
by hilbertseries 6y ago
> How so? Did he actively seek out Russian documents so he could release them?
Julian Assange hosted a show on RT, he was literally on the payroll of the Russian government. Also suspicious is that Wikileaks basically has only leaked documents that look bad for western democracy. There’s one leak of critical of Russia, but it has basically nothing of substance in it. When you claim to be for radical transparency and work for the country that regularly has reporters murdered, it strains belief.
- boomboomsubban 6y ago>Julian Assange hosted a show on RT, he was literally on the payroll of the Russian governmen Assange made a show and sold broadcast rights to RT. Small but distinct difference in that he was never under pressure to follow what Russia wanted, they just wanted to broadcast his point of biew. >There’s one leak of critical of Russia, but it has basically nothing of substance in it. Why would anyone with information damaging to Russia choose to leak data to a primarily English organization, with no Russian speaking employees, and mainly Western readers?
- DiogenesKynikos 6y agoAnd it was a pretty good show, too. Seriously, Assange is not a bad interviewer, and he managed to get some pretty difficult-to-book (to put it lightly) people on the show.
- echaozh 6y agoI thought the West is open to criticism, but it looks like I'm wrong. The West is open to criticism, if and only if the criticisizer also critisizes the West's enemy. How open minded it is.