is Julian Assange the anti-Christ?

Posted this in the other merged thread. Will post it here too:



Anyone else watching the Wikileaks documentary on More4? It's fascinating to see the process behind the leaks, but I think it will make for uncomfortable viewing for all of those people, celebtiry and otherwise, who immediately jumped on the Assange bandwagon, and, amongst other things went on to make such reprehensible accusations against the women who accused him of rape.

Apparently, after the allegations were made public Assange agreed to take a back seat in the organisation, but continued to court publicity for himself. When his deputy criticised his actions in this matter, he was suspended by Assange for "disloyalty, insubordination, and destabilisation". This from a man who supposedly stands for openness and transparency, and speaking truth to power?

On the subject of the rape allegations, Assange's useful idiots in the media and online were quick to disparage the women who made the complaints. Yet Nick Davies of the Guardian states clearly that there is no way that the women were put up to it by anyone, or that their allegations are baseless. He further accuses Assange of telling lies in the matter, and calls him the most "extraordinarily dishonest" man he has ever met. And this is the noble, principled man that Jemima Khan and the like defended to the hilt, despite not being in the lop about the allegations! Useful idiots indeed.

Then, when the media outlets are critical of Assange, he pulls access to the Wikileaks info, and even, according to Guardian journalists, threaten them.

Worse of all though, and most damnng for Assange and his unthinking cheerleaders, is the treatment of Bradey Manning, the man who provided Assange with most of his material. According to his deputy, there was concern that, once Manning had been arrested, further leaks would put him in jeapordy. Assange dismissed this, and in the documentary basically states that Manning's safety came a poor second to his desire for complete disclosure. Again, this from a man who claims his motivation is to enhance justice. Indeed.

Perhaps more shocking is Assange's admission in the doc that Afghan villagers had indeed been put in danger of being tortured and executed by the Taleban, but that this was the fault of the US for letting the files be hacked in the first place!

I've always believed that the completely unredacted release of the dispatches was dangerous and foolhardy, and that ir recklessly put the lives of innocent men, women and children at risk. I do though applaud the the release of files in a responsible manner, with the removal of details incriminating local civilians. The attitude however, of people here and across the world, to the women who accused Assange of rape was shocking and reprehensible, and such was their treatment that many have reason to hang their heads in shame. The whole point of Wikileaks was that governmental and other institutions could not be exempt from valid scrutiny, and should be open and transparent in their dealings, and above all not immune to criticism. What a shocking irony, that Assange and his supporters managed to turn these admirable ideals on their heads when it came to him.

No, he's just a very naughty boy.