Wikileaks?

Arrow in the Knee

Haven't heard anything from them for a long time now.

Only the media circus with Assange.

Are they still releasing info?

kneemos

Already blown their load I'm guessing.

Lando Griffin

Arrow in the Knee wrote: »

Haven't heard anything from them for a long time now.

Only the media circus with Assange.

Are they still releasing info?

From what I heard ( and this lad knows quite alot form his vantage point in at the bar in the pub ) they are the currently busy working on their PR and sponsoring this years The Gathering Ireland.

They hope to go global with it next year.

Nuttzz

hard for an organisation to stay credible when it's headed up by a bail jumping rapist...

squod

Nuttzz wrote: »

hard for an organisation to stay credible when it's headed up by a bail jumping rapist...

Esp when they're mostly reporting on lesser crimes like mass rape, torture, killing of unarmed civilians and targeted assassinations of civil rights activists.

hatrickpatrick

They're just about to upend Zimbabwe's corrupt establishment, apparently.
Of course you don't hear too much about it because it's only important if it affects a Western government :rolleyes:

http://nehandaradio.com/2013/01/13/wikileaks-return-triggers-panic-in-zimbabwe/

Funkfield

squod wrote: »

Nuttzz wrote: »

hard for an organisation to stay credible when it's headed up by a bail jumping rapist...

Esp when they're mostly reporting on lesser crimes like mass rape, torture, killing of unarmed civilians and targeted assassinations of civil rights activists.

Ooooh SNAP!

Sauve

Nuttzz wrote: »

hard for an organisation to stay credible when it's headed up by a bail jumping rapist...

Or a framed, witch-hunted innocent man.

Seeing as we're generalising here...

General Relativity

Nuttzz wrote: »

hard for an organisation to stay credible when it's headed up by a bail jumping rapist...

Not accused of any rape, not charged of rape, not convicted of rape. Wanted by police for questions about a rape of a woman who didn't make any accusations against him.

Also to add; Has agreed to answer questions via video call, police have refused.

hatrickpatrick

All the Swedes have to do is pledge not to extradite him to the US if he is acquitted on any rape charges. They have consistently refused to do so whilst alleging they have no alterior motives. Doesn't compute.

Sauve

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

All the Swedes have to do is pledge not to extradite him to the US if he is acquitted on any rape charges. They have consistently refused to do so whilst alleging they have no alterior motives. Doesn't compute.

Would you want to pïss off the US?!

danniemcq

Sauve wrote: »

Would you want to pïss off the US?!

I pissed through the gates of their embassy years ago. does that count?

Fratton Fred

General Relativity wrote: »

Not accused of any rape, not charged of rape, not convicted of rape. Wanted by police for questions about a rape of a woman who didn't make any accusations against him.

Also to add; Has agreed to answer questions via video call, police have refused.

he hasn't been charged, because the Swedish police can only charge him in person. A bit difficult when he is hiding in an embassy.

Seaneh

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

All the Swedes have to do is pledge not to extradite him to the US if he is acquitted on any rape charges. They have consistently refused to do so whilst alleging they have no alterior motives. Doesn't compute.

And they have refused this becuase they (the swedish government) believe in judicial independence and believe that telling the courts what they can and cannot do is wrong. And that is commendable.

Biggins

danniemcq wrote: »

I pissed through the gates of their embassy years ago. does that count?

...Only if you were aiming at a Bush!

bluecode

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

All the Swedes have to do is pledge not to extradite him to the US if he is acquitted on any rape charges. They have consistently refused to do so whilst alleging they have no alterior motives. Doesn't compute.

Only someone living in Assange's fantasy universe believes this is all a plot by the Swedes to extradite him to the US. The reality that it's easier for him to be extradited from Britain is conveniently ignored.

Ironically he has in effect imprisoned himself in the embassy. Long may it continue.

Believe the whole thing comes down to consensual sex but without condoms and both women being friends.

kneemos

As far as I know they made a few ripples but never revealed anything of real significance.

hatrickpatrick

bluecode wrote: »

Only someone living in Assange's fantasy universe believes this is all a plot by the Swedes to extradite him to the US. The reality that it's easier for him to be extradited from Britain is conveniently ignored.

Ironically he has in effect imprisoned himself in the embassy. Long may it continue.

I never said it was a plot, but it remains a possibility. Assange himself has stated that if the Swedes rule out that possibility, he will go.

hatrickpatrick

kneemos wrote: »

As far as I know they made a few ripples but never revealed anything of real significance.

Well for what it's worth they change my political views permanently. I voted for Eamonn Gilmore #2 in the last general election, after the cable regarding his doublespeak on Lisbon I will never vote for Labour again.

Politics would be a lot more honest if politicians lived in constant fear of their lies being exposed as Gilmore's were, and that's why I support Wikileaks.

kneemos

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Well for what it's worth they change my political views permanently. I voted for Eamonn Gilmore #2 in the last general election, after the cable regarding his doublespeak on Lisbon I will never vote for Labour again.

Politics would be a lot more honest if politicians lived in constant fear of their lies being exposed as Gilmore's were, and that's why I support Wikileaks.

You'll do well to find a politician that doesn't tell lies also wikileaks will make it harder in future to discover secrets as they will be better hidden or not written down.

hatrickpatrick

kneemos wrote: »

You'll do well to find a politician that doesn't tell lies

Maybe in a culture where there is the constant and overbearing threat of being exposed, they'll be forced not to take the risk. That's the dream anyway...