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highplainsdem

(49,004 posts)
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 10:13 AM Feb 2017

Putin-puppet Assange just told Izvestia WikiLeaks has dirt on France's Macron, LePen's main opponent

Playing the same game they played here in the US.

Found via a tweet frosm John Schindler (@20committee) linking to this tweet from Joyce Karam:




In a reply in that thread, Karam links to this Google-translated page showing the article in English:

https://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://izvestia.ru/news/661960


Schindler blames the MSM for Assange's ability to do so much damage:




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Putin-puppet Assange just told Izvestia WikiLeaks has dirt on France's Macron, LePen's main opponent (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2017 OP
Because Assange is all about transparency, isn't he? randome Feb 2017 #1
Kick. dalton99a Feb 2017 #2
When will that tactic become counter-productive? shraby Feb 2017 #3
Dated 3rd Feb 00:01, so it may be this, in English language reports from 2nd Feb muriel_volestrangler Feb 2017 #4
Hopefully this will finally dispel the notion that Assange is anything other than a Russian agent. Snarkoleptic Feb 2017 #5
James Blond is at it again. nt msanthrope Feb 2017 #6
 

randome

(34,845 posts)
1. Because Assange is all about transparency, isn't he?
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 10:16 AM
Feb 2017

What a doofus. He has all the class and dignity of Trump himself.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

shraby

(21,946 posts)
3. When will that tactic become counter-productive?
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 10:48 AM
Feb 2017

It was seen to happen in the U.S. and the results were disastrous, are the French people going to fall for it too?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)
4. Dated 3rd Feb 00:01, so it may be this, in English language reports from 2nd Feb
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 10:59 AM
Feb 2017
WikiLeaks also focused on En Marche! leader Macron, highlighting an excerpt of a US State Department document apparently prepared for Hillary Clinton in 2012.

It describes him as “a banker in mergers and acquisitions at Rothschild in Paris,” adding that “he previously worked at the general inspection of finances and could also become the top civil servant at the Finance Ministry.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/wikileaks-french-presidential-candidates-election-release-thousands-documents-frontrunners-marine-le-a7558941.html


Yes, it really is that inconsequential. It says nothing more than his Wikipedia entry says. And all Wikileaks have to say is:




It looks like either something was lost in translation from the Russian, or Assange is playing to his Russian constituency, trying to make himself look important.

Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts)
5. Hopefully this will finally dispel the notion that Assange is anything other than a Russian agent.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:25 AM
Feb 2017

Here's a good interview of Amanpour getting after the Le Pen alt-reality.

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