Didn't Washington make it illegal for Federal Employees to even look at WikiLeaks? (Reply #8)

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Sun Jun 19, 2016, 12:51 PM

Octafish (55,745 posts)

8. Didn't Washington make it illegal for Federal Employees to even look at WikiLeaks?

Seeing how they show inside crony dealing and war profiteering, it's understandable.

How often have we been told in world-weary tones that Wikileaks has revealed nothing new - especially by those who want to appear to be in the know? Here is an aide-mémoire of a few of the highest profile revelations.

by Ryan Gallagher
17 February 2011
OpenDemocracy.net

Since 2006, whistleblower website WikiLeaks ↑ has published a mass of information we would otherwise not have known. The leaks have exposed dubious procedures at Guantanamo Bay ↑ and detailed meticulously the Iraq War's unprecedented civilian death-toll ↑ . They have highlighted the dumping of toxic waste in Africa ↑ as well as revealed America's clandestine military actions in Yemen and Pakistan ↑ .

The sheer scope and significance of the revelations is shocking. Among them are great abuses of power, corruption, lies and war crimes. Yet there are still some who insist WikiLeaks has "told us nothing new". This collection, sourced from a range of publications across the web, illustrates nothing could be further from the truth. Here, if there is still a grain of doubt in your mind, is just some of what WikiLeaks has told us:

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•The Obama administration worked with Republicans to protect Bush administration officials facing a criminal investigation into torture (see Mother Jones ↑ )

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•More than 66,000 civilians suffered “violent deaths” in Iraq between 2004 and the end of 2009 (see the Telegraph ↑ )

CONTINUED with LINKS...

http://www.opendemocracy.net/ryan-gallagher/what-has-wikileaks-ever-taught-us-read-on

Gee. No wonder they want to shut up Assange and the Internet he rode in on.

PS: The picture above is of Jose Padilla in his sensory deprivation goggles.

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154 replies	Author	Time	Post
Kim Dotcom: Julian Assange Will Be Hillary Clinton’s Worst Nightmare in 2016 [View all]	coyote	Jun 2016	OP
Tick tock. nt	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#1
Skinner has no power outside of DU	AgingAmerican	Jun 2016	#9
Assange won't affect the elections at all. nt	stevenleser	Jun 2016	#38
And you know this how?	AgingAmerican	Jun 2016	#40
95% of voters don't know who he is and don't care. Nt	stevenleser	Jun 2016	#42
Irrelevant who has heard of him	AgingAmerican	Jun 2016	#44
Nope, its not irrelevant. What he says will never reach those folks. nt	stevenleser	Jun 2016	#46
Everyone knows what Wikileaks is	AgingAmerican	Jun 2016	#48
Nope, most folks don't and most folks don't care. nt	stevenleser	Jun 2016	#69
Including you?	rateyes	Jun 2016	#106
Wikileaks was only in the news for so long...	Blanks	Jun 2016	#152
Because the MSM is firmly under control? People will be kept in the dark?	senz	Jun 2016	#67
Because he never hacked her home server. Whatever he has is from government systems prone to being	glennward	Jun 2016	#113
lol!	Segami	Jun 2016	#68
Nobody knows Assange? That's why the Arab Spring never happened, I guess...	leeroysphitz	Jun 2016	#134
If he had anything important he would have already released it. n/t	pnwmom	Jun 2016	#43
Not necessarily, no.	AgingAmerican	Jun 2016	#45
He's milking the pre-publicity for all its worth. He wouldn't need to do that	pnwmom	Jun 2016	#49
Still waiting for teh "whitey" recording.	woolldog	Jun 2016	#62
This, just like with the FBI!	scscholar	Jun 2016	#97
Assange is not the FBI. He's an attention seeker. n/t	pnwmom	Jun 2016	#108
He's pretty good at what he does.	Major Hogwash	Jun 2016	#118
This message was self-deleted by its author	rjsquirrel	Jun 2016	#64
I agree with much of your post	Turin_C3PO	Jun 2016	#76
This message was self-deleted by its author	rjsquirrel	Jun 2016	#77
I agree with those points.	Turin_C3PO	Jun 2016	#79
Thanks	rjsquirrel	Jun 2016	#80
I need air freshener after that one...	MrMickeysMom	Jun 2016	#101
This message was self-deleted by its author	rjsquirrel	Jun 2016	#111
Threat much?	MrMickeysMom	Jun 2016	#112
This message was self-deleted by its author	rjsquirrel	Jun 2016	#114
Less than 24 hours remain.	kstewart33	Jun 2016	#78
Life will go on	AgingAmerican	Jun 2016	#81
I guess then we will ..	coco77	Jun 2016	#88
I imagine Skinner has an Administrative decision that is	laserhaas	Jun 2016	#87
This message was self-deleted by its author	Alex4Martinez	Jun 2016	#138
Man fighting extradition says man fighting extradition says what?	Scurrilous	Jun 2016	#2
It must not be good news for DotCom. When they start feeling sad, they start lashing out.	randome	Jun 2016	#7
extradition= must silence this individual at all costs- we cannot allow the truth	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#20
The moment he selectively edited the "Collateral Murder" video, he lost all respect.	randome	Jun 2016	#24
heros? He is not a hero- he is an investigative journalist, a near extinct species	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#58
Because he SAYS he's a journalist? So does James O'Keefe!	randome	Jun 2016	#66
It goes like this...	Scurrilous	Jun 2016	#52
The US has absolutly no right to extradite a foreign citizen who broke no laws	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#54
Wikileaks already has a "Searchable Database" of Hillary's emails	FreakinDJ	Jun 2016	#3
These emails supposedly came from Guccifer 2.0	NWCorona	Jun 2016	#15
of released e-mail. yes now they may have the others. Assange did not say it is dirt, that is Hilbot	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#56
So if Assange has all this dirt....	Adrahil	Jun 2016	#4
good point.	cali	Jun 2016	#12
Wikileaks usually does redactions.	SpareribSP	Jun 2016	#19
These were supposedly recently supplied to them.	NWCorona	Jun 2016	#16
duh- the primary is not over-its weeks away	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#17
Now there's a "coup" in the USA underway?	Zorro	Jun 2016	#22
Assange is not a whistleblower.	Adrahil	Jun 2016	#23
sanders people have moved on	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#25
Manning is not going to get released. And for good reason.	Adrahil	Jun 2016	#34
I guess we will know when we know. The unknowns we know cannot be known to civilians, for we know	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#59
Not only that, but he never seems interested in exposing Russia. Wonder why?	Metric System	Jun 2016	#27
Russia isnt hiding their intent, and in other than major cities, they are still using typewriters	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#60
No, he's not. He's a fence who gets other people to steal stuff for him.	randome	Jun 2016	#32
I don't think he has an agenda for the election	Rosa Luxemburg	Jun 2016	#26
You mean posts like this nuttiness?	CorkySt.Clair	Jun 2016	#35
why do you assume it is dirt? Truth isnt always dirt	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#57
How many more times are you going to fall for the old "just you wait" routine?	randome	Jun 2016	#5
Every time Assange says it, these guys believe it. It's like Lucy and the football.	Squinch	Jun 2016	#29
LOL	Scurrilous	Jun 2016	#53
.	Squinch	Jun 2016	#100
It's tiresome, isn't it?	NurseJackie	Jun 2016	#144
I have nightmares about rapists too	Loki Liesmith	Jun 2016	#6
Didn't Washington make it illegal for Federal Employees to even look at WikiLeaks?	Octafish	Jun 2016	#8
Isn't Assange the accused rapist waiting out the statute of limitations in a safe haven?	lapucelle	Jun 2016	#10
criminality has to be proven, and both women have recanted	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#18
SEE his high intelligence?	randome	Jun 2016	#31
I.m not discussing the allegations, do I have to repeat myself?	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#33
You don't have to discuss the rape charges.	lapucelle	Jun 2016	#124
They have not recanted. And he is avoiding a trial -- that is fact. n/t	pnwmom	Jun 2016	#50
Gee. How come the Hill Haters never say that about Hillary?	Hekate	Jun 2016	#82
Isn't Clinton the woman who defended a rapist?	VulgarPoet	Jun 2016	#121
Only according to Trump surrogates and Sean Hannity.	lapucelle	Jun 2016	#122
It wasn't just Hannity and trump surrogates ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#129
Couch surfer says what?	Scurrilous	Jun 2016	#11
...	SidDithers	Jun 2016	#13
It's probably 88 gigs of random rantings about the British, the Swedish,	Nye Bevan	Jun 2016	#14
Two criminals making conspiratorial claims about Hillary	mwrguy	Jun 2016	#21
This message was self-deleted by its author	rjsquirrel	Jun 2016	#28
LOL. Fevered dreams of Brocialists	redstateblues	Jun 2016	#84
1 more day	RandySF	Jun 2016	#30
...	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2016	#36
We sure have a lot of foreigners	MFM008	Jun 2016	#37
we have alot of foreigners exposing the truths our own country keep from us	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#70
Suuuuuure	Hekate	Jun 2016	#83
The country is not keeping these truths from you.	lapucelle	Jun 2016	#126
twisted talking heads are not valid sources of news, They speak corporate, not english	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#150
It was irony.	lapucelle	Jun 2016	#154
I wonder what is the status is of the rape trials that Assange is avoiding?	pnwmom	Jun 2016	#39
It wasn't "legitimate" rape.	randome	Jun 2016	#41
the whole case is bogus, politically driven, Marianne Ny (chief prosecutor) is a laughing stock here	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#61
He is resisting going through a trial in Sweden. I tried reading your links	pnwmom	Jun 2016	#63
there is no trial, he has not even been charged	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#65
That is not true	hack89	Jun 2016	#135
they have categorically stated that that is a possibility, they refuse to	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#136
Let me see the government's actual words please. nt	hack89	Jun 2016	#137
here you go	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#142
It doesn't say what you think it says	hack89	Jun 2016	#143
you are just flat out wrong (and you do not understand our government and judicial system here)	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#146
Sweden's Ministry of Justice appears to disagree with you	hack89	Jun 2016	#147
Sweden's Ministry of Justice appears to disagree with you <<<<< show me	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#148
the Prime Minster can order Morgan Johansson, the Justitieminister (Head of the Ministry of Justice)	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#149
Using a virulent Holocaust denier as an Assange defender is classy. Really classy. nt	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#85
what are you talking about? what Holocaust denier?	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#89
What Holocaust denier? How about the Wikileaks employee and noted Holocaust denier	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#91
I didn't post shit about or by Israel Shamir, take your lunacy and conspiracy theories elsewhere	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#94
You most certainly did....the honeypot/CIA defense was originated, without a shred of	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#96
the possible honeypot nature is far from the central point to all of this, Snowden released docs	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#99
Be careful of that one.	Major Hogwash	Jun 2016	#119
Ironic you toss this out, as one of Assange's accusers worked for a Swedish group who brought in	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#109
So you finally used google? nt	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#115
To very good effect, I'd say. You got it handed to you.	DisgustipatedinCA	Jun 2016	#116
Actually, no.... the fact that the poster chooses to go after the victim is instructive.	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#120
Yes. That is what is being suggested.	randome	Jun 2016	#125
I am going after the entirety of all the events	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#131
No....you aren't. The fact that you repeated the narrative of a Wikileaks employee regarding the	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#139
no	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#140
It is you who used the story of a virulent Holocaust denier. It is you who suggested the	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#141
and its you who cherry pick any angle, first off by seizing	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#145
Racketeer says fugitive rapist will be Hillary's worst nightmare?	Lord Magus	Jun 2016	#47
Assange is not a rapist, you have very little understanding obviously of the case here in Sweden	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#73
For someone who lives in Sweden you don't seem to know how criminal investigations there work	YoungDemCA	Jun 2016	#103
because he is a target of an bogus, arbitrary investigation (the United Nations says so)	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#105
I'm sure Assange, like most rapists, does feel that the investigation is bogus	YoungDemCA	Jun 2016	#107
lol, still on with the smears, well goodbye to you, you dont even have the intelligence to put in	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#110
That's not what the report says.	lapucelle	Jun 2016	#127
No, it also says the case is arbitrary	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#132
Here is the US we call that waiting out the statute of limitations.	lapucelle	Jun 2016	#123
you are conflating issues	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#133
Why is going to try and penetrate her while she's sleeping? I'm	MyNameGoesHere	Jun 2016	#51
It's telling that Assange jumped bail.	YoungDemCA	Jun 2016	#55
The phrase you're looking for is: "a unique perspective on criminal justice".	brooklynite	Jun 2016	#71
he DID NOT jump bail, the case had been dropped when he left Sweden	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#75
Yes.....he did jump bail. That's why bail was forfeited by those who put it up in the UK. nt	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#86
I was referring to Swedish case, not the UK bail	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#90
Bail was never set in Sweden. But, he gets to go to jail in the UK for jumping bail, a crime	msanthrope	Jun 2016	#92
The Swedish government has said nothing of the sort.	Lord Magus	Jun 2016	#95
they refuse to offer a non extradition guarantee, and there possibly is a sealed indictment	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#98
It was dropped and then reopened.	lapucelle	Jun 2016	#128
I know this, thats was mentioned in my first posts	AntiBank	Jun 2016	#130
May the truth come out. May corruption have nowhere to hide.	senz	Jun 2016	#72
He better hurry. The year	WhiteTara	Jun 2016	#74
Tick tock!	stevenleser	Jun 2016	#93
The US cannot and has not charged Assange with anything.	YoungDemCA	Jun 2016	#102
Chances are...	MrWendel	Jun 2016	#104
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jun 2016	#117
Why doesn't this creep man up and surrender	The_Casual_Observer	Jun 2016	#151
Kim Dotcom: Who gives a shit what that thieving, objectivist fuck thinks? n/t	Chan790	Jun 2016	#153

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