Wikileaks Greatest Hits: the UFO Cables

[struggle4progress]

Wikileaks has done so many great things by now -- such as reporting that Steve Jobs died of AIDS, attempting to extort cash from anyone who might have exchanged emails with Freddy Balzan, feeding the rightwing's phony Climategate scandal with East Anglia emails, faking a NYT column, or helping the dictator of Belarus identify his domestic enemies -- that it's getting hard for Assange fans to remember it all!

So let's refresh our memories about the UFO cables!

WikiLeaks: new diplomatic cables contain UFO details, Julian Assange says
New leaked diplomatic cables set to be published by Wikileaks will contain fresh details on UFOs, according to the website's founder Julian Assange
By Andrew Hough
11:00PM GMT 03 Dec 2010
The 39 year-old Australian, who is wanted by Interpol over a charge of rape and sexual assault in Sweden, said there were some references to extraterrestrial life in yet-to-be-published confidential files obtained from the American government ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8180528/Wikileaks-new-diplomatic-cables-contain-UFO-details-says-Julian-Assange.html

Julian Assange: UFO details found in WikiLeaks cables\
Saturday 4 Dec 2010 8:55 am
... ‘It is worth noting that in yet-to-be-published parts of the cablegate archive there are indeed references to UFOs,’ he said. Assange also took the opportunity to praise the person who leaked the documents to the website, stating that he should be viewed as an ‘unparalleled hero’ for his actions ...
http://metro.co.uk/2010/12/04/julian-assange-has-spoken-about-diplomatic-discussions-regarding-ufos-598503/

WikiLeaks' UFO Cables: More About Raelian Cult Than Alien Life
Andy Greenberg, Forbes Staff
2/07/2011 @ 2:20PM
If WikiLeaks didn’t already have the attention of the world’s conspiracy theorists, its founder Julian Assange grabbed the X-files crowd by their tin-foil helmet antennae in December, when he mentioned that the site plans to publish leaked cables that reference UFOs ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2011/02/07/wikileaks-ufo-cables-more-about-raelian-cult-than-alien-life/

Julian Assange Talks About WikiLeaks UFO Disclosure Cables
WikiLeaks May Offer No New UFO Files or Evidence of Disclosure in Cables
The Portland Journal
Feb 9, 2011
... Even when questioned by Pierre Brunet in the WikiLeaks Roundtable video, Julian Assange seemed very coy with his answer regarding UFO files and any cable leaks ...
http://voices.yahoo.com/julian-assange-talks-wikileaks-ufo-disclosure-7815578.html?cat=15

WikiLeaks’ UFO Cables: Assange Admits Hype, Cover up?
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, admitted today his previous claims about secret UFO cables were largely exaggerated. Two months after he stirred the hopes of UFO researchers worldwide, he is now stating the cables contain only “small passing references” to UFOs ...
http://www.theblackvault.com/m/news/view/WikiLeaks-UFO-Cables-Assange-Admits-Hype-Cover-up

What a guy!

[jakeXT]

1. More a Cryptome Guy?

http://cryptome.org

[BainsBane]

2. what is that?

[jakeXT]

3. Older site run by a former co-founder of wikileaks

http://m.cnet.com/news/wikileaks-estranged-co-founder-becomes-a-critic-q&a/20011106?ds=1

[BainsBane]

5. Interesting

I don't want to limit this to Wikileaks, but yes, they're acting like a cult. They're acting like a religion. They're acting like a government. They're acting like a bunch of spies. They're hiding their identity. They don't account for the money. They promise all sorts of good things. They seldom let you know what they're really up to. They have rituals and all sorts of wonderful stuff. So I admire them for their showmanship and their entertainment value. But I certainly would not trust them with information if it had any value, or if it put me at risk or anyone that I cared about at risk.

Nevertheless, it's a fascinating development that's come along, to monetize this kind of thing. That's what they're up to. You start with free samples.

[msanthrope]

15. Julian and Cryptome parted ways less than amicably.

it I suspect that John Young's wife sniffed out Julian's bullshit pretty quickly.

[burnodo]

4. You are obsessed

You work for the government?

[struggle4progress]

6. I'd hate for anyone to forget what Wikileaks has actually done, and frankly

I'm kinda losing track of it myself

So when I wondered "What has Wikileaks done on the UFO issue?" I was surprised to find these links, which I either never knew about or which I had somehow forgotten about

[Poll_Blind]

7. LOL! You've been obsessively posting WikiLeaks/Assange smears for a year+ now.

At all hours of the day.

I can't imagine there are even casual DU readers who aren't familiar with your posting habits on this matter.

The little smeary "preamble" in your message, which was clearly your reason for posting and had nothing to do with UFO's, was the point. It looks like you got so excited to post the smear you forgot the UFO part entirely and had to add it after the fact, as your edit history on this OP indicates.

PB

[struggle4progress]

8. "All we want are the facts"

[randome]

9. This is a sort of...what do you call it...a democratic discussion forum, right?

One is free to believe what one wants, correct?

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[SidDithers]

10. DU rec...

Be ready for the 'Leave St. Julian alone!!' crowd.

Sid

[RandiFan1290]

11. Aww no countdown?

You guys are slacking

[SidDithers]

12. I spoke too soon...

They're already here.



Sid

[RandiFan1290]

13. Oooh scary you guys!!!

Don't forget to call us "Assangists"

It takes me back to the old days when you guys called me a "Clintonista"

[SidDithers]

14. You're accusing me of calling you a "Clintonista"?...

That should be easy to prove, right? I look forward to a link to support your accusation.

Or, you could edit your post to make it clear who you're accusing of calling you a "Clintonista".



Sid