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23. Leslie Cannold quits as WikiLeaks party candidate

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 07:49 AM

Aug 2013

Victoria Senate candidate resigns after party lodged preferences placing rightwingers over Greens
Gabrielle Chan, political correspondent
Wednesday 21 August 2013 04.10 EDT

The WikiLeaks party's number two Victoria Senate candidate, Leslie Cannold, has resigned amid a storm over the party's preferences, which favoured rightwing extremists ahead of the Greens.

Cannold's decision came as Julian Assange's party declared it would issue a how-to-vote card to its supporters to override the lodged preferences.

The party also announced an independent review into the communications and decision-making process around preferences, though it has claimed it was an "administrative error".

Cannold said she discovered the review, promised immediately, would be delayed until after the election and would not be independent. She said it reflected problems with the "capacity of the party" ...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/21/wikileaks-party-override-preference-deal

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"WikiLeaks has problems with 'democratic processes': Dr Cannold" [View all] ProSense Aug 2013 OP

kick Hekate Aug 2013 #1

I want some of what Assange is drinking: freshwest Aug 2013 #32

It is only because of Assange that we know Manning's 35-year sentence is a strategic victory! struggle4progress Aug 2013 #36

Strategic victory for Assange: $$$. Whistleblowers, including Anonymous: ZERO. What a con job. freshwest Aug 2013 #37

And Anonymous becomes YET ANOTHER group to fall off the Assange wagon Number23 Aug 2013 #46

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Agreed and will go to the link. Thanks for more information. freshwest Aug 2013 #41

That Vanity Fair piece is interesting Number23 Aug 2013 #42

Thanks for that analogy of the "monster/and only a bear", Cha Aug 2013 #51

Too many in this country have a similar disdain for Democratic processes. randome Aug 2013 #2

Self-directed movements are better at criticising than creating, in general Recursion Aug 2013 #3

Same reasons Cryptoad Aug 2013 #4

Is he planning to run for office in the U.S.? East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #5

this was over extremely complicated "preference" deals Swagman Aug 2013 #6

Assange Says Rand Paul Is The Only Hope For America uponit7771 Aug 2013 #7

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rubbish Swagman Aug 2013 #10

he explained his views and he may be right ..it's not as Swagman Aug 2013 #11

And some people seem to have a problem with monomania. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #9

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So many contradictions, or are they? freshwest Aug 2013 #33

I'm just glad that assange is waving his rand/ron paul colors, Cha Aug 2013 #50

There's also the Snowden loving on Bush and the Iraq war, and wanting whistleblowers shot in the ... freshwest Aug 2013 #52

You know, when I read about all of this in the Aussie media I instinctively knew that NO ONE on GD Number23 Aug 2013 #43

War criminals get immunity. A whistleblower gets 35 years. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #13

"I think it's great to see the Wikileaks Party stand tall with the neo-Nazi who tried to kill struggle4progress Aug 2013 #24

"Old nonsense?" This is about the current AU election that Assange is fucking up, quite msanthrope Aug 2013 #35

Shhhh.. they do not want to hear about assange "fucking up".. Cha Aug 2013 #49

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I hate Illinois, er, Australian Nazis! freshwest Aug 2013 #40

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It's a lame excuse. ProSense Aug 2013 #34

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I LOVE you, Prosense. I posted about this yesterday Number23 Aug 2013 #38

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