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Adrahil

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32. Chelsea Manning was a gullible dupe.

Reply to Matrosov (Reply #8)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 01:10 PM

Jul 2016

She was conned into serving Assange's agenda and ego. And now she pays the price for her foolishness.

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WikiLeaks is a right wing website, PERIOD [View all] ButterflyBlood Jul 2016 OP

Read it and pass it by, just like the rags in the checkout lines. Thinkingabout Jul 2016 #1

A rapist Putin puppet? oberliner Jul 2016 #2

That describes Julian Assange rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #3

Alleged scumbag? R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 #4

Oh no he's definitely a scumbag rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #6

So are the "plenty" on DU also useful idiots? R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Donald Ian Rankin Jul 2016 #28

His anti-semitism awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #9

Do you have links to this anti-Semitism. R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 #12

You can start here... phleshdef Jul 2016 #15

Ah, I love it whensomebody makes a claim and then tells others R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 #39

Sorry. Link requests are misdirection, obfuscation, and deflection. Stinky The Clown Aug 2016 #46

That's false Orrex Aug 2016 #53

Got a link to the internet rules? Stinky The Clown Aug 2016 #54

If you make a claim, you can't get sour when someone calls you on it. Orrex Aug 2016 #55

:) Stinky The Clown Aug 2016 #74

for nearly fifteen years they have been a mainstay of discussion on DU.... mike_c Aug 2016 #77

Got a link? Stinky The Clown Aug 2016 #80

Start Here: " I don't think Julian Assange meant to leak this" emulatorloo Aug 2016 #63

And Julian Assange is a sexist piece of arrogant shit. eom charlyvi Jul 2016 #5

Thought Control. misterhighwasted Jul 2016 #7

Let's be clear about "wiki". It is a technology. NOT a single site. MH1 Jul 2016 #35

So Chelsea Manning is a RW extremist? Matrosov Jul 2016 #8

Bad judgement on her part to trust Assange MrScorpio Jul 2016 #10

Better to be a "good little German" and keep secrets R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 #14

I believe in what Manning set out to do. The way she did it was reckless though. phleshdef Jul 2016 #16

+1 ronnie624 Jul 2016 #17

Assange randomly happens across meritorious things. Zynx Jul 2016 #20

There are right ways to do things and wrong ways... MrScorpio Jul 2016 #23

Would you have been alright with imprisoning Woodward and Bernstein as well as R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 #40

Bad analogy MrScorpio Jul 2016 #41

Following orders. Like good Germans. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2016 #65

It's not an unreasonable expectation for soldiers to follow lawful orders MrScorpio Aug 2016 #81

Your assent is off. Woodward and Bernstein were/are civilians. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2016 #85

It's even better if you only keep some people's secrets. 6000eliot Jul 2016 #24

There are whistleblowing procedures, Mr. Godwin. Tortmaster Jul 2016 #27

Or follow a whistleblowing process that will ensure the secrets remain secrets. Vattel Aug 2016 #51

Godwin's law fail emulatorloo Aug 2016 #58

When the boot fits, my friend. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2016 #83

Better to allow only an extremist possibility panting people who may disagree with you as merely aut LanternWaste Aug 2016 #78

I am truly amazed at how this info dump has the Dems lining up R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2016 #84

yes, and bad judgement to release classified info in the military Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 #38

Without changing, it morphs. Igel Jul 2016 #11

We have whistleblower procedures for ... Tortmaster Jul 2016 #29

Manning was just a criminal with access and placement that Assange took advantage of... TipTok Jul 2016 #18

Wow! Did I just read this on "Democratic" underground? PoutrageFatigue Aug 2016 #61

Pretty sure... TipTok Aug 2016 #70

Chelsea Manning was a gullible dupe. Adrahil Jul 2016 #32

No....far right, even then. And Stephen Colbert called Assange out on it. msanthrope Aug 2016 #86

If Assange was harassing Trump and the RNC, DU would cheer him on davidn3600 Jul 2016 #19

The problem is that they're selective. They only seek to embarrass one party. Zynx Jul 2016 #21

Assange has a grudge against Hillary davidn3600 Jul 2016 #22

Not working for Russia? jcgoldie Aug 2016 #57

Wired: wikileaks has officially lost the moral high ground Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #25

Did not know.... bobGandolf Jul 2016 #26

So, until last week, Assange and wikileaks were our friends Calista241 Jul 2016 #30

DU hero to zero in such a short time. NT 1939 Jul 2016 #34

No, they were always unethical nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #43

I've read this entire thread and there's one huge omission Jim Lane Jul 2016 #31

It's not that they fabricate, it's that they disseminate geek tragedy Aug 2016 #44

Snowden's revelations and the DNC emails are but two of many counterexamples Jim Lane Aug 2016 #49

To put it another way, there's a distinct lack of material published geek tragedy Aug 2016 #52

I already pointed out that some materials are lacking. That doesn't show inaccuracy. Jim Lane Aug 2016 #69

Wikileaks has helped Lukashenko track down dissidents in Belarus geek tragedy Aug 2016 #71

At this point, you and I are addressing different questions. Jim Lane Aug 2016 #75

If Wikileaks were to disappear tomorrow, someone else with more principles geek tragedy Aug 2016 #76

Under the bus with you, Assange. egduj Jul 2016 #33

We're gonna need a bigger bus, HereSince1628 Jul 2016 #36

Julian Assange has always been awful. He's just making it clearer. Zynx Jul 2016 #37

He's always been a piece of shit. nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #45

He's always been there for me. Adrahil Aug 2016 #68

We still need Wikileaks. n/t Little Tich Jul 2016 #42

Right or left, Debbie Wassermand Schulz flamingdem Aug 2016 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #48

Keep in mind Wikileaks doesn't hack anyone direct, they just distribute what others hack Lee-Lee Aug 2016 #50

No doubt Assange is angry at the US. Fear of US pursuit of him drove him to refuge HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #56

... emulatorloo Aug 2016 #59

Nope. Not even your ALL CAPS makes that so. PoutrageFatigue Aug 2016 #60

But that poll does ButterflyBlood Aug 2016 #66

No it doesn't melman Aug 2016 #72

Too much info makes my head hurt. nt CanSocDem Aug 2016 #62

What's wrong with therapist puppets? Capt. Obvious Aug 2016 #64

Wow AlbertCat Aug 2016 #67

& don't forget WikiPEDIA uhnope Aug 2016 #73

Yep shenmue Aug 2016 #79

No, they are just a conduit for lots of inconvenient information JCMach1 Aug 2016 #82