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pnwmom

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26. Yes. It has been established that Wikileaks is a vehicle for Russian propaganda.
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 12:33 AM
Apr 2017

And if you don't believe our intelligence agencies (and European agencies) about that, then think: when have you EVER heard of Wikileaks posting documents harmful to Russia?

Even Mike Pompeo, who used to applaud Wikileaks, has changed his opinion since being educated in his new position heading the CIA.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/us/politics/mike-pompeo-cia-wikileaks.html?_r=0

WASHINGTON — In his first speech as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mike Pompeo, the former Republican congressman who once applauded disclosures by WikiLeaks, attacked the group on Thursday as a stateless hostile intelligence unit eager to do the bidding of Russia and other American adversaries.

“WikiLeaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service,” Mr. Pompeo said. To support his assessment, he cited how the group had encouraged followers to join the C.I.A. and steal secrets, and how “it overwhelmingly focuses on the United States while seeking support from antidemocratic countries.”

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I SAID this! And no one believed it could be the case. Maraya1969 Apr 2017 #1
Another Edward Snowden... TheDebbieDee Apr 2017 #17
+1,000,000,000 times worse. lark Apr 2017 #33
This web of conspirators is vast. JNelson6563 Apr 2017 #2
+1000 byronius Apr 2017 #13
Kick Hekate Apr 2017 #3
Almost had to be a mole... Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #4
The case surrounding the leaks/collusion looks to be far reaching, and thorough. denbot Apr 2017 #5
I know this sounds naive--but I wish we had NO secrets. panader0 Apr 2017 #6
The problem is that spying does work, saves lives, and prevents wars. Yavin4 Apr 2017 #10
"No profit. Just values." Dem2theMax Apr 2017 #12
Not naive at all. You're absolutely correct. But -- sociopaths. Psychopaths. byronius Apr 2017 #14
Himself and his government, yes. Volaris Apr 2017 #35
is this what is taking so long? mopinko Apr 2017 #7
I heard about this a couple of weeks ago. kentuck Apr 2017 #8
What is even worse? SCVDem Apr 2017 #9
No, it's not. SomethingNew Apr 2017 #28
hogwash! tomp Apr 2017 #30
Fair enough. SomethingNew Apr 2017 #34
you're still over-generalizing... tomp Apr 2017 #36
Un-fkn-believeable. I had to go through extreme vetting to get a Top Secret clearance and an... iluvtennis Apr 2017 #11
This is probably where Cernovich got his blackmail information. Initech Apr 2017 #15
Are we talking traitors or whistle blowers? ZX86 Apr 2017 #16
I don't think they were traitors. The99thTimeLord Apr 2017 #18
Well if you're a Timelord ZX86 Apr 2017 #19
Allons-y!! The99thTimeLord Apr 2017 #20
Traitors- read the article Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #21
I did. ZX86 Apr 2017 #25
These people aren't whistle-blowers. They're turning over American intellectual property pnwmom Apr 2017 #22
Wikileaks is a foreign adversary? ZX86 Apr 2017 #24
Yes. It has been established that Wikileaks is a vehicle for Russian propaganda. pnwmom Apr 2017 #26
All you ever heard from the Christian Right and the secular rightwingers is that the liberals are Lint Head Apr 2017 #23
I hope the traitor is found MontanaMama Apr 2017 #27
Didn't trump give a tour of the CIA shortly after being inaugurated? William769 Apr 2017 #29
I think you're all crazy if you think you know what's going on. tomp Apr 2017 #31
Don't focus on the what, focus on the why bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #32
No Way Out, Costner as a Russian spy........... mrmpa Apr 2017 #37
It seems to me that we'd all be better off if the intel community was fully staffed with Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #38
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