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Julian Assange Style (Wikileaks Tool)

Kentishman

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He is a tech-geek and a hacker and dresses accordingly.
 

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Style sucks, he is a pompous ass but...WikiLeaks Rules!!! Long live Freedom!!!

"Malo Periculosam Libertatem Quam Quietum Servitium" - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
 

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Originally Posted by Mark Anthony
Style sucks, he is a pompous ass but...WikiLeaks Rules!!! Long live Freedom!!!

"Malo Periculosam Libertatem Quam Quietum Servitium" - Jean-Jacques Rousseau


He has just revealed to the masses what more politically astute people knew for a long time..

Wikileaks rules...

In Britain ,the thing is quite hush hush...

The special relationship has taken a few dents recently...
 

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He's an Aussie and Queenslander to boot. 'Nuff said!
 

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Sometimes he looks like he has a kind of Elric of Melnibone thing going on (if Elric was dressed by his mum)
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Originally Posted by amplifiedheat
God damn it.

Do you think I live in Washington all day, then go on a clothing forum to talk about international affairs?

God damn it.



Take it easy. We're talking about his clothes.

Anyway, looking forward to the next release, apparently its about Bank of America.
 

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Originally Posted by idfnl
Take it easy. We're talking about his clothes.
Yeah, you say that, but...
Originally Posted by lasbar
No, more like it now looks like the US lacks confidence in key allies and Russia behind closed doors, and now it's available for the world to see.

And it will become harder for the US to gain the trust of allies in the future because of the spying program disclosure. (Not that it was ethical)


Originally Posted by jrd617

America has no permanent friends or enemies only interests....Henry Kissinger.

Only very foolish people believe in diplomatic brotherhood..


Originally Posted by lasbar

+1. Assange is ruining a good thing in Wikileaks IMO because he's become too much of a paranoid prima donna, rather than staying behind the scenes and letting the material speak for itself a bit more. It's not like there's huge amounts of new stuff that's been revealed, but the "open window" so to speak is quite revealing, particularly in the pretty much constant fact that the US government says one thing in public and does/feels the exact opposite in "private." Perhaps that should inform a discussion of how apparently the government has refused to help edit the releases to protect people - they'd rather deny it and then lambaste Wikileaks for not editing.

I'm sure the sex charges are partly true and partly trumped up - the timing DOES seem rather convenient, and it DOES seem the only reason this guy would get girls, based on his style, is if a) he has money or b) he's got international notoriety. Either way, though, Wikileaks needs someone to be their public face who's a little less... dramatic and controversial.


Originally Posted by AlmostFullBenefits
I don't really have a problem with the ideology behind Wikileaks (transparency of governments, freedom of information, and truthful reporting in journalism), but I do have a problem with Mr. Assange try to play celebrity while the alleged leaker, Pfc. Manning, who did far more for Wikileaks than Assange ever did, will never enjoy his life again.

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley
And no, nothing earth shattering in his disclosures.

Originally Posted by jrd617
Apart from being really smug and a menace to stable international relations

I don't think the leaks in question are big surprises....

Gordon Brown a weak PM?

Sarkozy a control freak and Berlusconi a pervert?

Saudi sponsoring terrorism and wanting to destroy Iran's nuclear capacity?

British Royals being rude and obnoxious?

CIA spying on the five members of the security council?

No way...

What's next?

George Michael is gay?

The last is virtually identical to an acquaintance's Facebook post on the topic.
 

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^^^^ AmplifiedHeat, you mis-attributed a couple of quotations to me
 

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Originally Posted by jrd617
^^^^ AmplifiedHeat, you mis-attributed a couple of quotations to me

Multi-quote was broken.
 

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The last is virtually identical to an acquaintance's Facebook post on the topic.[/quote]

Really?

I didn't know George Michael was big in the States...

It is a further proof that these Leaks are no surprise to any person with some superficial geo -political knowledge..

Is Russia really a rogue state?
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Originally Posted by idfnl

Anyway, looking forward to the next release, apparently its about Bank of America.


Yeah, that one should be quite entertaining. Lynch mobs in NYC, anyone?
 

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Wait until the next mega-leak about Ny investment banks...(assuming he lives that long).
 

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Originally Posted by lasbar
He has just revealed to the masses what more politically astute people knew for a long time..

Wikileaks rules...

In Britain ,the thing is quite hush hush...

The special relationship has taken a few dents recently...



Hm, I get the most breathless, slavering and in-depth reporting about Wikileaks from the Guardian online.
 

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