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playing geopolitical chess with wikileaks
# tech

playing geopolitical chess with wikileaks

Assange offers to trade himself for Chelsea Manning and Obama called his bluff. I wouldn't hold my breath that WikiLeaks' boss will keep his word for once.

yes, social media is being weaponized
# tech

yes, social media is being weaponized

WikiLeaks decided to use Twitter to settle scores, implying a heavy use of doxxing to silence its critics and detractors.

wikileaks embraces transparency. eh, kind of.
# politics

wikileaks embraces transparency. eh, kind of.

WikiLeaks decides to give the world a peek at its books. Well, sort of. A few of them. And only kind of.

who needs a clearance? you’ve got wikileaks!
# politics

who needs a clearance? you’ve got wikileaks!

WikiLeaks' stunt is unlikely to end well for informants helping to fight the Taliban and seems designed only to boost Assange's profile.