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In reply to the discussion: Assange/Wikileaks talk about who they admire…wait for it…& the answer is Ron/Rand Paul & Matt Drudge [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)Let's list some of the dots;
1. Greenwald and Assange claim they are for unadulterated truth and for opposing wrongdoing by governments.
2. They were nearly completely silent during and about Bush and Cheney's wrongdoing. These aren't young guys who suddenly started writing at age 21-23 in the last few years. Greenwald is 46 and Assange is 42. Where the hell were they during Bush's wrongdoing? I wrote somewhere between 200-400 articles attacking Bush and Cheney. Where were these supposed truthtellers?
3. They all of a sudden sprung to life during Obama's administration.
4. Assange lied about the Collateral murder video to hurt Obama. He claimed the video was about a US military helicopter firing on unarmed civilians. Then over a year later he was forced to admit there was at least one person in the group of 11 with an RPG and another with an AK-47. That changes the premise completely. He deliberately misled people.
5. Assange has now come out in support of Matt Drudge and Ron and Rand Paul.
So yes, now it IS about them. They were virtually silent about Bush and Cheney, they lied about the Helicopter Video to hurt Obama, they are supporting right wing Libertarians. Now it's about them. Their motivations are clear, support right wing libertarians, their credibility is suspect and as a result their assertions need independent and firm verification before they should be believed.