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In reply to the discussion: Wikileak's Sarah Harrison, Snowden asylum assistant now in exile [View all]struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)Your assertion that Assange "was not one of the original founders" of Wikileaks, and that Chinese Dissidents" provided "some" of the original software, might (of course) be very interesting if actually true -- but you make this assertion without providing even a trace of evidence to support it, which (unfortunately) strikes me as your standard practice, and my long experience conversing with you suggests that your claims often do not accord with the facts
In this particular matter, I've indicated in my #110 upthread what I can easily find about "Chinese dissidents" and Wikileaks -- which mostly suggests to me that Assange heard rumors about a Chinese version of Wikileaks, tried to associate himself with it, and then (being unsuccessful in that effort) began to attack it
It would (of course) be fine with me if Assange were not the "founder of Wikileaks," but real evidence would be necessary to support your claims, especially now that Assange seems to be universally reported as the founder
Sydney Morning Herald May 17, 2010: ... Julian Assange ... Australian founder of ... Wikileaks ...
Jezebel 9/01/10: ... Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks ...
The New York Times December 27, 2010: ... Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks ...
Politico 1/11/12: ... WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer February 22, 2011: ... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...
The Guardian 28 February 2011: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...
CNN June 19, 2012: ... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...
The Independent 29 November 2012: ... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...
The New Statesman 06 February 2013: ... Julian Assange ... the Wikileaks founder ...
Democracy Now! May 29, 2013: ... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...
Xinhua 2013-05-30 ... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...
CBC Jun 03, 2013: ... Wikileaks founder ... Julian Assange ...
The Mirror 11 June 2013: ... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...
First Post 25 July 2013: ... Wikileaks founder Julian Assange ...
The Telegraph 31 July 2013: ... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...
(Melbourne) Herald Sun August 16, 2013: ... WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ...