Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Julian Assange on Bradley Manning

In an exclusive interview with msnbc’s Cenk Uygur, the WikiLeaks chief denies that he conspired to commit espionage with U.S. Army Specialist Bradley Manning, asserting that such claims are “absolute nonsense.”

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6 comments:

  1. Leslie ParsleyJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    I don't know what to make of his comments re Manning. Perhaps he's trying to distance himself from the young soldier or to protect him by downplaying his involvement. Because of so many other reports I've read, I don't know if I totally trust Assange. Anyway, the part about Manning begins at about 11.55.

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  2. VigilanteJanuary 26, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Tennessee, I don't trust him either. His impulses and their consequences are toward anarchy and nihilism. That bothers me. What bothers me more is the ineluctable path my country is going in the direction of militarism and wars it can ill afford. Anything that costs that kind of statecraft (if that's the word for it) some erosion or abrasion or friction or compromise is something I want to support. Stop the warring, then I will be in favor of plugging the leaks.

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  3. Commander ZaiusJanuary 27, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    Yeah, I read Assange published the code to some computer worm that once inside the mainframe, or source code running something like a nuclear reactor or water plant is damn near impossible to remove without deleteing everything and installing a completely new and untainted program.

    That suggests to me a more nihilistic mindset than a crusader for truth and liberty. If that is the case, Assang could still be useful but could end up causing more problems than he helped solve.

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  4. VigilanteJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    That would be going to far. I'll have to track that report down.....

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Vigil, here is the article I got that information from about Assange.

    http://www.lacuadraonline.com/the-surly-bartender/the-surly-bartender-of-computer-worms-and-wikileaks/

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  6. VigilanteJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Thanks for the link, Beach. Your point is well taken. Assange is piling up some significant collateral damage. It has to be acknowledged.

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