Wikileaks never reveal their sources ... but other parties might.
Wikileaks' policy is to never reveal their sources. Julian Assange reiterated this when he recently tweeted:1
"WikiLeaks has never disclosed a source. Sources sometimes talk to other parties but identities never emerge from WikiLeaks. #SethRich"
This is likely a response to the recent claims by Kim Dotcom when he tweeted2:
"I knew Seth Rich. I know he was the @Wikileaks source. I was involved."
Kim's claim was followed by an offer from Sean Hannity3 to have Kim as a guest on his radio or TV show:
"Stay tuned. Public invitation Kim Dotcom to be a guest on radio and TV. #GameChanger Buckle up destroy Trump media. Sheep that u all are!!!"
Kim Dotcom has a mixed record with his promises and predictions, but his recent claim does raise the question, 'Why did Julian feel the need to restate Wikileaks' policy on revealing sources?'
Julian knows who their source was for the DNC leaks. Kim Dotcom has claimed the source was Seth Rich. If this was not correct, there would be no need for Julian to protect Wikileaks' reputation by repeating that Wikileaks never reveal a source, but that other parties might.
Once again, Kim Dotcom has a mixed track record, but he was absolutely right back in 2015 when he said, "Julian Assange will be Hillary Clinton's worst nightmare in 2016."5 However, given that Wikileaks are dedicated to exposing the truth and exposing corruption, it didn't exactly take a genius to work out that Julian Assange could cause problems for Hillary Clinton.
So there are three possibilities:
* Kim Dotcom is trolling for attention.
* Kim Dotcom is trolling with the intention of causing the DNC to panic in the hope that they make a mistake.
* Kim Dotcom has real information.
If Kim Dotcom's intention was to cause the DNC to panic then he has succeeded. In response to Kim Dotcom's tweets, Democrat crisis PR consultant Brad Bauman tweeted a series of tweets attacking Kim Dotcom, as well as tweets attacking Sean Hannity and Newt Gingrich.
For now I think the best strategy is 'wait and see' what emerges over the coming days, but whatever happens there does remain the question of why Julian would tweet, "Sources sometimes talk to other parties but identities never emerge from WikiLeaks," unless he believed that at some point there was the possibility of other parties confirming who the DNC leaker was.
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Sources:
1 https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/866536275972689920
2 https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/865987139166552064
3 https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/866016183815942144
4 https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/865989988554428416
5 https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/866380050848858112
"WikiLeaks has never disclosed a source. Sources sometimes talk to other parties but identities never emerge from WikiLeaks. #SethRich"
This is likely a response to the recent claims by Kim Dotcom when he tweeted2:
"I knew Seth Rich. I know he was the @Wikileaks source. I was involved."
Kim's claim was followed by an offer from Sean Hannity3 to have Kim as a guest on his radio or TV show:
"Stay tuned. Public invitation Kim Dotcom to be a guest on radio and TV. #GameChanger Buckle up destroy Trump media. Sheep that u all are!!!"
Kim Dotcom has a mixed record with his promises and predictions, but his recent claim does raise the question, 'Why did Julian feel the need to restate Wikileaks' policy on revealing sources?'
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| Kim Dotcom tweeted that a statement on Seth Rich will be forthcoming on Tuesday.4 |
Once again, Kim Dotcom has a mixed track record, but he was absolutely right back in 2015 when he said, "Julian Assange will be Hillary Clinton's worst nightmare in 2016."5 However, given that Wikileaks are dedicated to exposing the truth and exposing corruption, it didn't exactly take a genius to work out that Julian Assange could cause problems for Hillary Clinton.
So there are three possibilities:
* Kim Dotcom is trolling for attention.
* Kim Dotcom is trolling with the intention of causing the DNC to panic in the hope that they make a mistake.
* Kim Dotcom has real information.
For now I think the best strategy is 'wait and see' what emerges over the coming days, but whatever happens there does remain the question of why Julian would tweet, "Sources sometimes talk to other parties but identities never emerge from WikiLeaks," unless he believed that at some point there was the possibility of other parties confirming who the DNC leaker was.
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Sources:
1 https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/866536275972689920
2 https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/865987139166552064
3 https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/866016183815942144
4 https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/865989988554428416
5 https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/866380050848858112
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