{"id":30952,"date":"2018-02-13T09:45:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T14:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30952"},"modified":"2018-02-13T09:45:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T14:45:41","slug":"wikileaks-has-published-leaks-on-trump-admin-and-russia-and-is-seeking-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30952","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks Has Published Leaks On Trump Admin And Russia, And Is Seeking\u00a0More"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"3059\" class=\"graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@caityjohnstone\/wikileaks-has-published-leaks-on-trump-admin-and-russia-and-is-seeking-more-e36d53151394\">WikiLeaks Has Published Leaks On Trump Admin And Russia, And Is Seeking\u00a0More<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"e51f\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf-after--h3\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\">\n<div class=\"progressiveMedia js-progressiveMedia graf-image is-canvasLoaded is-imageLoaded\" data-image-id=\"1*lHuXWkk2_36ZtcTU0E-htQ.png\" data-width=\"821\" data-height=\"426\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-action-value=\"1*lHuXWkk2_36ZtcTU0E-htQ.png\" data-scroll=\"native\"><canvas class=\"progressiveMedia-canvas js-progressiveMedia-canvas\" width=\"75\" height=\"37\"><\/canvas><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/800\/1*lHuXWkk2_36ZtcTU0E-htQ.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/800\/1*lHuXWkk2_36ZtcTU0E-htQ.png\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"b220\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\">WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianAssange\/status\/958098041571037184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianAssange\/status\/958098041571037184\">recently posted<\/a> a harsh criticism of what he calls Trump\u2019s \u201csubservience to Saudi Arabia\u2019s military adventurism in Yemen\u201d and the explosion of civilian deaths caused by this administration\u2019s greatly escalated <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org.uk\/update\/game-changer-trumps-new-attacks-on-human-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org.uk\/update\/game-changer-trumps-new-attacks-on-human-rights\/\">drone assassination program<\/a>. This received an angry backlash from many of Assange\u2019s Trump-supporting Twitter followers, one of them <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATruePatriot36\/status\/958100900031102976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATruePatriot36\/status\/958100900031102976\">exclaiming<\/a>, \u201cHas your account been taken over by the deep state? Seems like you are trying to turn us against Trump. I have lost a lot of faith in you Julian. I thought you were a Trump supporter but this seems to show otherwise. Keep this up and you can kiss that pardon goodbye, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"a635\" class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote graf-after--p\">\u201cMy principles are not for sale,\u201d Assange <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianAssange\/status\/958101843678121984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianAssange\/status\/958101843678121984\">replied<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"14b8\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Over and over and over again you\u2019ll see this exact sort of confusion about Assange and WikiLeaks coming from both sides of America\u2019s illusory partisan divide. Democrats believe that Assange is a Trump-supporting Kremlin asset while Trump supporters believe Assange is a based MAGA hat-wearing ally to their cause, the former because they were told to believe that by CNN and the <em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">Washington Post<\/em> and the latter because they\u2019ve seen him championed by Fox\u2019s Sean Hannity and the <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caitoz\/status\/951605374498435072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caitoz\/status\/951605374498435072\">elaborate 4chan hoax<\/a> \u201cQAnon\u201d. Neither could be further from the truth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidfrum\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"David Frum (screen name: davidfrum)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/930905542851252224\/dbfa8FlT_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/930905542851252224\/dbfa8FlT_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/930905542851252224\/dbfa8FlT_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"David Frum\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">David Frum<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidfrum\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"David Frum (screen name: davidfrum)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@davidfrum\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@davidfrum<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The *full* full transparency argument would be: release all tax returns, corporate records, campaign emails, and other documents relevant to Donald Trump\u2019s Russia\/WikiLeaksconnections. <a class=\"link customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/959145002852126720\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WcIPej2p8b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-expanded-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/959145002852126720\" data-scribe=\"element:url\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/<\/span>twitter.com\/jaketapper\/sta<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">tus\/959145002852126720\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: February 01, 2018 19:50:21 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-02-01T19:50:21+0000\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidfrum\/status\/959151955770859520\" data-datetime=\"2018-02-01T19:50:21+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\">2:50 PM &#8211; Feb 1, 2018<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianAssange\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Julian Assange \u231b (screen name: JulianAssange)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/841283762914656256\/2AyBiX8E_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/841283762914656256\/2AyBiX8E_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/841283762914656256\/2AyBiX8E_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Julian Assange \u231b\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Julian Assange <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Emoji Emoji--forText\" title=\"Hourglass\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/emoji\/v2\/72x72\/231b.png\" alt=\"\u231b\" aria-label=\"Emoji: Hourglass\" \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@JulianAssange\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@JulianAssange<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Go for it: <a class=\"link customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/#submit\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/igpJcL1LQK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-expanded-url=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/#submit\" data-scribe=\"element:url\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/<\/span>wikileaks.org\/#submit<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"link customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidfrum\/status\/959151955770859520\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2jHRxS4otv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-expanded-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidfrum\/status\/959151955770859520\" data-scribe=\"element:url\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/<\/span>twitter.com\/davidfrum\/stat<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">us\/959151955770859520\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianAssange\/status\/959153502697197569\" data-datetime=\"2018-02-01T19:56:29+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: February 01, 2018 19:56:29 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-02-01T19:56:29+0000\">2:56 PM &#8211; Feb 1, 2018<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"5a47\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\">Today Assange <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianAssange\/status\/959153502697197569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianAssange\/status\/959153502697197569\">responded<\/a> to a <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidfrum\/status\/959151955770859520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidfrum\/status\/959151955770859520\">call for transparency<\/a> on Trump \u201ctax returns, corporate records, campaign emails, and other documents relevant to Donald Trump\u2019s Russia\/WikiLeaks connections\u201d from toxic neocon David Frum with the words \u201cGo for it\u201d and a link to WikiLeaks\u2019 leak submission service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WikiLeaks Has Published Leaks On Trump Admin And Russia, And Is Seeking\u00a0More WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange recently posted a harsh criticism of what he calls Trump\u2019s \u201csubservience to Saudi Arabia\u2019s military adventurism in Yemen\u201d and the explosion of civilian deaths caused by this administration\u2019s greatly escalated drone assassination program. 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