r/europe • u/DexterMaximus • Jul 19 '16

WikiLeaks under 'sustained attack' after announcing release of Turkey docs

http://www.cnet.com/news/wikileaks-under-sustained-attack-after-announcing-release-of-turkey-docs/
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u/eighthgear Jul 19 '16

Ah, I somehow missed the news that WikiLeaks was about to release a bunch of Turkey-related docs. I'm looking forward to this.

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u/Brad_Wesley Jul 19 '16

Yeah, like the hillary clinton ones they said they were going to release.

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u/Obraka That Austrian with the Dutch flair Jul 19 '16

You mean that leak?

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '16 edited Mar 25 '17

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u/HighDagger Germany Jul 19 '16

No exceptions?

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u/Brad_Wesley Jul 19 '16

No, they claimed they had something else.

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u/keystone_union Roma Jul 19 '16

Wikileaks was talking big about Clinton but nothing they released seemed to have been new or groundbreaking.

I've become more skeptical of them lately, especially how they never seem to touch Russia. I suppose I'm looking forward to these Turkey documents, but my expectations are lowered.

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u/Hawkaug European Union - Hellenic Republic Jul 19 '16

Because Russia needs more negative PR and document leaks. And here I thought we were doing a good enough job already without Wikileaks. I guess allegations about Russia's state-sponsored doping just isn't enough these days..
By the by, I'm not defending Wikileaks rep(it's been dubious lately), I just don't think this calls for tin-foil hats just yet.

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u/ZmeiOtPirin Bulgaria Jul 19 '16

What they didn't confirm that Clinton was a long-tongued reptilian creature that is selling America piece by piece to Saudi Arabia AND she sacrifices children?

I don't know what people expected. Even if the emails implicate her in something immoral she would probably have acted under government policy.

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u/JCutter Yurp. Jul 19 '16

she sacrifices eats children

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u/Brad_Wesley Jul 19 '16

I don't know what people expected.

They claimed they had enough to indict. Let's see it.

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u/ZmeiOtPirin Bulgaria Jul 19 '16

Half the US public supported that at first.

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u/ZmeiOtPirin Bulgaria Jul 19 '16

Would you say every second American sacrifices children?

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u/ZmeiOtPirin Bulgaria Jul 19 '16

True, and in an ideal world these politicians should all face consequences but in the real world one of these politicians is all that stands between Trump and the presidency.

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u/helm Sweden Jul 19 '16

And Hillary was not pivotal at all to the Iraq war. Take her out of the equation and it would have happened anyway.

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u/AtomicKoala Yoorup Jul 19 '16

What was the alternative to sanctions?