12/20/2010

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Nikki discovered these messages purportedly from everyone's favorite whistle-blower on Gawker
(http://gawker.com/5714043/the-creepy-lovesick-emails-of-julian-assange):

What do you think?  They legit?



7 comments:

  1. While I am generally not a fan of this guy, and am finding it hard to be un-biased about him, I think that the recipient publishing one sided "email exchanges" and saying she cannot produce her responses amidst his sex scandal is real fishy, and should be taken with a grain of salt.

    The emails reek of an over-read/undersexed nerd, sure, but how can you fact check these sorts of things?

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  2. I thoroughly support Julian. I'm not at all surprised by these sexual allegations. That's always what happens when someone blows the whistle on our corrupt, lying gov't: They suddenly are accused of rape or some sort abuse or they are constantly referred to as a nut. Obama promised us a transparent gov't and didn't deliver; Julian is setting the record straight.

    Go Julian! I commend you for your bravery in defying our gov't; you are a true American hero!

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  3. ^...I wouldn't go that far, Baku, although I do find the guy interesting (although a little creepy; he's like a normal-looking albino). When I sent these to Jared, I was also viewing them with a grain of salt; why couldn't the female recipient post HER replies as well? If they kept going back and forth, her emails should have been attached to his. Hopefully Julian will get a chance to leak her emails and we'll see where the cards lie.

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  4. I'm disappointed that these would be posted here. Part of what makes this site entertaining is the anonymity. We get a look into people's lives without publicly humiliating them. Revealing the identity of someone here is just cruel, regardless of their newsmaker status.

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  5. @ihasgoodgrammar:

    Assange is arguably a public figure. He makes a living off of exposing secrets. Whether or not you agree with his works or methods, it would be hypocritical to give him special treatment. This site publishes sketchy e-mails. These are sketchy e-mails.

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    1. Indeed. If Julian leaks others' secrets, he should expect that others will leak his.

      (For the record, I doubt that these are authentic.)

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