Julian Assange Opposes Leaks?
I know that there are many people who have strong feelings one way or another about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Many have praised what he does as a service to the public. Even Glenn Beck danced around the border of singing his praises. Others think the man is a criminal and should be prosecuted for anything we could possibly shape to fit his actions. Since April, when he burst onto the scene that I follow by leaking classified U.S. Government documents, I have thought him to be a self-righteous creep on a mission. Most of us with an IQ high enough to drool from soaking our shirts can grasp the concept of the need for some secrecy from Governments. If a hostile Country could go online and download our strategy before entering into negotiations with us, it would pretty much defeat the point of the talks, right? Well, apparently even Julian Assange has figured out the difficult equation of the need for privacy, judging from this gem of a quote from The Daily Mail.
The whistleblower – who is fighting extradition to Sweden – went on the attack after graphic details emerged of allegations made by Miss A and Miss W, both of whom he is accused of molesting.
Assange said the decision by The Guardian – ironically, his partner in releasing hundreds of confidential US cables – to publish leaked Swedish police files about him was ‘disgusting’.
Well, it looks like Julian has learned his lesson. But, perhaps you're not buying it so easy. So just in case you think that Julian's conversion to the role of a privacy advocate isn't sincere, he elaborated on how good privacy is and how bad leaking is.
When asked how many women he had slept with, Assange replied: ‘That’s private business. Not only does a gentleman not tell, not only does a gentleman [not] like to talk about his private life, a gentleman certainly does not count.
Sounds sincere to me. I doubt we will have any problem with this guy leaking other people's business anymore.
If you thought that was the faint aroma of sarcasm you smelled in the air, you would be correct. Mr. Assange would make a great member of the "Do as I say, not as I do" left in this country. His desire for openness and transparency extends only to others. Sound familiar? After all, we elected the most open and transparent President ever, then when some asked for his birth certificate, he became a privacy hawk all of a sudden.
No, I don't believe Julian had a conversion. I sincerely doubt that he had a conversion and suddenly values privacy other than his. But this whole fiasco has not been for naught. At least he has left us with the following great quote.
‘I’m not promiscuous. I just really like women.’
Thanks for clearing that up, numbnuts.
