Would release of Assange's "poison pill" information dump be a good thing?

[cthulu2016]

And if so, why didn't he release the stuff ages ago for the good of the world?

[yourout]

1. If the information had been dumped he would likely be dead right now.

[MADem]

2. Not if there's poison in there involving Correa....

You never know...!

[randome]

3. Wikileaks is about transparency, no?

Let the chips fall where they may?

[treestar]

4. I don't know why it has to be assumed that everything he chooses to release is a good thing

I'm more comfortable with that choice being made by whichever Americans have that job, even in a Republican administration. The bureaucracy at least has a motive to make some attempt to keep stability in the world to the extent possible.

There may not be any such thing. If there is, it undercuts the opinion that he is a hero, since he's holding that information back for his own interests. Now he's making it about himself. I think we are dealing with someone with a mental illness here. Delusions of grandeur, or something, seeking attention and drama, trying to make a movie script life. It's really fascinating in its way.

This is not the person who should decide which classified information gets released and to whom. It's obvious that the good of anything but his own attention seeking is the furthest things from his mind.

[Puregonzo1188]

5. Yes, because the United States government--both Democratic and Republican, has been so trustworthy.

[tama]

8. It does not have to be assumed so

and that those who support Ecuador's decision to grant asylum are uncritical of all Assange's actions. From the info available I don't agree with the poison pill tactics.

As for what you say about mental illness, delusions of grandeur, seeking attention and drama, you are free to project.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Why doesn't our "transparent" government release the info and undercut him?

[tama]

7. Generally: yes

But of course we don't know what's in that and all the motivations behind the decision to withhold it, so no final verdict.