WikiLeaks chief lashes out at media

[Swagman]

Source: 3news.co.nz

WikiLeaks chief lashes out at media

By Raphael G. Satter

WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange has lashed out at the mainstream media during a debate at a London university. He fought back at a string of unfavourable stories that have appeared since his organisation's publication of a cache of US intelligence documents.

Assange's group has reportedly suffered infighting and the former computer hacker-turned-online whistle blower also faces allegations of sexual misconduct in Sweden, where some of the organisation's infrastructure is based.

As WikiLeaks fell behind on its promised release of a new tranche of 15,000 US intelligence reports, one former group spokesman was quoted this week as saying that the organisation was becoming consumed by its confrontation with the Pentagon.

Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a German who said he recently quit as Wikileaks' spokesman over Assange's management style, told Der Speigel he had encountered problems with what he described as the Australian's obsession with attacking the US government.

At the debate at London's City University, Assange disputed that Domscheit-Berg had quit, claiming he was suspended - but he refused to give details. He denied there had been a dispute over his management. "It was about a different issue," Assange said.

Assange repeated claims that his organisation is sitting on a mass of classified information from countries from all over the world, but declined to confirm his publication schedule.

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the smear campaign to de-rail Wikileaks seems to be working

[ck4829]

1. K&R

[micraphone]

2. Keep up the good work Julian

We want the truth.

[iamtechus]

3. "the Australian's obsession with attacking the US government."

duh ... I thought that was the whole idea. Exposing war criminals' activities is a form of attack.

[JVS]

4. Maybe he can leak info that harms the MSM