Wikileaks in Revolt: Spokesman Quits Amid Tension with Founder

[Swede]

Ever since Julian Assange, the enigmatic founder of secret-sharing wbesite Wikileaks, was accused of rape, rumors have swirled of a revolt among Wikileaks organizers. These rumors are justified now, with news that Wikileaks spokesman Daniel Schmitt has quit.

German newspaper Der Spiegel reports that Schmitt quit amid tensions with Assange. Schmitt told Der Spiegel that Assange had started focusing too much on large projects—like the massive 77,000-document Afghanistan leak—instead of the many smaller leaks that used to be Wikileaks' trade. Schmitt also sheds light on an apparent morale problem within Wikileaks, which has been battered by harsh criticism both over Assange's sleazy dismissal of the rape and sexual molestation charges against him as a Pentagon "smear campaign," and over allegations that Wikileaks didn't do enough to protect Afghan informants' identities in their Afghanistan leak.

"We have lost the faith that we are all pulling together," Schmitt said.


http://gawker.com/5647788/wikileaks-in-revolt-spokesman-quits-amid-tension-with-founder

[Pavulon]

1. Or there is just no honey left in the pot?(nt)

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. OK. Maybe. But why is my BS -detector making all these

crazy noises and what's with all these flashing lights?

[RobertBlue]

3. Same here.

Lots of noises.

[SpiralHawk]

4. Black Ops - Divide and Conquer

Would not be surprised...I am sure some nefarious occult right-wing, torture-loving, evil-doing fatcat fascist freaks are working overtime to sink Wikileaks...

[Smarmie Doofus]

6. Ellsberg. Heard of him? nt

[stray cat]

5. but they are all perfect saints because DU likes them