yes it is a good argument Coyote which I have seen before. Only problem is it looks a little too good. It is known that one of the ways to get someone to believe what you want is to let them see it so many times they believe it has been proved. So I did a look for something speaking of this which led me to a Consortium article. A lot of it is about the argument that he is a Russia stooge but that still answers many of the questions of yours. With regard to presenting information concerning Russia itselfThe problem I have with Assange is this. A lack of integrity if indeed his mission is “The political objective of seeking to achieve greater transparency in the workings of governments is clearly both the motivation and the modus operandi of Mr Assange and the organisation WikiLeaks.”
He is SELECTIVE in the governments, political figures, and nations he chooses to hack and reveal.
For example, in the US, the hacked emails of Clinton, and only Clinton offered to Trump.
Or the fact that very very little is revealed in the name of transparency of countries like Russia, even declining to publish material embarrassing to Russia. It puts to question his role and motives.
There is no evidence that Assange ever provided any assistance to the Russian government, knowingly or unknowingly. In fact, WikiLeaks has published hundreds of thousands of documents pertaining to Russia, has made critical comments about the Russian government and defended dissident Russian activists, and in 2017 published an entire trove called the Spy Files Russia exposing Russian surveillance practices.
Debunking the 'Assange is A Russian Agent' Smear
The narrative that Assange worked for or knowingly conspired with the Russian government is a hallucination of the demented Russia hysteria which has infected all corners of mainstream political discourse, says Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com Not even the U.S.
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