....to stick it to Assange.
Another glaring hole in the Hollywood film is the allegations of
the two women whose complaints resulted in sexual assault charges
against Assange (they’re not broached in “The Fifth Estate”). As is far
too common the case, the voices’ of these two victims were all but
silenced amid the Wikileaks fanfare in real life; trumped up as honey
traps and conspiracies meant to derail a politically unpalatable
organization. This was no mistake. That’s exactly how Assange intended
it. Perhaps the most galling of many revelations about Assange — beyond
the multitude of “noble lies” and manipulations he orchestrates — is how
he intentionally and unnecessarily co-mingled his personal legal
battles with Wikileaks’ image to mislead the public for his own benefit
and to the detriment of the Wikileaks cause. The live interview with one
of the victims, Anna, and the backlash she faced is predictably
heartbreaking.
- Do Yourself A Favor: See Wikileaks Documentary 'We Steal Secrets' Instead Of Hollywood's 'The Fifth Estate'
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