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[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

There are reports of mass violations being committed against hostages in israeli concentration camps such as the one in the Negev desert. Which is now closed (moved elsewhere) because of all the reports coming out

Are you saying they should arrest the journalists that wrote those reports?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No. There is a massive difference between journalists and Assange. He didn't solicit evidence of crimes. He solicited any and all classified information. Then he straight up edited the stuff he did get to make it look like the US was committing war crimes. He also released diplomatic cables entirely calculated to damage the ability of the US to conduct diplomacy. Finally he straight up interfered in an election by releasing private emails that were hacked by Russian Intelligence. Not one to leave things to chance, he didn't exactly edit them this time. (That backfired hard when the Army just released all the footage and reports) Instead he added editorial titles to email chains he knew no one was really going to dig through. Just enough cover so conservative outlets could run attack ads and articles using his product.

Let me know when the NYT does all of that.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Have you even seen collateral murder?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and I've seen the full video and Army reports debunking it. That's why it never went anywhere outside the far left and Russia/China. He had to literally edit the video and create an out of context snuff film before it suited his purposes.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Okay so you have not seen Collateral Murder. I understand.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I have in fact seen it. Multiple times. They embedded with anti coalition forces that were shadowing that convoy for hours. Embedding on either side is always a roll of the dice in a war zone. But nobody is going to eat an RPG because of Schroedinger's reporter. And yes it was an RPG, the ground forces found them afterwards and took pictures.

At the end of the day those reporters made a bad decision in a place that didn't have any room for bad decisions. That's all there is to it.