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'''WikiLeaks''' is a website founded by [[Julian Assange]] that publishes leaked documents. | '''WikiLeaks''' is a website founded by [[Julian Assange]] that publishes leaked documents. While it has leaked documents unveiling [[Imperialism|imperialist]] crimes of countries such as the [[United States of America|United States]] and [[State of Israel|Israel]],<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Alison Weir|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Remembering the Crimes of the Powerful Exposed by Wikileaks’ Julian Assange|date=2019-04-22|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/remember-the-crimes-of-exposed-by-julian-assange/257652/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117214508/https://www.mintpressnews.com/remember-the-crimes-of-exposed-by-julian-assange/257652/|archive-date=2022-01-17|retrieved=2022-09-25}}</ref> its stated mission objective was to target enemies of the [[United States of America|Statesian Regime]] with the [[Global North and South|imperial core]] countries being secondary.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Wikileaks|newspaper=Wikileaks|title=Wikileaks homepage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709083352/https://wikileaks.org/|archive-date=2007-07-09|retrieved=2024-04-14|quote=Our primary interests are oppressive regimes in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East}}</ref> Statesian media outlets such as Time Magazine and Washington Post quickly advertised WikiLeaks as an avenue to target the [[People's Republic of China|PRC]] and other enemies of the [[United States of America|Empire]] close to its founding. Advocating arguments for its independence and legitimacy.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Wikileaks|title=News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704081831/http://wikileaks.org/newsp|archive-date=2007-07-04|retrieved=2024-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=TRACY SAMANTHA SCHMIDT|newspaper=Time Magazine|title=A Wiki for Whistle-Blowers|date=2007-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701175204/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1581189,00.html|archive-date=2007-07-01|retrieved=2024-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Elizabeth Williamson|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Freedom of Information, the Wiki Way|date=2007-01-15|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/14/AR2007011400760.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123024252/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/14/AR2007011400760.html|archive-date=2011-01-23|retrieved=2024-04-14|quote=You're a government worker in China, and you've just gotten a memo showing the true face of the regime. Without any independent media around, how do you share what you have without landing in jail or worse? | ||
Wikileaks.org is a Web-based way for people with damning, potentially helpful or just plain embarrassing government documents to make them public without leaving fingerprints.}}</ref> | |||
== Board of Advisors == | |||
Three of the nine advisors on WikiLeak's Advisory Boards: Wang Dan, Xiao Qiang, and Wang Youcai are [[Counterrevolution|counterrevolutionaries]] involved in the Reactionary [[1989 Tian'anmen Square riots|Tiananmen Square Riots]]. The fourth advisor, Tashi Namgyal Khamsitsang, served for years in the Reactionary Theocratic government in exile of the Dalai Lama. All four were present from near the beginning of WikiLeaks.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Wikileaks|newspaper=|title=WikiLeaks:Advisory Board|url=https://wikileaks.org/wiki/WikiLeaks:Advisory_Board|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122093707/https://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/WikiLeaks:Advisory_Board|archive-date=2007-11-22|retrieved=2024-04-14}}</ref> | |||
== Leaked documents == | == Leaked documents == | ||
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=== Iraq War === | === Iraq War === | ||
[[Chelsea Manning]] leaked a 2007 video of U.S. helicopter pilots in [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]] intentionally shooting civilians, including children and journalists from ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref name=":0" /> | In 2010, US Army whistleblower [[Chelsea Manning]] leaked a 2007 video of U.S. helicopter pilots in [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]] intentionally shooting civilians, including children and journalists from ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== Israel === | === Israel === | ||
WikiLeaks revealed that Israel is intentionally keeping [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] on the brink of collapse.<ref name=":0" /> | In 2008, WikiLeaks revealed that Israel is intentionally keeping [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] on the brink of collapse.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Targets of censorship]] | [[Category:Targets of censorship]] | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 14 April 2024
WikiLeaks is a website founded by Julian Assange that publishes leaked documents. While it has leaked documents unveiling imperialist crimes of countries such as the United States and Israel,[1] its stated mission objective was to target enemies of the Statesian Regime with the imperial core countries being secondary.[2] Statesian media outlets such as Time Magazine and Washington Post quickly advertised WikiLeaks as an avenue to target the PRC and other enemies of the Empire close to its founding. Advocating arguments for its independence and legitimacy.[3][4][5]
Board of Advisors
Three of the nine advisors on WikiLeak's Advisory Boards: Wang Dan, Xiao Qiang, and Wang Youcai are counterrevolutionaries involved in the Reactionary Tiananmen Square Riots. The fourth advisor, Tashi Namgyal Khamsitsang, served for years in the Reactionary Theocratic government in exile of the Dalai Lama. All four were present from near the beginning of WikiLeaks.[6]
Leaked documents
CIA surveillance
In 2017, WikiLeaks released Vault 7, exposing confidential CIA hacking and surveillance systems. The leaks showed that the CIA can listen to people through smartphones, computers, and smart TVs.[1]
Iraq War
In 2010, US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning leaked a 2007 video of U.S. helicopter pilots in Iraq intentionally shooting civilians, including children and journalists from Reuters.[1]
Israel
In 2008, WikiLeaks revealed that Israel is intentionally keeping Gaza on the brink of collapse.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Alison Weir (2019-04-22). "Remembering the Crimes of the Powerful Exposed by Wikileaks’ Julian Assange" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ↑ “Our primary interests are oppressive regimes in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East”
Wikileaks. Wikileaks homepage Wikileaks. Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2024-04-14. - ↑ Wikileaks. News Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ↑ TRACY SAMANTHA SCHMIDT (2007-01-22). A Wiki for Whistle-Blowers Time Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ↑ “You're a government worker in China, and you've just gotten a memo showing the true face of the regime. Without any independent media around, how do you share what you have without landing in jail or worse?
Wikileaks.org is a Web-based way for people with damning, potentially helpful or just plain embarrassing government documents to make them public without leaving fingerprints.”
Elizabeth Williamson (2007-01-15). "Freedom of Information, the Wiki Way" The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2024-04-14. - ↑ Wikileaks. "WikiLeaks:Advisory Board" Archived from the original on 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2024-04-14.