Wikileaks Activates "Contingency Plans" After Unknown "State Party" Cuts Julian Assange's Inte

[TheCount]

Well maybe if he'd clean his room he could get his toys back.

 

[Lucille]

More lameass "jokes." Don't quit your day job as a statist hack keyboard warrior, [MENTION=58229]TheCount[/MENTION]!

 

[CaseyJones]

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article108908532.html

Wikileaks said Tuesday that Secretary of State John Kerry asked Ecuador to stop WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, from publishing leaked emails that could disrupt peace negotiations with a guerrilla group in Colombia.

Assange, who has been in refuge in Ecuador’s embassy in London for more than four years, saw his access to the internet cut over the weekend.

BREAKING: Multiple US sources tell us John Kerry asked Ecuador to stop Assange from publishing Clinton docs during FARC peace negotiations.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 18, 2016

“The John Kerry private meeting with Ecuador was made on the sidelines of the negotiations which took place pricipally on Sep 26 in Colombia,” WikiLeaks tweeted.

The State Department had no immediate response to the claim.

The John Kerry private meeting with Ecuador was made on the sidelines of the negotiations which took place pricipally on Sep 26 in Colombia.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 18, 2016

Colombia is seeking to bring an end to a guerrilla war that has been plaguing the country for more than a half century. The two sides signed a broad agreement to end the war in late September, but Colombian voters Oct. 2 narrowly rejected the deal, leaving the process in limbo.

The Obama administration considered its role in supporting the peace talks one of its signature achievements in Latin America.

WikiLeaks has published 11 tranches this month of some 55,000 internal emails taken from the Democratic National Committee and John Podesta, the chairman of the campaign to elect Hillary Clinton to the presidency. The tranches so far amount to less than a third of the emails.

A scan of leaked emails already on the WikiLeaks website show no exchanges of significance on the Colombian civil war.

Ecuador, Colombia’s southern neighbor, has an important stake in the Colombian peace process. Guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have used border jungle regions of Ecuador periodically as a safe haven. In March 2008, Colombia aircraft bombed a rebel encampment in Ecuador, killing the group’s second in command. U.S. covert intelligence is believed to have assisted in the attack, a turning point in the lengthy war.

 

[jllundqu]

Before the internet was shut down, Assange tweeted three hex hashes to open the encrypted 88gb dead-man switch/file dump. Tough part is, at least 12 other confidants and associates of wikileaks have ALSO had their internet shut off (not at the embassy).

Shit just got real.

 

[jllundqu]

 

[The Northbreather]

It seems that tensions have been high at the embassy. Shitty living arrangements, close quarters, delivered food. I hope he can get laid from time to time.

 

[Suzu]

at least 12 other confidants and associates of wikileaks have ALSO had their internet shut off (not at the embassy)

What's the source of this info?

 

[Lucille]

About those:

http://www.anonews.co/wikileaks-cryptic-message/

“Pre-commitment” in this case is a references to a cryptographic scheme to prevent unreleased information from being tampered with. Essentially those unique codes are proof to anyone reading the documents in the future that their contents remain unchanged: alteration to the leaks will likewise alter those 64-character codes.
[...]
The same strategy was used by Tor Project developer Andrea Shepard in a warning shot that may have helped reveal years of Jacob Applebaum’s sexual misconduct. Likewise, Edward Snowden tweeted (and quickly deleted) a similar code in August, though its meaning remains uncertain. A torrent file and accompanying SHA-512 hash was even used by someone on Reddit’s r/SilkRoad to share sensitive forum information. The tweets from Wikileaks appear to be in line with these prior examples—and surely a true “dead man’s switch” unleashing all the data Assange currently possesses would amount to much more than three measly leaks.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-18/mystery-deepens-around-fate-julian-assange

The following tweets posted by WikiLeaks yesterday set off a massive bout of speculation over the fate of Julian Assange who has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for nearly 4 years. There has been much speculation that the sudden change in support for Assange from the Ecuadorian government was prompted by political leverage being asserted by the Obama administration to thwart the release of emails that are proving to be very damaging to the Hillary presidential campaign.
[tweets]
Now, just this morning, WikiLeaks sent the following tweet, quoting "multiple US sources," saying that, in fact, John Kerry personally asked the Ecuadorian government to shut down Assange and his leaks of Clinton's emails.

Obviously, despite their efforts, cutting off Assange's internet access has done nothing to slow the release of emails. But, as the Associated Press has reported, those close to Assange, including staffers Kristinn Hrafnsson and Sarah Harrison, have gone silent while the Ecuadorian embassy is refusing to provide any updates on Assange's fate.

WikiLeaks staffers Kristinn Hrafnsson and Sarah Harrison did not return repeated messages seeking comment. A woman who answered the phone at the embassy said she was not authorized to say anything.

Of course, the real question is to what extent the Ecuadorian government has been compromised and what that ultimately means for the fate of Assange. Clearly, Assange has made numerous enemies over the years with his repeated release of confidential information that has been somewhat embarrassing for many world leaders. Certainly, Hillary's opinion on how to handle Assange was made quite clear when she asked, "can't we just drone this guy?"
[...]
According to various media outlets, the Ecuadorian government has offered no immediate comment on the question of internet access, but foreign minister, Guillaume Long, confirmed that Assange remained under government protection and affirmed that his protection would remain so long as the "circumstances that led to the granting of asylum remain." Loosely translated, the full statement reads as follows:

"Faced with the speculation of the last few hours, the Government of Ecuador ratifies the validity of the asylum granted to Julian Assange four years ago. We reaffirm that his protection by the Ecuadorean state will continue while the circumstances that led to the granting of asylum remain."

According to Reuters, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has been an ardent supporter of Assange's right to free speech though he admits to having a personal relationship with Hillary Clinton and has suggested he would like for her to win the U.S. presidency "for the good of the United States and the world."

The government of leftist President Rafael Correa has long backed Assange's right to free speech, though the Wikileaks saga has caused some strain in relations with the United States, including the expulsion of diplomats in 2011.

Correa, whose term will end next year, has said he is behind Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who he says he knows personally, in the U.S. presidential election.

"For the good of the United States and the world ... I would like Hillary to win," Correa told broadcaster Russia Today last month.

As we draw nearer to November 8th, we suspect that the "political leverage" applied by the Obama administration against the Ecuadorian government will become ever more intense. Given the increasing level of political pressure he will certainly face in the coming weeks, it will be interesting to see just how much President Correa truly supports "Assange's right to free speech."

 

[mrsat_98]

WTF is a "state party"?

And why phrase news about the outage in such arbitrary terms?

think state actor

 

[Zippyjuan]

It seems that tensions have been high at the embassy. $#@!ty living arrangements, close quarters, delivered food. I hope he can get laid from time to time.

Maybe he did this week. She brought lunch too.

http://people.com/politics/pamela-anderson-visits-julian-assange/

Julian Assange‘s Internet access has been cut — just on the heels of a health-food centric visit from Pamela Anderson.

The American actress visited WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Saturday, bringing with her “a nice vegan lunch and some vegan snacks” for the 45-year-old, she told reporters according to the Associated Press.

Anderson called herself a supporter of Assange, and joked of providing him with the meal, “He said I tortured him with bringing him vegan food.”

 

[AZJoe]

Ecuador Admits They Silenced Assange Because Clinton Leaks Were "Interfering" with US Election

Ecuador Admits They Silenced Assange Because Clinton Leaks Were ‘Interfering’ With US Election
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ecuador-admits-silenced-assange/

Tuesday evening, Ecuador announced to the world it had, indeed, severed the Wikileaks founder’s Internet connection because releases of the Podesta files were “interfering” in U.S. electoral politics.
According to Ecuador’s official statement:

“In recent weeks, Wikileaks has published a wealth of documents, impacting on the U.S. election campaign. This decision was taken exclusively by that organization. …

“Accordingly, Ecuador has exercised its sovereign right to temporarily restrict access to some of its private communications network within its Embassy in the United Kingdom.”​

 

[alucard13mm]

The truth is apparently interfering with elections haha.

I was on The Verge page in regards to the Ecuador and Assange... wtf. People, after see the emails, were praising Hillary on her tactical abilities and putting the right people in the right places. Being cunning, manipulative and sneaky makes her superior to become potus. Literally, whatever she does... it gets spinned into a positive. Hillary can off a hooker on live TV and people will say she did it to protect her husband like a strong, wonderful woman. She can eat a live kitten and people would say she is so awesome, she would eat a pussy.

 

[Lucille]

"The Russians."

U.S. Urged Ecuador to Act Against WikiLeaks Leader Assange
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-urged-ecuador-act-against-assange-n669271

Quiet pressure from the U.S. government played a role in Ecuador's decision to block WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from using the internet at Ecuador's London embassy, U.S. officials told NBC News.

"It was a bit of an eviction notice," said a senior intelligence official.
[...]
The action came after U.S. officials conveyed their conclusion that Assange is a willing participant in a Russian intelligence operation to undermine the U.S. presidential election, NBC News has learned. U.S. intelligence officials believe Assange knows he is getting the information from Russian intelligence, though they do not believe he is involved in helping plan the hacking, officials told NBC.

"The general view is he is a willing participant in the Russian scheme but not an active plotter in it. They just realized they could use him," said a senior intelligence official.
[...]
"While our concerns about WikiLeaks are longstanding, any suggestion that Secretary (John) Kerry or the State Department were involved in shutting down WikiLeaks is false," State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.

However, U.S. intelligence officials told NBC that a message was conveyed to Ecuador that it should stop allowing Assange to carry water for Russian intelligence agencies, and that Ecuador, though run by a leftist, anti-American government, was receptive.

 

[alucard13mm]

I don't think there will be any leaks that will be substantial enough to affect Hillary. It has to directly implicate Hillary in something horrible, VERY horrible.

That being said I don't think there will be any leaks coming out any time soon.. soon enough for media to report on it and soon enough for voters to get the info. If Wikileaks truly has any info that can affect the outcome of the election (whatever it is or who it may benefit), they should release it now. But... I guess they going to keep the stuff that matters so they have insurance they won't get killed.

But to be honest, I don't think sleeping on the info is going to do any good because eventually Assange will get captured and be forced/torture to give up info on the keys.

 

[Lucille]

http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com/archives/assanges-fate

Assange has done more than any single figure to expose the machinations of governments worldwide to murder and plunder the rest of us: as the declared enemy of the powerful, he is their principal target – and it behooves those of us who defend liberty and transparency to rally around the banner of Wikileaks.

Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since August of 2012, with governments all over the world – and especially our government – determined to get him, smear him, and discredit him by any means necessary. Yet he continues to expose them, even in these straitened circumstances, without regard for his own health, happiness, or ultimate fate. He is a hero for our times – in an age when the heroic seems entirely absent. And he is now in more danger than ever before: what with the leftist Ecuadorian government, eager to curry favor with Hillary Clinton, wavering in his defense, and with Mrs. Clinton herself wondering “Can’t we just drone this guy?”

Assange’s fate, whatever it turns out to be, limns our own: if he goes down, then, in a sense, so do we all. Because what that means is that there’s no room for truth-tellers in our world, and no tolerance for heroes. And that’s not the kind of world I care to live in.

 

[alucard13mm]

The problem is assange doesnt have much time left because who knows what will happen when Ecuador changes president? His only chance for freedom or at least not die depends if hillary gets his way.

I kinda also wonder how come there isnt an effort to get him out? Maybe send a fake envoy with someone in wearing a head to toe burqa that is flying a flag of some country... have assange switch places. He'd probably have to sneak out to ecuador, dont think russia will take hin.

 

[Lucille]

 

[rprprs]

http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com/archives/assanges-fate

Great article. Thanks for posting, Lucille. I would have missed it otherwise.
I tried to +rep, but apparently I need to spread some around before giving to you again. (Anyone care to cover me?)

As an aside, the word 'limns' in the last paragraph. I thought for sure it was a typo as I don't ever recall hearing it or seeing it in print before. But, lo and behold...

 

[AZJoe]

Totally at odds with the bulk Michael Moore's politics, but have to give credit when he's right.
Here he is outside Ecuador's London embassy: