WikiLeaks Responds to Claims of 'Jewish Conspiracy' From Julian Assange
Village Voice
March 1, 2011
Julian Assange says the Smears are FALSE.
Assange, defending his own honor:
"Hislop has distorted, invented or misremembered almost every significant claim and phrase. In particular, 'Jewish conspiracy' is false, in spirit and in word. It is serious and upsetting. Rather than correct a smear, Mr. Hislop has tried to justify one smear with another. That he has a reputation for this, and is famed to have received more libel suits in the UK than any other journalist as a result, does not mean that it is right."
More generally, WikiLeaks contends:
...smears against WikiLeaks cross the geopolitical spectrum. Ian Hislop, editor of the weekly satirical current affairs magazine Private Eye, recently wrote an article "as much as he could remember", about an off the record conversation with Julian Assange who complained that a previous article, appearing in Private Eye, was based on falsehoods spread by opponents and calculated to undermine WikiLeaks strong Jewish support.
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The Media Attacks:
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: WikiLeaks' Assange accuses journalists of Jewish conspiracy
New York Times: Assange Complains of Jewish Smear Campaign
Commentary Magazine: Julian Assange: 'Jewish Conspiracy' Trying to Smear Me
Salon: Julian Assange says "Jewish" conspiracy behind WikiLeaks smear campaign
Huffington Post: Julian Assange Reportedly Claims 'Jewish' Conspiracy Against Him
New York Magazine: Is Julian Assange an Anti-Semite or Should We Take Him at His Word?
New Statesman: Assange blames "Jewish" journalists for negative coverage
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Private Eye: A Curious Conversation With Mr Assange
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