Idag var Assange gäst via ljudlänk på "Free Connect Minds Conference 2016" i Libanon under ungefär en timme. "May Chidiac Foundation - Media Institute" hade ganska kass livevideo från den delen av konferensen på sin Facebooksida, men den livesändningen finns inte kvar efteråt. Ljudet finns för tillfället sparat åtminstone på Soundcloud.
Assange börjar med att kommentera oron för om det hänt något med honom. I övrigt tas en mängd frågor upp. Jag citerar en kortsammanfattning härifrån:
För övrigt meddelar Ecuador (text på spanska) att de "snart" ska meddela hur de ska göra med Assanges nät.
Assange börjar med att kommentera oron för om det hänt något med honom. I övrigt tas en mängd frågor upp. Jag citerar en kortsammanfattning härifrån:
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Assange just started talking to test the audio. He sounds a bit stuffed up.
Assange: Have to set precedent for proof of life. Can't do balcony appearances all the time.
Assange: Fidel Castro has died. Discussing a current event.
Assange: I still have asylum at the Ecuador embassy in London
Assange: Hillary represents establishment. Her network sticks together power factions in US. She is very close to Saudi Arabia.
Assange: Ecuador cut internet without telling me. Have been reports of pressure on Ecuador. Have not told me when internet will return. Will determine over next few days.
Assange: Asylum status not concern from present government. Some in Ecuador gov have proposed ending asylum.
Assange: Wikileaks not supporting Trump. Would publish documents from either side and not withhold them.
Assange: A lot to resist to keep publishing. Lots of government pressure from US and UK.
Assange: No relationship with Russia. US intelligence have stated they can't find a relationship. US doesn't pay attention to leaks not about the US. Have released documents about Russia.
Assange: Hillary unified the establishment. I feel sorry for her because she is tormented by wanting power. Trump was not connected to DC political/intelligence establishment. Media acted in a disgraceful way and had to endorse Clinton.
Assange talking about Pentagon Papers.
Assange: No attempt to seek pardon from Trump administration. We had predicted that Trump wouldn't win. People could not admit to pollsters their genuine feelings about voting for Trump. Conformity pressure was much stronger in US than in UK for Brexit.
Assange: Wikileaks publishes true information. We don't just publish an angle.
Assange: There's a lot of people not well informed about computer technology asking about Wikileaks. PGP keys don't prove anything. Concern amongst people is because of my lack of visibility. Its an understandable concern. PGP keys only say the one who controls the keys, controls the keys.
Assange: NYT and Guardian banned from working with Wikileaks for redacting or not publishing all documents in order to benefit them. We initially delegated redaction decisions to papers. If you open the window for people to make censorship decisions, they will exploit that for other reasons. I became hardline on enforcing our contracts. I should have cut off censoring news outlets earlier on.
Assange: Lebanon is a wonderful place. I have a lot of respect for the creativity and perseverance of the Lebanese people.
Assange just started talking to test the audio. He sounds a bit stuffed up.
Assange: Have to set precedent for proof of life. Can't do balcony appearances all the time.
Assange: Fidel Castro has died. Discussing a current event.
Assange: I still have asylum at the Ecuador embassy in London
Assange: Hillary represents establishment. Her network sticks together power factions in US. She is very close to Saudi Arabia.
Assange: Ecuador cut internet without telling me. Have been reports of pressure on Ecuador. Have not told me when internet will return. Will determine over next few days.
Assange: Asylum status not concern from present government. Some in Ecuador gov have proposed ending asylum.
Assange: Wikileaks not supporting Trump. Would publish documents from either side and not withhold them.
Assange: A lot to resist to keep publishing. Lots of government pressure from US and UK.
Assange: No relationship with Russia. US intelligence have stated they can't find a relationship. US doesn't pay attention to leaks not about the US. Have released documents about Russia.
Assange: Hillary unified the establishment. I feel sorry for her because she is tormented by wanting power. Trump was not connected to DC political/intelligence establishment. Media acted in a disgraceful way and had to endorse Clinton.
Assange talking about Pentagon Papers.
Assange: No attempt to seek pardon from Trump administration. We had predicted that Trump wouldn't win. People could not admit to pollsters their genuine feelings about voting for Trump. Conformity pressure was much stronger in US than in UK for Brexit.
Assange: Wikileaks publishes true information. We don't just publish an angle.
Assange: There's a lot of people not well informed about computer technology asking about Wikileaks. PGP keys don't prove anything. Concern amongst people is because of my lack of visibility. Its an understandable concern. PGP keys only say the one who controls the keys, controls the keys.
Assange: NYT and Guardian banned from working with Wikileaks for redacting or not publishing all documents in order to benefit them. We initially delegated redaction decisions to papers. If you open the window for people to make censorship decisions, they will exploit that for other reasons. I became hardline on enforcing our contracts. I should have cut off censoring news outlets earlier on.
Assange: Lebanon is a wonderful place. I have a lot of respect for the creativity and perseverance of the Lebanese people.
För övrigt meddelar Ecuador (text på spanska) att de "snart" ska meddela hur de ska göra med Assanges nät.
