The Guardian's Complicated Relationship With Julian Assange

Sonny Yatsen writes "Vanity Fair has published an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the unlikely and tumultuous working relationship between WikiLeaks' Julian Assange and The Guardian as the Iraq War Logs were being published. The piece highlights the differences and conflicts between the Guardian's journalistic standards and WikiLeaks' transparency. Particularly interesting is the revelation that Julian Assange threatened to sue The Guardian if they publish a portion of Iraq War Logs leaked to them by a disgruntled WikiLeaks volunteer, claiming 'he owned the information and had a financial interest in how and when it was released.'"

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[SmallFurryCreature]

You are a fucking liar or a delusional douche bag republican. Leaks happen all the time? Oh really then WHY is the US government only going apeshit NOW and not all the time? Oh small leaks happen it is practically how governments do their business but that is information someone WANTS to leak who is part of the system. This information the system did NOT want to be leaked. It is one thing to leak some figures that make the other party look bad, it is quite another to leak something that makes your entire country look bad.

That Wikileaks is more then just a site that Assange is more then just whistleblower is shown by the reaction to the actions. If this was just another leak the US wouldn't be throwing a bi-partisan hissy fit of epic proportions.

The pentagon papers was the most recent similar case, do you call every 40 years regular?

Go back to sleep tea-bagger, the state says all if well so be happy.