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WikiLeaks Published Rape Victims' Names, Credit Cards, Medical Data (arstechnica.com)

Joe Mullin, writing for ArsTechnica: Even as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sits trapped in the Ecuadorean embassy, the WikiLeaks website continues to publish the secrets of various governments worldwide. But that's not all it's publishing. A report today by the Associated Press highlights citizens who had "sensitive family, financial or identity records" published by the site. "They published everything: my phone, address, name, details," said one Saudi man whose paternity dispute was revealed in documents published by the site. "If the family of my wife saw this... Publishing personal stuff like that could destroy people." One document dump, from Saudi diplomatic cables, held at least 124 medical files. The files named sick children, refugees, and patients with psychiatric conditions. In one case, the cables included the name of a Saudi who was arrested for being gay. In Saudi Arabia, homosexuality is punishable by death. In two other cases, WikiLeaks published the names of teenage rape victims. "This has nothing to do with politics or corruption," said Dr. Nayef al-Fayez, who had a patient with brain cancer whose personal details were published.

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  1. Nonsense. Hillary supporter lying 2 cover is FACT by leftie · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The established fact is Hillary supporters will say or do anything to get her elected.

  2. Re:Pile it on.. by PopeRatzo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I realize that it works, which is why it is such a popular technique. Mentioning Saggy pants and how stupid they are, gets me labeled "racist".

    This is known as the "but white people eat fried chicken and watermelon too!" argument.

    It is a rhetorical device used most often by racists who get caught with their dicks out. It is seldom persuasive.

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  3. Re: Julian's victim by Pseudonym · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You are right. He should have a trial. What's that? He is hiding in an embassy to avoid having to go to trial.

    What trial? He hasn't even been charged.

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  4. Re:Julian's victim by lucm · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    his "crime"

    Of course there's been no "crime". It's a well-known fact that once a woman goes home with a man, it constitutes a blank check for him to do as he pleases with her, including fucking her wihout a condom while she's passed out. That's essentially the same logic used by ISIS freedom fighters who marry women for an hour so they can fuck and sodomize them until they get tired of them and then divorce them to let their band of brothers have their turn. No "crime" there.

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