The source that highlighted the selective publishing to Foreign Policy said: “We had several leaks sent to WikiLeaks, including the Russian hack. It would have exposed Russian activities and shown WikiLeaks was not controlled by Russian security services.”“Many WikiLeaks staff and volunteers of their family suffered at the hands of Russian corruption and cruelty, we were sure WikiLeaks would release it. Prior to the 2016 US presidential election, WikiLeaks published thousands of leaked, “damaging emails” from Hillary Clinton and her campaign team. “We don’t have targets,” Assange said, as WikiLeaks published information on Peruvian politicians, Sarah Palin and surveillance companies. In October 2010, WikiLeaks, then in partnership with the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, promised to publish documents on the Kremlin.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 18, 2017 09:11 UTC