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Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald·Apr 15
Look what's going on here:
First the NYT (jointly with CIA-front Bellingcat) and WPost hunted down, exposed and ensured the arrest of the 21-year-old leaker.
Now they're having a party with the docs, publishing one "EXCLUSIVE" after the next as if they bravely "obtained" them:
Each time these news outlets publish reporting on these docs as we did it's an implicit admission that they are newsworthy, that the public should know about them.
That's what makes it so repellent that media corporations are the ones who hunted him down on behalf of FBI.
Last night we devoted our @SystemUpdate_ to the full story of what happened with Assange – in part because it's the 4th anniversary of his being imprisoned in the Belmarsh prison despite no conviction, but also because it relates to this current leaker:
SPECIAL EPISODE: 4-Year Anniversary of Julian Assange's Imprisonment: The Real Story and Latest Developments
https://rumble.com/v2i8vle-system-update-71.html
And, don't forget that a week ago: @Reuters published an article claiming Russia was behind this leak, based on what "three officials" told them.
These media outlets print whatever the US Security State tells them to, because that's their alliegience:
"Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind the leak of several classified U.S. military documents posted on social media… three U.S. officials told Reuters." – one week ago.
Corporate media outlets print what the CIA tells them to say regardless of truth:
Chuck Ross @ChuckRossDC·Apr 13
Another L for anonymous U.S. officials. This from six days ago.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/russia-likely-behind-us-military-document-leak-us-officials-say-2023-04-07/
Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald
There were many docs incriminating of the Biden WH and CIA, including ones showing they lied about the extent of their involvement in the war in Ukraine.
Those have been swept aside in favor of narratives the intel agencies like: about Chinese balloons and Russian infighting.
Under basic journalistic ethics, the only time it's justifiable (indeed required) to out a source is when they purposely cause you to disseminate lies.
Does this mean @Reuters will reveal which official anonymous sources caused them to falsely claim Russia did this leak?
😂
Literally every day, major media corporations (NYT, WPost, NBC, CNN) publish leaks of classified information from anonymous officials.
What's the difference between them and Jack Teixeira?
The media outlets are publishing what the Govt orders them say.
https://greenwald.locals.com/post/3847099/the-same-establishment-playbook-is-used-to-malign-the-character-of-leakers-and-distract-attention-fr
9:12 AM · Apr 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1647226391543332864