Has WikiLeaks run dry?
In the Sydney Morning Herald, reporter Philip Dorling, who has been following the WikiLeaks story for months, wonders whether Assange and co. may be a spent force now that all 251,287 embassy cables have been released and international media interest in what they contain seems to be waning: But more seriously, nearly a year after ...
In the Sydney Morning Herald, reporter Philip Dorling, who has been following the WikiLeaks story for months, wonders whether Assange and co. may be a spent force now that all 251,287 embassy cables have been released and international media interest in what they contain seems to be waning:
But more seriously, nearly a year after critical software was removed by Domscheit-Berg and another WikiLeaks defector, WikiLeaks' confidential submission mechanism remains out of action.
Assange says the facility will be up and running soon and that WikiLeaks has more startling information in its secure servers, but this remains to be seen.
In the Sydney Morning Herald, reporter Philip Dorling, who has been following the WikiLeaks story for months, wonders whether Assange and co. may be a spent force now that all 251,287 embassy cables have been released and international media interest in what they contain seems to be waning:
But more seriously, nearly a year after critical software was removed by Domscheit-Berg and another WikiLeaks defector, WikiLeaks’ confidential submission mechanism remains out of action.
Assange says the facility will be up and running soon and that WikiLeaks has more startling information in its secure servers, but this remains to be seen.
His trajectory may prove to be like that of a skyrocket, emitting ever larger explosions and showers of sparks before inevitably falling to earth. There will probably be some more bangs, but whether they will be anything as dramatic as those of the past year is unclear.
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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