WikiLeaks has announced a $20,000 bounty for information leading to a conviction in the case of a murdered Democratic National Committee staffer:
The speculation started within days of Seth Rich being gunned down in what D.C. police believe was an attempted robbery near his townhouse in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Northwest Washington.
Some on the Internet wondered if Rich was killed because of his work as a staffer with the Democratic National Committee, even suggesting he had handed WikiLeaks the 20,000 emails that embarrassed the DNC and forced the ouster of its chairwoman. Others suggested he was helping the FBI expose wrongdoing in the presidential election, and that made him a target.
On Tuesday, WikiLeaks shoved those conspiracy theories into the mainstream when it announced on Twitter a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in Rich's killing on July 10 in the 2100 block of Flagler Place NW. It adds to a $25,000 reward offered by D.C. police, customary in all District homicides.
Julian Assange maintains that the organization does not reveal its sources, even after their deaths:
Speaking to Dutch television program Nieuswsuur Tuesday after earlier announcing a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Seth Rich's killer, Assange said the July 10 murder of Rich in Northwest Washington was an example of the risk leakers undertake. "Whistle-blowers go to significant efforts to get us material and often very significant risks," Assange said. "As a 27-year-old, works for the DNC, was shot in the back, murdered just a few weeks ago for unknown reasons as he was walking down the street in Washington."
When the interviewer interjected that the murder may have been a robbery, Assange pushed back. "No," he said. "There's no finding. So... I'm suggesting that our sources take risks." When pressed as to whether Rich was, in fact, the leaker, Assange stated that the organization does not reveal its sources.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Thursday August 11 2016, @05:11PM
What does that have to do with anything? The dude didn't die of fright.
Well, we're having this conversation online and quite a few people here seem to think there's a massive conspiracy (very similar to the "gang stalking" meme) going on WRT the poor innocents murdered and piled up like cord wood by Hillary Clinton and her evil minions.
That seemed pretty obvious to me. Has everyone taken their meds?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday August 11 2016, @06:11PM
Well, if you had taken your meds and read the article the AC posted, you would have seen it was about people who believe there are massive operations to intimidate them and cause paranoia, by using multiple people to cause strange incidents during their daily lives.
Assassinating someone and making it look like a burglary or heart attack is a lot easier.
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(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Thursday August 11 2016, @06:26PM
Well, if you had taken your meds
I have. Ibuprofen, that is.
and read the article the AC posted, you would have seen it was about people who believe there are massive operations to intimidate them and cause paranoia, by using multiple people to cause strange incidents during their daily lives.
And I did. The whole article, in fact.
Assassinating someone and making it look like a burglary or heart attack is a lot easier.
I'd point out that one of the hallmarks of those who are "gang stalked" is that any information or point of view that contradicts their paranoia is rejected as misinformation. Sound familiar?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday August 11 2016, @06:45PM
I haven't said that I believe that the DNC or Clintons had this person or that person killed. The point is that the AC comment is off-topic.
Oh, I get it. Discussing any inkling of possibility that a certain killing may have been political in nature puts you on the same level as schizophrenic people or people who believe they are alien abductees.
You sound like an asshole, especially with that other reply.
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(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Thursday August 11 2016, @07:14PM
I haven't said that I believe that the DNC or Clintons had this person or that person killed. The point is that the AC comment is off-topic.
No. You did not. However, others made very specific accusations in the discussion. Which is, I assume, why AC posted that link.
Oh, I get it. Discussing any inkling of possibility that a certain killing may have been political in nature puts you on the same level as schizophrenic people or people who believe they are alien abductees.
Nope. I said nothing of the sort. Nor did I imply anything like it.
Sound familiar?
You sound like an asshole, especially with that other reply.
Thanks. Your opinion is duly noted.
As is your (unusual for you) lack of a sense of humor.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Thursday August 11 2016, @06:33PM
Oh, and this may be useful for some here:
If you're worried about mental health issues affecting yourself or someone you know, you can reach out for information or support from organisations including Mind in the UK on 0300 123 3393, or to the SAMHSA helpline in the US on 1‑877‑726‑4727.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 11 2016, @09:15PM
As a psychotherapist who specializes in paranoid schizophrenia, I often advise my patients to go online to harmlessly work out their delusions concerning conspiracies. I find that it's a valuable adjunct to conventional therapy. Not only can it provide relief for the typical symptomatology, but it can lead patients to important insights.
A Russian woman in my care is a prolific writer. Recently, she wrote nearly 20,000 e-mails and uploaded them. In those fictional e-mail conversations, she outlined a conspiracy to determine the outcome of the American elections. The online community gently rebuked her, after which she made great strides in her recovery. The collective wisdom of the Internet can serve as a sort of mirror in which the mentally ill can begin to see the outlines of their condition. When this glimmer of awareness emerges, a traditional therapist can make, in mere years, breakthroughs that might otherwise take decades.
I want to express my appreciation to the rest of you for the wonderful things you've said to my patients. It's one thing when I as their psychotherapist tell them that conspiracies don't really exist. When they hear it in the voice of the internet, that conveys the message with real authority.