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Wikileaks has abruptly canceled a much-anticipated announcement on Tuesday. The announcement had been expected to be founder Julian Assange's long-promised document dump on Hillary Clinton.
NBC's Jesse Rodriguez reported that the Tuesday announcement — which was to come from the balcony of London's Ecuadorian Embassy, where Assange has sought sanctuary for years – was canceled due to security concerns.
Wikileaks has not said when it will now make its announcement.
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"October Surprise" Thwarted? Wikileaks Cancels Tuesday Announcement Due to Security Concerns
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(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Tuesday October 04 2016, @05:07AM
It's too bad that Wikileaks hasn't been able to release any Donald Trump info. Maybe leakers think they can get a more prompt reaction from liberal news outlets that are also regularly derided by Mr. Trump.
Why would they? Donald Trump wasn't part of the Obama administration, of whom, rightly or wrongly, Assange is terrified.
He hates Obama and Clinton because he thinks that they've worked a deal with the Swedes to turn him over to the CIA for 'Extraordinary Rendition' [wikipedia.org]. Which is why he's been hiding out in the Ecuadorian embassyin London.
He won't release anything that puts Trump in a bad light, because that would help his nemesis. Which is amusing, since I'm sure Clinton considers him a scuttling cockroach or, at most, an annoyance. I guess it just goes to show that he's got an ego the size of Brazil, and no cojones.
He only has another 3-1/2 years before the statute of limitations runs out on the last charge against him in Sweden. I hope he likes Ecuadorian cooking! I know I do. Fortunately, there are a couple of Ecuadorian restaurants near me.
So he'll be able to leave before Hillary finishes her first term.
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