The embattled founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, faced tough questions on Thursday over his organisation’s release of sensitive US intelligence documents last month.
At a London university debate, Assange defended his decision to publicise the data, which he says is part of his mission to reveal the secrecies of this world.
Assange has published over 90,000 Afghan-war related documents on his website, angering the Pentagon and attracting harsh criticism from mainstream media.
The Australian-born whistle-blower retaliated, saying the media have tried to discredit WikiLeaks. Assange accused the Wall Street Journal of participating in what he described as a “scam,” according to AP.
The Wall Street Journal reported it had obtained a series of email exchanges between Assange and human rights groups, expressing concern for the lives of informants named in the Afghanistan intelligence reports.
Wikileaks has also faced criticism over internal power struggles, with one spokesperson allegedly quitting over disagreements with Assange’s management style.
Daniel Domscheit-Berg from Germany is reported to have told Der Spiegel newspaper that he got fed up with the company’s obsession of attacking the US.
However, at the London debate Assange denied there had been a dispute over his management. “It was about a different issue,” Assange said, reports AP.
The Wikileaks website is currently down, with the Twitter feed on Sept. 29 saying, “Scheduled server engineering. Website will be back soon.”
At a London university debate, Assange defended his decision to publicise the data, which he says is part of his mission to reveal the secrecies of this world.
Assange has published over 90,000 Afghan-war related documents on his website, angering the Pentagon and attracting harsh criticism from mainstream media.
The Australian-born whistle-blower retaliated, saying the media have tried to discredit WikiLeaks. Assange accused the Wall Street Journal of participating in what he described as a “scam,” according to AP.
The Wall Street Journal reported it had obtained a series of email exchanges between Assange and human rights groups, expressing concern for the lives of informants named in the Afghanistan intelligence reports.
Wikileaks has also faced criticism over internal power struggles, with one spokesperson allegedly quitting over disagreements with Assange’s management style.
Daniel Domscheit-Berg from Germany is reported to have told Der Spiegel newspaper that he got fed up with the company’s obsession of attacking the US.
However, at the London debate Assange denied there had been a dispute over his management. “It was about a different issue,” Assange said, reports AP.
The Wikileaks website is currently down, with the Twitter feed on Sept. 29 saying, “Scheduled server engineering. Website will be back soon.”
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