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WikiLeaks: Aaron Swartz assisted WikiLeaks, may have been a source (twitter.com/wikileaks)
15 points by MacsHeadroom on Jan 19, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


"Due to the investigation into the Secret Service involvement with #AaronSwartz we have decided to disclose the following facts (1-3) "

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/292503580135538688

"1. Aaron Swartz assisted WikiLeaks #aaronwartz (1/3)"

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/292503892569239552

"2. Aaron Swartz was in communication with Julian Assange, including during 2010 and 2011"

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/292504484016439296

"3. We have strong reasons to believe, but cannot prove, that Aaron Swartz was a WikiLeaks source. #aaronswartz"

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/292504975865692160


So Wikileak's famed "Anonymity for sources" does not extend to them if they are dead?

Poor show, Wikileaks (assuming the Twitter account poster is in fact associated with Wikileaks).




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