Australia’s
public broadcasting network gave Hillary Clinton an open mike to
defame WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange as “a tool of Russian
intelligence” without giving him a chance to respond.
by
John Pilger
Part
3 - A ‘Nihilistic Opportunist’
CLINTON:
So I think Assange has become a kind of nihilistic opportunist who
does the bidding of a dictator.
FERGUSON:
Lots of people, including in Australia, think that Assange is a
martyr for free speech and freedom of information. How would you
describe him? Well, you’ve just described him as a nihilist.
CLINTON:
Yeah, well, and a tool. I mean he’s a tool of Russian intelligence.
And if he’s such, ah, you know, martyr of free speech, why doesn’t
WikiLeaks ever publish anything coming out of Russia?
(Again,
Ferguson said nothing to challenge this or correct her.)
CLINTON:
There was a concerted operation between WikiLeaks and Russia and most
likely people in the United States to weaponize that information, to
make up stories … to help Trump.
FERGUSON:
Now, along with some of those outlandish stories, there was
information that was revealed about the Clinton Foundation that at
least in some of the voters’ minds seemed to associate you ….
CLINTON:
Yeah, but it was false!
FERGUSON:
… with the peddling of information …
CLINTON:
It was false! It was totally false! …..
FERGUSON:
Do you understand how difficult it was for some voters to understand
the amounts of money that the [Clinton] Foundation is raising, the
confusion with the consultancy that was also raising money, getting
gifts and travel and so on for Bill Clinton that even Chelsea had
some issues with? …
CLINTON:
Well you know, I’m sorry, Sarah, I mean I, I know the facts ….
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