On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Kristinn Hrafnsson, Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks, which celebrated its 20th Anniversary recently. He discusses how Julian Assange is doing 2 years after he was freed, the state of press freedom globally with the assassinations of journalists in Gaza and why Julian chose to speak about Gaza after his release, the impact and legacy of WikiLeaks publishing the collateral murder video, how the Iraq War Logs helped end the Iraq War and how the Afghan War Diaries exposed the lies of NATO governments and the media, the CableGate revelations of 250,000 diplomatic diplomatic cables from around the world which showed how the US empire work, the revelations of the US spying on European officials and the UN Secretary General, the Vault 7 revelations which was the largest CIA leak in history, the significance of the DNC & Podesta email leaks, the censorship of RT in the European Union, the future of WikiLeaks, and much more.
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Introduction: Reykjavik Summit Anniversary and Nuclear Threats
(00:01:52) - Julian Assange's Current Status and Wellbeing
(00:03:07) - Press Freedom, Journalists Under Attack, Gaza Focus
(00:05:21) - WikiLeaks' 20-Year Legacy and Impact on Journalism
(00:08:21) - Collateral Murder Video: Origins and Investigation
(00:10:39) - Collateral Murder: Apache Crew Conduct and Civilian Deaths
(00:13:53) - Chelsea Manning, Reuters, and Media Complicity
(00:14:44) - Afghan War Diary and Iraq War Logs Revelations
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