Comments on: Jemima Khan Jumps on the Anti-Assange Bandwagon http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366 A History of Wikileaks Sun, 06 Apr 2014 03:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: greekemmy http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-15186 greekemmy Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:04:59 +0000 http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-15186 Only first name: George but he was Spanish as he said so I recall thinking 'interesting that he has Anglicised his name' Only first name: George but he was Spanish as he said so I recall thinking ‘interesting that he has Anglicised his name’

]]> By: CaTâ“‹ http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-15150 CaTâ“‹ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:21:29 +0000 http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-15150 Did he mention his name? Did he mention his name?

]]> By: Colin M http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-15037 Colin M Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:36:16 +0000 http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-15037 Great expose here by Thing2Thing.com and Ken Seivers. Thank you! For the life of me I am trying to equate exactly why 'New Statesman' published Khan's original piece of 'writing' (or should I call it prose?). With just a few minutes spent fact checking, surely the editor/s could have seen that Khan's piece is nothing but mere opinion and speculation. Is that the low level the 'New Statesman' has now come to, or is there something more sinister at play here? Can't we leave the Opinion piece propaganda to the likes of the Murdoch media and their 'hot off the IDF and Pentagon press' releases? It's time we acknowledged Citizen journalism is not up to those that are classified 'Celebrity Status', but rather those that are diligently checking their facts and sources. Great expose here by Thing2Thing.com and Ken Seivers. Thank you!

For the life of me I am trying to equate exactly why ‘New Statesman’ published Khan’s original piece of ‘writing’ (or should I call it prose?). With just a few minutes spent fact checking, surely the editor/s could have seen that Khan’s piece is nothing but mere opinion and speculation. Is that the low level the ‘New Statesman’ has now come to, or is there something more sinister at play here? Can’t we leave the Opinion piece propaganda to the likes of the Murdoch media and their ‘hot off the IDF and Pentagon press’ releases? It’s time we acknowledged Citizen journalism is not up to those that are classified ‘Celebrity Status’, but rather those that are diligently checking their facts and sources.

]]> By: colleen adams http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-15006 colleen adams Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:31:34 +0000 http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-15006 hear hear, well said.... hear hear, well said….

]]> By: greekemmy http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-14990 greekemmy Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:47:29 +0000 http://thing2thing.com/?p=3366#comment-14990 About once a week I attend the vigil outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in support of Wikileaks and Julian Assange. It is great to support this solidarity vigil that many Human Rights activists maintain with dignity and good humour. A few weeks ago a Spanish man in his 30's stopped by to chat to us and explained he was a friend of Jemima Khan's (who has an apartment near by he informed us). He stayed for a while and echoed the David Allen Green ideas, questioning us about them which prompted me to share with others later when asked 'Oh he was a WL supporter that did not support'. Interestingly he claimed that it was a misconception that Jemima was supporting Assange and when I said 'but she bailed him out and publicly spoke in his favour' he said that she did it without thinking too much. We did not give credence to his words at the time as they contradicted the pubic expressions of support Jemima had given but I suppose we did not have to wait long before the facade fell to reveal the Spanish gentleman was right, we just could not see the truth. I should not be too surprised though as in political families there is early training to show a different face in public than the one they reveal to friends and family. About once a week I attend the vigil outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in support of Wikileaks and Julian Assange. It is great to support this solidarity vigil that many Human Rights activists maintain with dignity and good humour. A few weeks ago a Spanish man in his 30′s stopped by to chat to us and explained he was a friend of Jemima Khan’s (who has an apartment near by he informed us). He stayed for a while and echoed the David Allen Green ideas, questioning us about them which prompted me to share with others later when asked ‘Oh he was a WL supporter that did not support’. Interestingly he claimed that it was a misconception that Jemima was supporting Assange and when I said ‘but she bailed him out and publicly spoke in his favour’ he said that she did it without thinking too much. We did not give credence to his words at the time as they contradicted the pubic expressions of support Jemima had given but I suppose we did not have to wait long before the facade fell to reveal the Spanish gentleman was right, we just could not see the truth. I should not be too surprised though as in political families there is early training to show a different face in public than the one they reveal to friends and family.

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