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A trove of hacked emails published by WikiLeaks in 2012 excludes records of a €2 billion transaction between the Syrian regime and a government-owned Russian bank, according to leaked U.S. court documents obtained by the Daily Dot.

The court records, placed under seal by a Manhattan federal court and obtained by the Daily Dot through an anonymous source, show in detail how a group of hacktivists breached the Syrian government’s networks on the eve of the country’s civil war and extracted emails about major bank transactions the Syrian regime was hurriedly making amid a host of economic sanctions. In the spring of 2012, most of the emails found their way into a WikiLeaks database.

But one set of emails in particular didn’t make it into the cache of documents published by WikiLeaks in July 2012 as “The Syria Files,” despite the fact that the hackers themselves were ecstatic at their discovery. The correspondence, which WikiLeaks has denied withholding, describes “more than” €2 billion ($2.4 billion, at current exchange rates) moving from the Central Bank of Syria to Russia’s VTB Bank.

In response to a request for comment, WikiLeaks said the preceding account “is speculation and it is false.” The spokesperson continued: “The release includes many emails referencing Syrian-Russian relations. As a matter of long standing policy we do not comment on claimed sources. It is disappointing to see Daily Dot pushing the Hillary Clinton campaign’s neo-McCarthyist conspiracy theories about critical media.” (WikiLeaks threatened to retaliate against the reporters if they pursued the story: “Go right ahead,” they said, “but you can be sure we will return the favour one day.”)

More: http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/wikileaks-syria-files-syria-russia-bank-2-billion/

 

[Silver Arrows]

Further proof Assange is a Putin stool.

 

[Xe4]

Yeah, sounds about right for Wikileaks.

It is disappointing to see Daily Dot pushing the Hillary Clinton campaign’s neo-McCarthyist conspiracy theories about critical media.

"neo-McCarthyist" ahhhahahahhahahahahahahhahhahahahahavahhahaba fjdjfjidjehfuri3idjjfjtir930fkfnxbam&!&=&%£
OMG I cant.

 

[Hazmat]

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

 

[B-Dubs]

 

[OminoMichelin]

Holy shit, that answer :lol

 

[SomedayTheFire]

WOW

 

[SuperBanana]

Shock level: Null

 

[geestack]

wasn't assange on hannity's show the other night? dude is a full-on stooge and puppet at this point. wikileaks has no more credibility

 

[PeskyToaster]

Wikileaks sucks. Just go and get the dude, fuck Ecuador's embassy.

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

But I thought they were all about the release of information and have no ulterior motives.

 

[Felix Lighter]

Threatening reporters that would investigate the case. I guess at this point they just said fuck it, this is what we are.

 

[Big Baybee]

Wikileaks sucks. Just go and get the dude, fuck Ecuador's embassy.

Lol, would be amazing if this happened.

 

[TyrantII]

They've also found documents that have been edited between different releases.

Guys are doing Russia's work for them.

 

[Horns]

Wikileaks and Russia are cozy, not surprising at all.

 

[Slayven]

That Putin money is long

 

[Tallshortman]

Lmao I wonder if Assange was allied with Russia during the initial leaks or just when he had to flee from being interviewed over a sexual assault case.

 

[Debirudog]

Heroes...


For Russia.

 

[Debirudog]

Wikileaks sucks. Just go and get the dude, fuck Ecuador's embassy.

Ecuador is basically housing a cyber terrorist. Get him already.

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Wikileaks sucks. Just go and get the dude, fuck Ecuador's embassy.

This

 

[GuessMyUserName]

It is disappointing to see Daily Dot pushing the Hillary Clinton campaign’s neo-McCarthyist conspiracy theories about critical media.

oh my god what even

Sad!

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Ecuador is basically housing a cyber terrorist. Get him already.

The international consequences of having a major state enter the embassy of a nation to arrest someone would be staggering to say the least.

 

[rpmurphy]

The neo-fascist's propaganda mouthpiece doth protest.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Why am not shocked that somehow Assange managed to put Hillary Clinton on blast for this

 

[GaimeGuy]

What the heck does hillary have to do with any of this?

Spoiler

Absolutely nothing

What the hell are you talking about? Who are you talking to?

 

[TheRealTalker]

More like AgendaLeaks

 

[Tallshortman]

What the heck does hillary have to do with any of this?

Spoiler

Absolutely nothing

What the hell are you talking about? Who are you talking to?

Yep the fact they themselves where the ones to try and link it to the election is just proof of them worried about being exposed.

 

[bionic77]

No one will care.

If it is not Hillary's email account people just don't give a fuck.

Wikileaks, Putin, Trump, tax returns. Eh. Not so important.

 

[Donos]

Till two months ago i had Wikileaks only in my memory as the site who leaked stuff (way back) and Assange and his escape.
Through gaf i learned that they still leak stuff and that there is maybe an agenda behind it now. The more I read about it the more i tend to belive the tinfoil hat Russia-is-behind-it stories. This new piece ads a bit.
Let's see if the reporter dies of casual Polonium Tea...

 

[NoRéN]

Yeah, sounds about right for Wikileaks.


"neo-McCarthyist" ahhhahahahhahahahahahahhahhahahahahavahhahaba fjdjfjidjehfuri3idjjfjtir930fkfnxbam&!&=&%£
OMG I cant.

Like they just watched Dazed and Confused for the first time.

 

[kirblar]

Till two months ago i had Wikileaks only in my memory as the site who leaked stuff (way back) and Assange and his escape.
Through gaf i learned that they still leak stuff and that there is maybe an agenda behind it now. The more I read about it the more i tend to belive the tinfoil hat Russia-is-behind-it stories. This new piece ads a bit.
Let's see if the reporter dies of casual Polonium Tea...

They haven't been tinfoil hat theories for a while now. Things just keep dogpiling.

 

[Mr_Antimatter]

At this point, it's plainly obvious wikileaks is just another Russian front.

 

[whyamihere]

Yeah, sounds about right for Wikileaks.


"neo-McCarthyist" ahhhahahahhahahahahahahhahhahahahahavahhahaba fjdjfjidjehfuri3idjjfjtir930fkfnxbam&!&=&%£
OMG I cant.

ahahahaahahahaahaha

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

Till two months ago i had Wikileaks only in my memory as the site who leaked stuff (way back) and Assange and his escape.
Through gaf i learned that they still leak stuff and that there is maybe an agenda behind it now. The more I read about it the more i tend to belive the tinfoil hat Russia-is-behind-it stories. This new piece ads a bit.
Let's see if the reporter dies of casual Polonium Tea...

It's less tinfoil hat and more pretty much absolute fact.

 

[navii]

we do not comment... goes on to comment

 

[Tranqueris]

No one will care.

If it is not Hillary's email account people just don't give a fuck.

Wikileaks, Putin, Trump, tax returns. Eh. Not so important.

I think people will pay some attention since Wikileaks has been leaking stuff to hurt Hillary and it's even more relevant because it sorta feeds into the current narrative of Trump really loves Putin and why these other groups are becoming pro Russia all of a sudden.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

Going forward let's just get #RussiaLeaks trending whenever this "organization" is in the news.

 

[EatinOlives]

It's an undeniable fact at this point that Wikileaks is just another propaganda machine.

I pity anyone who thinks they're still an impartial source of leaked information.

 

[Donos]

They haven't been tinfoil hat theories for a while now. Things just keep dogpiling.

It's less tinfoil hat and more pretty much absolute fact.

People who belive that 9/11 is a CIA stunt would probably answear the same but really i think the evidence here is really pilling on.

 

[jack_package_200]

Fuck Wikileaks and fuck those who support them

 

[PdotMichael]

It's an undeniable fact at this point that Wikileaks is just another propaganda machine.

I pity anyone who thinks they're still an impartial source of leaked information.

I don't think the stuff leaked was ever proven of being wrong or faked.

One just need to know how to work with a source like WikiLeaks.

 

[EatinOlives]

I don't think the stuff leaked was ever proven of being wrong or faked.

One just need to know how to work with a source like WikiLeaks.

I'm not saying they're wrong or faked.

But there's no denying they have a clear agenda.

 

[Pbae]

Assange is a POS that goes against the very thing he says he stands for. He wants that Russian Political Asylum asap.

 

[andythinkpad]

wikileaks.ru

 

[Deku Tree]

Wikileaks keeps sounding more and more like PutinLeaks with each new story.

 

[sangreal]

I don't think the stuff leaked was ever proven of being wrong or faked.

One just need to know how to work with a source like WikiLeaks.

collateral murder was edited (and titled) to manipulate viewers

 

[Dan]

(WikiLeaks threatened to retaliate against the reporters if they pursued the story: “Go right ahead,” they said, “but you can be sure we will return the favour one day.”)

Really showing their true colors right there.

 

[jon bones]

does anyone really see wikileaks as anything more than the cyber terrorist arm of the Russian government?

 

[Brazil]

Ecuador is basically housing a cyber terrorist. Get him already.

Uh, no. Fuck off with that world police shit.

 

[Lucumo]

A few days after discovering the Syrian–Russian bank emails, one of RevoluSec’s principal hackers—the others often sought this individual’s permission before making any drastic moves—offered up another idea: “It’d be so funny to change some details on these mails and send a hundred million to WikiLeaks,” they said. “I know in theory it shouldn’t work, but they’re so stupid about email.”

Yeah, real funny. Idiots.