Topic: NEWS english - on February 27, 2012 at 3:35:00 PM CET
WikiLeaks Tightens Ties To Anonymous In Leak Of Stratfor Emails
The leaderless collective Anonymous once acted as WikiLeaks’ vigilante avenger, attacking the secret-spilling group’s enemies while WikiLeaks kept a careful remove from their offensives. But with the leak of a vast trove of emails from the private intelligence firm Stratfor, Anonymous now says it’s upgraded its relationship with WikiLeaks from friendly acquaintance to partner.
On Sunday night, WikiLeaks announced the initial release of what it’s calling the Global Intelligence Files, a collection of 5.5 million emails from the private intelligence firm Stratfor. The group claims those emails, to be released over the coming weeks, show Stratfor’s involvement in operations like monitoring activists seeking redress for the Bhopal chemical disaster on behalf of Dow Chemical, payments to the former head of the controversial Pakistani secret service, and even the use of the company’s information for insider trading.
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