RISK: A Film by Laura Poitras

[anthony at cajuntechie.org (Anthony Papillion)]

It's interesting though: in the film, you hear him say that there doesn't seem to be much dirt on Trump. Of course, that was years ago so that could have changed. I suspect there might not be a lot of backroom crap with Trump to disclose. He's a pretty public sleazebag.

02.06.2017, 14:12, "Marina Brown" <catskillmarina at gmail.com>:
> On 05/31/2017 07:39 AM, John Newman wrote:
>>> Â On May 30, 2017, at 4:36 PM, juan <juan.g71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Â On Mon, 29 May 2017 18:41:30 -0400
>>> Â grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=021PuzHG_YA
>>>> Â https://www.youtube.com/results?q=risk+poitras&sp=CAI%=
>>>> Â infohash: 4D0FA67D82682390D7920E1930B02CB45B3CAB96
>>>
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â "...Poitras made significant changes in the film over
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â the past year (since a screening at the 2016 Cannes
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â film festival). According to various accounts, it was
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â â??a much more straightforward, positive portrayal of
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WikiLeaks and Assange,â?? an â??activist documentaryâ?? that
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â made â??an overwhelming case for Assange as a political
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â prisoner.â??
>>>
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â But this was prior to the exposure of the Democratic
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Partyâ??s corrupt inner workings by WikiLeaks and claims
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â that the Russians were involved, supposedly to aid
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Donald Trump. As Slate notes, â??Subsequently, Poitras
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â spent months revising her film for release this Friday.â??
>>>
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â These facts alone should alert the reader to much of
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â what he or she needs to know. Poitras has accommodated
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â herself in part to the hysteria, driven by the
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Democratic Party hierarchy, over alleged Russian
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â interference in the US elections.
>>>
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â That would be bad enough, but in addition and
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â connected to that, the filmmaker has
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â essentially bowed to the pressure of the
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â incessant and reactionary claims that Assange
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â is a â??sexual predator.â?? "
>>>
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â et cetera
>>
>> Â It would obviously be fascinating to get a copy of the Cannes cut.
>> Â I wonder if it will see the light of day (my guess is not, but who knows)
>
> Not that i really care on a deep level about Russia-Trump machinations.
> In the end it is just another powerful leader playing power games.
>
> I would love to see what Assange has on Trump. I expect he will release
> it when it is most damaging. That seems to be what he does.
>
> --- M