https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/04/18/julian-assange-useful-idiot/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 02:12:01 -0400<![CDATA[The most insidious aspect of Assange&#8217;s show is not what is in it, but what isn&#8217;t. Russia Today – now styled RT – is state-owned and Kremlin-controlled. It is remarkable for how little reporting it devotes to what is going on inside Russia today. There is no mention, for example, of top-level corruption, Vladimir Putin&#8217;s alleged secret fortune – referenced in US embassy cables leaked by WikiLeaks – or the brutal behaviour of Russian security forces and their local proxies in the north Caucasus.]]>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:40:46 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/04/18/julian-assange-useful-idiot-n91750