&gt; Therefore one has to wonder what Assange&#x27;s motivation is behind this leak. Based on its timing, it seems far more likely that his motives are personal more than philosophical. It furthers no agenda but his own.<p>Or his motives are following the philosophy of the freedom of information, as it had in the past. The <i>or</i> is not exclusive: it&#x27;s possible that his motivations are both personal and philosophical. But to say that this leak furthers &quot;no agenda but his own&quot; is oddly dismissive of the mission &#x2F; philosophy behind wikileaks.<p>It&#x27;s not there to circlejerk people who are already exposed to this kind of information. The philosophy is that more people should have the option to know. If it weren&#x27;t for projects like wikileaks, it would not be a choice for you to make.