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WikiLeaks Publishes Stratfor Emails

Wikileaks has partnered with international news agencies in the publication of Stratfor emails.
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Wikileaks has partnered with international news agencies in the publication of Stratfor emails.

Today WikiLeaks began releasing "The Global Intelligence Files" – more than five million emails from Austin-based global security think tank Stratfor Global Intelligence.

In a statement on its website, WikiLeaks says the files, which date from July 2004 to late December 2011, contain details of the inner workings of the private intelligence agency, links between government and private intelligence, and commentary on WikiLeaks itself. Wikileaks says it partnered with 25 media organizations and activists in publicizing the files.

WickiLeaks has not disclosed the source of the emails, but the publication follows the hacking of Stratfor's servers last December by individuals aligned with cyber-activists Anonymous.

Aside from Stratfor’s Austin ties, the company came under local scrutiny when an initial email leak disclosed what appeared to be investigation of Occupy Austin. The Austin Chronicle wrote about the situation earlier this month.

Stratfor says on its website it’s temporarily offering content for free in response to the hacking and email publication. 

Wells has been a part of KUT News since 2012, when he was hired as the station's first online reporter. He's currently the social media host and producer for Texas Standard, KUT's flagship news program. In between those gigs, he served as online editor for KUT, covering news in Austin, Central Texas and beyond.
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