Israel Shamir-roving anti semite working for Wikileaks

Swedish Radio: Israel Shamir…Are you aware of him? Do you know him?

          Kristinn Hrafnsson, Wikileaks spokesman: Yes. Yes, he is associated with us.

          SR: So what is his role?

Hrafnsson: Well, I mean, we have a lot of journalists that are working with us all around the world. And they have different roles in working on this project. I won’t go into specifics into what each and everybody’s role is.

          SR: Are you aware of how controversial Israel Shamir is in an international context?

Hrafnsson: There are a lot of controversial people around the world that are associated with us. I don’t really see the point of the question.

SR: Are you aware of the allegations that he is an anti-Semite?

Hrafnsson: I have heard those allegations…yes, yes. [Pause] What is the question really there?

SR: The question is, do you that would [sic] be a problem?

Hrafnsson: No, I’m not going to comment on that.