That makes much more sense then. At that moment the newsletters were a good way to distribute the links even if the author of the newsletter didn't necessarily agree with everything behind every link (like the PGP claim).
To get the better idea of the time, remember that Google didn't exist then.
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Looks like it's a repost of an article from NorthStar newsletter: http://iahushua.com/WOI/nsanet.html
It doesn't list Assange as the author, he only sent it to the newsgroup.
That makes much more sense then. At that moment the newsletters were a good way to distribute the links even if the author of the newsletter didn't necessarily agree with everything behind every link (like the PGP claim).
To get the better idea of the time, remember that Google didn't exist then.