According to this report published on Threat Level, whistleblower site Wikileaks is in a state of absolute disarray following a rash of resignations over Julian Assange’s poor handling of the Iraq War Logs that the site plans to release on October 18. The article contains damning chat transcripts between Assange and one of his employees, Daniel Domscheit-Berg.

There are several reasons to be concerned about this news. For starters, Assange seems determined to release the Iraq papers as planned regardless of the fact that most of the people who were working on redacting names from the documents have quit. Such a move could put lives at risk. Second, it sounds like Assange himself is keeping secrets – an ironic and dangerous move on his part.

Lastly, I believe this excerpt speaks for itself.

“I am the heart and soul of this organization, its founder, philosopher, spokesperson, original coder, organizer, financier and all the rest,” Assange wrote Snorrason. “If you have a problem with me, piss off.”

I lost every shred of respect I had for Assange after reading that. It’s time for him to step down. The media’s focus on him and his site these past few months have clearly turned him into a megalomaniac.