In any case, here's Assange himself discussing this exact thing recently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6mARUrPtXk&feature=youtu.be...
Doesn't seem like much of a vendetta according to him.
"There’s been a lot of misquoting of me and WikiLeaks publications. In this particular case, the misquoting has to do with that we intend, or I intend, to harm Hillary Clinton or that I don’t like Hillary Clinton. All those are false. They come about as a result it seems of this campaign and those who are trying to personalize our publications."