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randome

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57. Which is probably why he finally admitted he has no knowledge of a 'sealed indictment'...

Fri Jun 22, 2012, 12:39 PM

Jun 2012

...as he earlier claimed.

He also has not released his super-duper-secret decryption code to bring the world's governments to their knees.

With all this nonsense he spouts from time to time, why would anyone believe what he says?

Wikileaks is cool. Assange is not.

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Assange didn't ask for consul meeting - PM [View all] struggle4progress Jun 2012 OP

Assange rejects PM's assistance claims clang1 Jun 2012 #1

Dunno. He's pretty popular in Australia, so there'd be no political upside to jerking him around struggle4progress Jun 2012 #4

sure clang1 Jun 2012 #28

and Gillard loves him to huh clang1 Jun 2012 #36

Poor Gillard, it's tough being a tool of the neo-cons and refusing to represent sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #2

The same people clang1 Jun 2012 #3

Presumably you mean folk like Huckabee and Palin, those sometime noisy nitwits struggle4progress Jun 2012 #5

Biden call him a terrorist. Feinstein suggested that he be prosecuted under the Espionage Act Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #11

Here's the actual Biden exchange on Meet the Press 19 December 2010: struggle4progress Jun 2012 #18

Yep. Biden characterized Assange as a terrorist. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #20

I consider that they qualify for tsuki Jun 2012 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author clang1 Jun 2012 #33

Sure clang1 Jun 2012 #29

Gillard has been rebuked by the Senate... Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #6

She made those remarks 18 months ago, in early December 2010, and got struggle4progress Jun 2012 #8

Her admins ongoing tacticts were rebuked today by one branch of government who Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #10

It's just politicians, yammering, based on the poll numbers struggle4progress Jun 2012 #13

Sure clang1 Jun 2012 #30

So has President Obama. randome Jun 2012 #12

Rebuked from liberals. For some odd reason, I trust liberal's judgment more than conservative's. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #14

What a drama king he is treestar Jun 2012 #7

+ struggle4progress Jun 2012 #9

Was Ellsberg persecuted? Yes he was. And so is Assange and any and all of his supporters Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #15

The UN definition of persecution treestar Jun 2012 #16

Was Ellsberg persecuted? Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #17

No. Look at the definitions in the law. treestar Jun 2012 #42

He already faced the music. He stayed in Sweden, and was questioned. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #19

He did face the music. But then Karl Rove entered the picture. Remember him? We on the Left sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #22

Excellent post. It is amazing that DUers are supporting a politician with whom Rove Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #23

Yes but you have to hand it to Rove. He must smile when he reads boards like this sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #24

+1 clang1 Jun 2012 #32

Thank you. It is also strange to tsuki Jun 2012 #27

No they don't clang1 Jun 2012 #39

We have been a torture state as a matter of practice for some time clang1 Jun 2012 #37

Great post as usual. Puglover Jun 2012 #53

Heh heh why don't you poooost that UN definition for us? n/t clang1 Jun 2012 #35

Sweden the US and Australia, none are countries that persecute for reasons of treestar Jun 2012 #43

Except that Sweden rendered innocent citizens of other countries for torture sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #59

race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, treestar Jun 2012 #62

Persecution is where you are a member of the press and are persecuted in order to silence sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #63

Of course, journalists in CHINA can claim persecution treestar Jun 2012 #68

Julian Assange did not leak classified documents. sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #71

speaking of U.N. torture investigations warrprayer Jun 2012 #48

This person was subjected to U.S. law treestar Jun 2012 #50

exposing murder warrprayer Jun 2012 #55

Which is probably why he finally admitted he has no knowledge of a 'sealed indictment'... randome Jun 2012 #57

He admitted to no such thing. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #70

Here it is. randome Jun 2012 #81

I gave you a link to the actual interview that was "interpreted" in your linked article. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #82

He could hardly have 'admitted' there was no sealed indictment when the sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #78

I have said nothing about Wikileaks except that I support them. randome Jun 2012 #80

Lol, omg, you wonder how he came by that information?? sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #83

Great things are sometimes created by flawed individuals. randome Jun 2012 #84

I agree, which is why the personality sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #85

No, it's not, but look how the left has changed its views on war crimes, since Bush is no longer sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #76

That is why the Aluminatti so tsuki Jun 2012 #26

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and told they will go to jail when they ask about their rights clang1 Jun 2012 #38

Yes, a drama queen like Daniel Elsberg who fully supports him btw. sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #21

Did Daniel Ellsburg face the charges? treestar Jun 2012 #44

Was there a foreign Super Power threatening to prosecute him for sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #51

No, it was the U.S. treestar Jun 2012 #58

He was a citizen of this country, and back then in the old days, the US did not sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #60

The justice system has not been destroyed by 911 treestar Jun 2012 #61

Padilla and Hamdi sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #64

There is no difference in U.S. courts on U.S. charges treestar Jun 2012 #67

How sad that you consider what happened to Padilla to be 'justice'. sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #69

The only drama I see here is your mockery and distortion clang1 Jun 2012 #34

Distortion is claiming Julian has been persecuted. treestar Jun 2012 #45

So you're on a first-name basis with Assange? ljm2002 Jun 2012 #46

I can call a public figure anything I want treestar Jun 2012 #49

Of course you can... ljm2002 Jun 2012 #52

A fair shake is not the same thing as exactly what Julian wants treestar Jun 2012 #66

Worship has nothing to do with it... ljm2002 Jun 2012 #72

Or it could be something simpler. randome Jun 2012 #73

Well let's see now... ljm2002 Jun 2012 #74

Those are all possibilities. randome Jun 2012 #75

Well, there is no criminal indictment... ljm2002 Jun 2012 #77

What I don't understand are people who are supporting Right Wing governments and Karl Rove sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #79

Assange has been threatened with death by US Elected officials. sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #65

Amnesty International hails WikiLeaks and Guardian as Arab spring 'catalysts' clang1 Jun 2012 #40

... two consular officials have been present at each of Mr Assange's court appearances in London ... struggle4progress Jun 2012 #41

They were shamed in to the little assistance they gave him. Now because of the backlash sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #54

"..who is now holed up.." No bias there. Nope. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #47

so fucking what? you can talk to his lawyers librechik Jun 2012 #56