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In the discussion thread: Spain's Judge Garzon Says U.S. Secretly Working to Have Wikileaks Founder Tried There [View all]

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 05:30 PM

sabrina 1 (34,059 posts)

22. No, he got the smackdown which was initiated by the supporters of War Criminals

and death squads, because he was going after them.

And Assange who is not a stupid man, understands that, despite the efforts to discredit him, it is only the far right and war criminals who supported going after him. Having him on his team is a huge PR coup for Assange.

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47 replies	Author	Time	Post
Spain's Judge Garzon Says U.S. Secretly Working to Have Wikileaks Founder Tried There [View all]	Hissyspit	Aug 2012	OP
Calling Ecaduor....!	hlthe2b	Aug 2012	#1
We'll see what a big man Assange is	MannyGoldstein	Aug 2012	#2
You're so right, who did he think he was publishing facts, imitating real journalism, which everyone	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#4
We are such a great democracy. Secret juries hiding behind closed doors trying to figure out a way	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#3
Thats's it: "Behind closed doors".	Ghost Dog	Aug 2012	#6
Probably because they are searching for a crime. They have a person but no crime and they want to	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#7
Very well put.	Ghost Dog	Aug 2012	#32
I second Sabrina's response....	midnight	Aug 2012	#35
Somewhere, someplace ...	Fantastic Anarchist	Aug 2012	#9
"The Founding Fathers who wrote the Constitution must be rolling over in their graves."	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#11
I was not talking about how they felt about Grand Juries being used appropriately.	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#17
Yeah--Judith Miller though that being a journalist would protect her--so she leaked the news of an	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#19
Like so many assumptions, your assumptions here are wrong also.	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#21
How is it you are unfamiliar with what this GJ is investigating? House's subpeona has been online	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#23
Assange did not flee Sweden's jurisdiction. You need to educate yourself about this case.	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#25
Sabrina, the Belmarsh court made a finding of fact that he did flee. You can't have your own facts.	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#28
From what I remember he sought permission to leave and was given it...	midnight	Aug 2012	#36
Criminals Lie. That's why you have sworn court proceedings.	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#37
So he's a 'criminal' now? When was he convicted? And what are/were the charges?	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#38
Sabrina, obviously no one can make you read the findings of the court.	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#41
And no one can convince you that to be a criminal, you first have to be charged, then tried	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#42
Is Mr. Bush not a criminal? Well, then Assange is not a criminal to you. nt	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#43
Are you serious?	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#44
Well, then we agree on something! Without charge, trial, or conviction, a person can be a criminal.	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#46
Yes. As president he had the law rewritten after he was guilty of breaking them...	midnight	Aug 2012	#47
... Garzon said he had no idea what was going on in the US ...	struggle4progress	Aug 2012	#5
"Judge"Garzon???? Not anymore. What a match for Assange. nt	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#8
US & Spain's chief prosecutor discussed how to force Garzón hand into dropping investigation of US	Hissyspit	Aug 2012	#10
He wiretapped prisoners speaking with their attorneys. That's his conviction.	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#12
prisoners or criminals? n/t	AlphaCentauri	Aug 2012	#13
Does it matter? You can't illegally wiretap a person and their attorney. nt	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#14
The attorneys were suspected of being involved in the massive fraud which was the	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#27
You want to defend political prosecutions against anyone who goes after crimes from	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#15
The Gurtel case was about bribery and corruption, not terrorism.	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#16
I do not defend wire-tapping at, but I have not seen you object to it	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#18
Sabrina I have no doubt you read my post upthread where I objected to it.	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#20
No, he got the smackdown which was initiated by the supporters of War Criminals	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#22
Kindly tell me which judge of the 7 is a supporter of 'War Criminals?'	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#24
I don't need to tell you about any of those judges. Many people, far more informed than I	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#26
Sounds to me like he got exactly what he deserved for colluding with Prosecutors against a	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#29
Yes, 'Conservative judges' sort of like our own SC ruling on Gore V Bush.	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#30
Which decision? The one convicting him, or the one acquitting him?	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#31
The one that selected him for prosecution. See my post above. You didn't answer the question	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#33
Well, why would you prosecute the prosecutors when they didn't	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#34
Garzon was responsible for acting on the information given to him which he did.	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#39
Okay...it's all a big plot then...nt	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#40
Selective prosecution, pushed by the Far Right against a hugely respected Human Rights	sabrina 1	Aug 2012	#45

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