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In reply to the discussion: Spain's Judge Garzon Says U.S. Secretly Working to Have Wikileaks Founder Tried There [View all]
midnight
(26,624 posts)35. I second Sabrina's response....
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Spain's Judge Garzon Says U.S. Secretly Working to Have Wikileaks Founder Tried There [View all]
Hissyspit
Aug 2012
OP
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
Probably because they are searching for a crime. They have a person but no crime and they want to
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#7
"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
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
So he's a 'criminal' now? When was he convicted? And what are/were the charges?
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#38
And no one can convince you that to be a criminal, you first have to be charged, then tried
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#42
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
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
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
No, he got the smackdown which was initiated by the supporters of War Criminals
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#22
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
The one that selected him for prosecution. See my post above. You didn't answer the question
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#33
Garzon was responsible for acting on the information given to him which he did.
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#39
Selective prosecution, pushed by the Far Right against a hugely respected Human Rights
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#45
