Reply #16

In the discussion thread: Revealed: US plans to charge Assange [View all]

Response to msanthrope (Reply #14)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 11:48 AM

Robb (38,588 posts)

16. If either of those are provable events, you're absolutely right.

Reply to this post

Back to OP Alert abuse Link to post in-thread

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

100 replies	Author	Time	Post
Revealed: US plans to charge Assange [View all]	Swagman	Feb 2012	OP
this pisses me off. nt	xchrom	Feb 2012	#1
"liberal terrorist arse"	Hissyspit	Feb 2012	#48
+1	xchrom	Feb 2012	#50
That buRton aR$e would make a peRfect dicktatoR.	Amonester	Feb 2012	#64
Burton sounds like a serial liar.	geek tragedy	Mar 2012	#92
Hey Julian, watch out for the drones. (N/T)	thesquanderer	Feb 2012	#2
The prevaricating, deceptive	The Wizard	Feb 2012	#3
Now we know what the DOJ has been busy doing	CanonRay	Feb 2012	#4
Yeah	BigDemVoter	Feb 2012	#5
I don't think the DOJ has much jurisdiction over war crimes.	randome	Feb 2012	#8
The DoJ is the agency that monitors the enforcement of laws such as	EFerrari	Feb 2012	#10
My bad, then.	randome	Feb 2012	#15
That's okay. It's been so long since they did, no wonder nobody remembers. n/t	EFerrari	Feb 2012	#31
The SEC can only charge civil violations.	dixiegrrrrl	Feb 2012	#35
Totally agreeing with your statements.	truedelphi	Feb 2012	#69
Are Chimpy and Cheney going to be co-defendants?	bahrbearian	Feb 2012	#6
+1 and weep for Justice we will never see.	Matariki	Feb 2012	#20
Different case so no	cstanleytech	Feb 2012	#49
Cheney? Veeps aren't in any chain of command save their WH and Senate personal	24601	Feb 2012	#54
Charge him with what?	The Doctor.	Feb 2012	#7
Shouldn't be a surprise.	randome	Feb 2012	#9
What you are suggesting means we have to shut down the media	EFerrari	Feb 2012	#11
No. It is a crime to knowingly publish information from certain sources.	hack89	Feb 2012	#13
It absolutely is not -- the Pentagon Papers case determined that	starroute	Feb 2012	#17
If, as alleged, Assange conspired with Manning to obtain those documents	hack89	Feb 2012	#21
If I had a horn, I'd be a unicorn. n/t	EFerrari	Feb 2012	#43
But unlike Assange, you won't be in jail. nt	hack89	Feb 2012	#45
You do realize that your function here	The Doctor.	Feb 2012	#62
You have been on it for a couple of years. nt	hack89	Feb 2012	#77
If my aunt had a dick, she'd be my uncle.	valerief	Feb 2012	#70
I suspect putting Assange in jail will be a lot easier then you think.	hack89	Feb 2012	#76
Ellsberg, on the targeting of Assange, Manning, and WikiLeaks.	bvar22	Feb 2012	#29
I hate to bring history and facts into this...but Ellsberg was charged wth espionage,	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#39
Woulda, coulda, shoulda...	bvar22	Feb 2012	#51
But But But ,Assange is attacking our freedoms. Freedom to be ignorant.	bahrbearian	Feb 2012	#55
Apt username is apt.	Occulus	Feb 2012	#67
So, the New York Times should have not published the story about	EFerrari	Feb 2012	#42
Did the NY Times conspire to steal government secrets?	hack89	Feb 2012	#46
This post was hidden by jury decision.	girl gone mad	Feb 2012	#68
No. The NYTimes did not conspire to steal documents, nor did they direct Manning's actions.	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#75
You have zero evidence that Assange did any of that. n/t	EFerrari	Feb 2012	#80
But Ashden Fein didn't have 0 evidence, did he?	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#81
Can I point out that fifteen years ago, the charge that would be brought against	truedelphi	Feb 2012	#71
America has always extradicted and procesuted foreigners who break US laws	hack89	Feb 2012	#78
I see it as being totally different.	truedelphi	Feb 2012	#82
Fuck the rest of the world	hack89	Feb 2012	#87
International law? How can someone invoke international law, when it is the	truedelphi	Mar 2012	#88
So are we better off if Europe starts ignoring international law?	hack89	Mar 2012	#93
Europe is not yet a totalitarian state.	truedelphi	Mar 2012	#95
But we are? Really.	hack89	Mar 2012	#96
Follow the money.	truedelphi	Mar 2012	#97
I responded to you in response 97.	truedelphi	Mar 2012	#98
And what is/was Stratfor doing?	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#23
If I was Assange, I would push that theme of selective enforcement.	randome	Feb 2012	#26
Yes. Prosecutors have the discretion as to what targets they investigate and try to indict, but	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#34
Yeah, much of 'top secret' stuff is not so secret.	randome	Feb 2012	#41
Precisely, Randome.	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#61
They are appropriate as a deterrent	hack89	Feb 2012	#79
Not true unless ...	aggiesal	Feb 2012	#58
You are making far far	truedelphi	Feb 2012	#83
I hear ya, loud and clear ...	aggiesal	Feb 2012	#86
A lot of Right Wing	BigDemVoter	Feb 2012	#12
Well, Palin DID say he was 'unAmerican'.	The Doctor.	Feb 2012	#63
Espionage. It looks like it stems from possibly two specific actions of Manning.	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#14
If either of those are provable events, you're absolutely right.	Robb	Feb 2012	#16
Evidence of both was presented at the article 32.	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#22
And you got the info where?	Matariki	Feb 2012	#19
The article 32 coverage EDITED WITH LINKS>>>	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#27
Thanks	Matariki	Feb 2012	#40
done see prior post	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#47
Governmental prosecuters can charge that such and such happened,	truedelphi	Mar 2012	#89
Yeah--but have you noted that the defense isn't denying this? The defense is arguing that	msanthrope	Mar 2012	#94
As someone who is following not only the Manning and Assange case,	truedelphi	Mar 2012	#99
Oh and the fact that bad arguments are made in terms of	truedelphi	Mar 2012	#100
So, if Manning is to be prosecuted, what about Stratfor?	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#25
Everything isn't related to the 1%.	randome	Feb 2012	#28
And do you think that Startfor will be investigated and possibly prosecuted?	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#33
If Stratfor inserted software into the DoD database, let	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#36
What is the MWPA?	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#37
military whistleblowers protection act of 1988	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#38
What if they bribed	druidity33	Feb 2012	#73
Absolutely. If they bribed any government official, they. and the official should be prosecuted.	msanthrope	Feb 2012	#74
Yeah, destroy the whistle-blowers. Evil. Just evil.	Matariki	Feb 2012	#18
This isnt about that as they have legal protection in place that	cstanleytech	Feb 2012	#52
It is WORSE than we know.	bvar22	Feb 2012	#24
"Obama Administration has already prosecuted MORE Whistle Blowers than ALL previous administrations"	progressoid	Feb 2012	#32
Yep.	EFerrari	Feb 2012	#44
Susan Lindauer is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic	geek tragedy	Mar 2012	#91
They hate us for our freedom	JJW	Feb 2012	#30
xpost LiveScience: People Aren't Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say	kickysnana	Feb 2012	#53
Something new to protest and a question.	Cleita	Feb 2012	#56
Message deleted by the DU Administrators	dsfgerher	Feb 2012	#57
As long as governments are willing to do this to journalists and reporters,	Trillo	Feb 2012	#59
(Australian) Greens call for details on secret Assange charges	Matilda	Feb 2012	#60
+ 1000 n/T	Amonester	Feb 2012	#65
Time to honor him with the Nobel Peace prize.	Faryn Balyncd	Feb 2012	#66
+ My household. n/t	truedelphi	Feb 2012	#84
Obama is a disappointment. n/t	fasttense	Feb 2012	#72
k & friggin r!	wildbilln864	Feb 2012	#85
VERY unreliable, discredited source	geek tragedy	Mar 2012	#90

Edit History

Please login to view edit histories.