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28. sure

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 22, 2012, 04:06 AM

Jun 2012

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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