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coalition_unwilling

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34. Well, since the advent of the internet, the definition of a journalist has
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 10:10 AM
Jun 2012

changed somewhat and maybe not entirely in a positive direction (witness Drudge, HuffPost, ad infinitum).

But as a publisher of Wikileaks, Assange easily satisfies any definition of 'journalism' that is current. If you disagree, your argument is with Wikipedia as much as with myself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange

I get the feeling you are trying to pick a fight with me about Manning, Assange and their respective culpability (or lack thereof). I tried to say "I don't know" in an attempt to head off the fight and further discussion. But it seems clear to me from your rather snarky responses that my attempt was in vain.

So I believe we shall have to 'agree to disagree' and leave it at that, as it seems fairly clear that neither of us will convince the other.


Justice REDUCED to the VALUE of a Piece of Toilet Paper clang1 Jun 2012 #1
The next time I see you shouting you're going on ignore. Occulus Jun 2012 #4
Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #5
You'll care when others stop responding to your posts n/t MicaelS Jun 2012 #7
TRUTH, LEADERSHIP, MORALS AND VALUES AND AMERICA clang1 Jun 2012 #10
You know, it's really quite amusing... Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #22
Man WHO PEE"D IN YOUR CHEERIO"S?!!!!! go west young man Jun 2012 #6
Agree but I'm not waiting leftynyc Jun 2012 #36
True.. midnight Jun 2012 #9
When I see all caps I always skid post cpwm17 Jun 2012 #32
He's in an embassy - can they arrest someone in another country's embassy? nt TBF Jun 2012 #2
I'm guessing not. randome Jun 2012 #3
Well, they can assassinate a US citizen OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #8
Embassies are like sanctified places of worship in 'Highlander'. randome Jun 2012 #11
Plus this isnt like hes in a hostile country and perhaps armed and potentially dangerous with the cstanleytech Jun 2012 #16
No way it's sovereign Scairp Jun 2012 #12
Bingo. To be honest I suspect there will be a deal made that he wont be cstanleytech Jun 2012 #17
I highly doubt that the journalist Assange would ever agree coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #18
I don't think he agrees with ya if this quote is accurate Bodhi BloodWave Jun 2012 #19
Ouch! randome Jun 2012 #20
He wasn't talking about sources. EFerrari Jun 2012 #21
sources, informants, close to the same thing in my eyes Bodhi BloodWave Jun 2012 #23
Assange and Wikileaks have been and are very supportive of Manning EFerrari Jun 2012 #24
Evasive answer more then anything. Bodhi BloodWave Jun 2012 #25
Wait a second. You're arguing that someone informing on the resistance to coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #29
I don't need to try damning him by setting up a false equivalence Bodhi BloodWave Jun 2012 #31
Many of your arguments appeared almost verbatim in coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #37
So are you saying then that you dont believe Manning is the one that supplied the memos? nt cstanleytech Jun 2012 #26
I hope it's not heterodox to say "I don't know." What I do know is that coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #28
Good thing I didnt ask what you know then but rather what you believe. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #30
Well, since the advent of the internet, the definition of a journalist has coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #34
You do realize that this topic is "about" Assange and in extension Manning though right? cstanleytech Jun 2012 #38
Interesting twist; greiner3 Jun 2012 #13
"Turn yourself in for arrest or you will be arrested." Comrade Grumpy Jun 2012 #14
I heard he ate all their ceviche' the first night he was there and IamK Jun 2012 #15
Update: Assange says NO alp227 Jun 2012 #27
Julian Assange remains at embassy after failing to report to police struggle4progress Jun 2012 #33
He's wanted for questioning only in Sweden. dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #35
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