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In reply to the discussion: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange says US gave 'tacit approval' to embassy attacks [View all]navarth
(5,927 posts)88. At this point all he's got to do is walk out of that embassy in London.
Would you like that? I'm asking.
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struggle4progress
Sep 2012
OP
Short simple and to the point. Agreed. Love your user name -- when I sign up for a grocery store
Dems to Win
Sep 2012
#72
I disagree. He is just pointing out that the US should do unto others as it would have others
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#9
Good response, indeed. I support universal principles, but I have no respect for Assange
Dems to Win
Sep 2012
#74
Sigh. The headline is dishonest. We don't know that Assange wrote that tweet. Also, it was retracted
Hissyspit
Sep 2012
#14
... the official WikiLeaks Twitter feed ... is generally presumed to be operated by Assange ...
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#53
I WISH he was irrelevant. He still gets media coverage and DU threads. I'm tired of the creep, too
Dems to Win
Sep 2012
#71
This guy was a hero of sorts to many not that long ago, but he seems to be losing supporters
octothorpe
Sep 2012
#124
Nice try, but I posted this here in LBN before the jury hid my other OP
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#37
Assangists support Assange on free speech grounds -- then censor his critics
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#58
This is the dumbest and craziest thing Assange has ever said. He needs to keep his trap shut. nt
ladjf
Sep 2012
#21
and it is just going to get worse. He's barely begun his self-imprisonment in the embassy
Dems to Win
Sep 2012
#73
... "I am the heart and soul of this organization, its founder, philosopher, spokesperson, original
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#35
I am a corrupt moron flying jumbo jets loaded with entire nations, says Julian Assange
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#41
You gotta love that article---how one's drunk tweets from England hit the Aussies mid-day....nt
msanthrope
Sep 2012
#42
"They'll believe we're real journalists if we get hammered and post dumb shizz!"
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#45
... the official WikiLeaks Twitter feed ... is generally presumed to be operated by Assange ...
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#43
Trolls? The contortions and conspiracy hoops you guys have to jump through to keep from...
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#55
Translation = Governments should be held accountable. Julian Assange? Not so much.
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#66
Frankly, I think he should be put away so he's not a danger to himself or others, but that's just me
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#68
Assangists support Assange on free speech grounds -- then censor his critics
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#59
So? Ellsburg wouldn't say that the Libya attack had anything to do with Wikileaks.
pnwmom
Sep 2012
#80
Why does Assange have to go to Sweden before being extradited here and black bagged?
Dems to Win
Sep 2012
#86
Why didn't it happen when Assange was on bail in the UK, living at his friend's mansion?
Dems to Win
Sep 2012
#91
I agree. If we were going to extradite, it would be simpler straight from the UK.
pnwmom
Sep 2012
#95
Sweden is also a US ally. Why would the US be willing to interfere with the Swedish justice system
Dems to Win
Sep 2012
#117
What the hell does the Libya attack have to do with Daniel Ellsburg? You tell me.
pnwmom
Sep 2012
#94
WikiLeaks' Lamest Claim Ever: Benghazi Embassy Violence Linked To U.K. Threat To Arrest Assange
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#44
Can't we all chip in and buy this mf'er a remote island so we never have to hear from him again?
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#52
I'm guessing the Swedes will deport him to Australia after they acquit him
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#54
Yes, but that'll mean we'll still have to hear his name occasionally. I'd prefer he just went away,
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#56
If you prefer "I'm guessing the Swedes will deport him to Australia after they convict him" then
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#63
The US took the position: "this is a bilateral issue between Ecuador and the United Kingdom"
struggle4progress
Sep 2012
#84
Sweden + UK > Ecaudor Embassy + Assange does not = Movie + Mob > USA Embassy.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#97