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EX500rider

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26. "the illegal extradition and torture of Assange"

Fri Jun 17, 2022, 03:53 PM

Jun 2022

Britain's courts ruled he could be extradited, that sounds the opposite of illegal.

What "torture"?

And "Freedom of the Press" does not extend to publishing secret US govt documents without repercussion.

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Top British official orders Julian Assange's extradition to U.S. [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 OP

This is great news LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #1

I believe the man has had more than his pound of flesh carved away. Magoo48 Jun 2022 #4

Daniel Ellsberg (Pentagon Papers) Colbert Jun 2022 #80

Yes it is! Fucking Fascist POS helped trump get elected.. Cha Jun 2022 #31

it's terribly annoying, I know oioioi Jun 2022 #35

Yes, I know.. Assange is a POS. Cha Jun 2022 #39

Political prisoner??? paleotn Jun 2022 #52

If Assange's ongoing arbitrary detention and solitary confinement amuse you... oioioi Jun 2022 #64

Whatever. paleotn Jun 2022 #68

Well argued! oioioi Jun 2022 #70

Not the same to you. paleotn Jun 2022 #71

ROTFLMAO orangecrush Jun 2022 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author oioioi Jun 2022 #79

😁😁😁😁 Itchinjim Jun 2022 #2

A new chapter in the saga. Will Pamela Anderson and his other loving supporters be there hlthe2b Jun 2022 #3

lol. I forgot all about her... that was so weird. msfiddlestix Jun 2022 #20

I forget, are we supposed to like this guy or not like this guy? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #5

I remember the BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #6

I seem to remember there were some pretty good knock down fights about this guy. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #7

Yeah, I was on Team Assange is freaking Cha Jun 2022 #34

He'd do anything for money. Anything. paleotn Jun 2022 #55

Thank you, paleoth! I agree. Cha Jun 2022 #57

Lol. He knows a lot, I think about the 2016 Trump campaign. Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #9

He's a Trump enabler Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 #10

Exactly... a Fucking Meddler in the 2016 Cha Jun 2022 #36

Ok. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #11

It's not really about the man. Instead, it's about the constitutional freedom of the press.... xocetaceans Jun 2022 #12

He is being extradited for suspicion of distributing stolen property, not for being a journalist. Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #14

The information at the base of the prosecution was *provided* by a US Servicemember oioioi Jun 2022 #16

The information was "provided" to Assange by Manning, as well as a known Russian spy outfit. Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #21

Yeah, nah. oioioi Jun 2022 #23

You bet! Distributing stolen property directly relates to, drumroll please, property Manning stole Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #27

So we agree that Russia is not mentioned in the charges, that's a start - remaining fallacies... oioioi Jun 2022 #28

I have no idea why you are so intent on hypothetically extraditing me to Colombia. Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #32

Bloody Well Said! Cha Jun 2022 #42

Because extraditing you to Colombia for maligning their drug lords would help you empathize oioioi Jun 2022 #43

One word.....Supermax. paleotn Jun 2022 #56

I still don't get the proposition. Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #60

LOL oioioi Jun 2022 #62

But of course it isn't serious! Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #67

It's an interesting version of "whataboutism" paleotn Jun 2022 #58

With all due respect, you *should* give a shit oioioi Jun 2022 #61

I don't. paleotn Jun 2022 #72

Hey, if apathy works best for you... oioioi Jun 2022 #74

"distributing stolen property" is a damn weird way of putting it muriel_volestrangler Jun 2022 #19

Manning was charged with stealing government property. Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #22

You can call it "disclosing (national defense) information", like the charges do muriel_volestrangler Jun 2022 #30

Since Manning was charged earlier with stealing the said document in a sparate indictment, Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #48

Your wiki calls them 'records', not property. "Stolen government property" is your own phrase muriel_volestrangler Jun 2022 #53

Ok, it took me a while, but here's the actual press release of Manning's verdict: Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #75

Well, QED muriel_volestrangler Jun 2022 #78

Interesting that you bring up journalism into this. Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #81

You said it is "for suspicion of distributing stolen property, not for being a journalist" muriel_volestrangler Jun 2022 #82

Thaks Again! You answered my question Cha Jun 2022 #38

Thanks, BB.. what " property did Cha Jun 2022 #37

Aloha Cha! Beastly Boy Jun 2022 #41

Aloha & Mahalo to you, BB! Cha Jun 2022 #44

+1 it's amazing how easily political persecution of a journalist becomes OK when it suits. oioioi Jun 2022 #25

Yes, it seems to be partisanship over principle. xocetaceans Jun 2022 #49

Assange has been inappropriately vilified (which suits the PTB just fine) oioioi Jun 2022 #59

Thanks for the link. xocetaceans Jun 2022 #63

Yes, it's remarkable how malleable the views of supposedly progressive thinkers are oioioi Jun 2022 #65

I don't like him and I fully support his extradition. Qutzupalotl Jun 2022 #13

Yeah, nah. oioioi Jun 2022 #24

"the illegal extradition and torture of Assange" EX500rider Jun 2022 #26

Happy to enlighten you oioioi Jun 2022 #29

So him just being in a UK prison like anybody who breaks the law in the UK is "torture" lol EX500rider Jun 2022 #33

Yeah, nah - he's not in a UK prison "like anybody who breaks the law" oioioi Jun 2022 #40

Yeah, no EX500rider Jun 2022 #47

No. Nope. n-o-p-e oioioi Jun 2022 #51

He's a prisoner because he broke the law. EX500rider Jun 2022 #66

Well then, when can we expect the editors of the Guardian, NYT and other papers oioioi Jun 2022 #69

My post was a tongue in cheek post, not meant to be taken seriously. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #73

I wanted him hung up by his "buster browns" long before Trump. paleotn Jun 2022 #50

So, if he is extradited we could learn a lot, if he isn't killed first, including.. Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #8

Let's not forget the Julian Assange/Roger Stone connection... ultralite001 Jun 2022 #15

Right so he's a political prisoner then. Got it. oioioi Jun 2022 #17

Thanks.. I had forgotten about that.. Cha Jun 2022 #45

Let's all hope orangecrush Jun 2022 #77

Tragic, indeed... oioioi Jun 2022 #83

And also don't forget Stone's supposed "go-between" Randy Credico BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #54

Wikileaks was the first salvo in Putin's Trump campaign greenjar_01 Jun 2022 #18

THIS orangecrush Jun 2022 #84

Good mcar Jun 2022 #46