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Does HRC wanting to drone strike Assange qualify as something he might be concerned about? https://www.rt.com/usa/361459-secretary-clinton-drone-assange/ https

Does HRC wanting to drone strike Assange qualify as something he might be concerned about? https://www.rt.com/usa/361459-secretary-clinton-drone-assange/ https://www.rt.com/usa/361459-secretary-clinton-drone-assang...

JamesBarney 10y ago
No real evidence for this. http://www.snopes.com/julian-assange-drone-strike/ http://www.snopes.com/julian-assange-drone-strike/
- DominikR 10y ago
  The person who wrote this article is obviously engaging in high level mental gymnastics. She explicitly asked to have Assange assassinated -> people laughed -> until they realised she was serious because she offers arguments why it would be better to kill him. My 2 cents: Assange is anti establishment and that's why he helps Trump.
  - tptacek 10y ago
    It doesn't take gymnastics to reach the conclusion that the Secretary of State of the United States of America is not seriously advocating for a military strike on the Ecuadorian embassy in the largest city of our closest ally. The notion that Clinton wants to "drone" Assange is about as credible as the notion that she and Podesta discussed murdering Antonin Scalia in a "Wetworks" operation.
    - luminiferous 10y ago
      Wasn't this supposed drone quote said before Assange entered the Ecuadorian embassy? The quote was in 2010, but Assange wasn't at the embassy until 2012. Not to say I believe that Clinton was seriously considering assassinating Assange, but I don't think that not wanting a drone strike in the middle of London is a valid argument against it.
      - tptacek 10y ago
        The "2010" quote is unsourced.
        DominikR 10y ago
        http://truepundit.com/under-intense-pressure-to-silence-wikileaks-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-proposed-drone-strike-on-julian-assange/ http://truepundit.com/under-intense-pressure-to-silence-wiki... It was on 23rd Nov 2010.
        tptacek 10y ago
        Yes, that is an unsourced claim.
        DominikR 10y ago
        Yes unsourced claim referenced by Assange himself with his WikiLeaks Twitter account. https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/782906224937410562 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/782906224937410562
        JamesBarney 10y ago
        The level of evidence for this claim is "I heard from someone that Clinton said it once, I won't tell you who that person is or provide any evidence I talked to them. But there is supporting evidence because she often jokes about drone striking troublesome adversaries." It's not nothing, but it's pretty damn close.

JamesBarney 10y ago

No real evidence for this. http://www.snopes.com/julian-assange-drone-strike/ http://www.snopes.com/julian-assange-drone-strike/

DominikR 10y ago
The person who wrote this article is obviously engaging in high level mental gymnastics. She explicitly asked to have Assange assassinated -> people laughed -> until they realised she was serious because she offers arguments why it would be better to kill him. My 2 cents: Assange is anti establishment and that's why he helps Trump.
- tptacek 10y ago
  It doesn't take gymnastics to reach the conclusion that the Secretary of State of the United States of America is not seriously advocating for a military strike on the Ecuadorian embassy in the largest city of our closest ally. The notion that Clinton wants to "drone" Assange is about as credible as the notion that she and Podesta discussed murdering Antonin Scalia in a "Wetworks" operation.
  - luminiferous 10y ago
    Wasn't this supposed drone quote said before Assange entered the Ecuadorian embassy? The quote was in 2010, but Assange wasn't at the embassy until 2012. Not to say I believe that Clinton was seriously considering assassinating Assange, but I don't think that not wanting a drone strike in the middle of London is a valid argument against it.
    - tptacek 10y ago
      The "2010" quote is unsourced.
      - DominikR 10y ago
        http://truepundit.com/under-intense-pressure-to-silence-wikileaks-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-proposed-drone-strike-on-julian-assange/ http://truepundit.com/under-intense-pressure-to-silence-wiki... It was on 23rd Nov 2010.
        tptacek 10y ago
        Yes, that is an unsourced claim.
        DominikR 10y ago
        Yes unsourced claim referenced by Assange himself with his WikiLeaks Twitter account. https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/782906224937410562 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/782906224937410562
        JamesBarney 10y ago
        The level of evidence for this claim is "I heard from someone that Clinton said it once, I won't tell you who that person is or provide any evidence I talked to them. But there is supporting evidence because she often jokes about drone striking troublesome adversaries." It's not nothing, but it's pretty damn close.