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Everyone is owed due process to some extent. But in this case, are we really bothered about a guy who isn't in the UK, has broken UK bail conditions, and is qui

by slivym 9y ago

Everyone is owed due process to some extent. But in this case, are we really bothered about a guy who isn't in the UK, has broken UK bail conditions, and is quite likely to have actively participated in attacks against some of the UK's closest allies. I think he should go round to his local lawyer and ask about taking the UK police to court. He deserves to see stand in that court room and hear them answer for why this happened. He doesn't seem to want to though... He just seems to want to moan on twitter without leaving his home...

Retric 9y ago
As an activist the goal is often to create noise rather than to avoid prison. People don't want to portray him in that light as it elevates his position and might not be accurate.
elif 9y ago
Which publication do you consider an attack?
sschueller 9y ago
Stop spreading FUD. Wikileaks has not actively participated in any attacks. Wikileaks has exposed some of the most horrific crimes committed by the Unites States and others yet we are still trying to kill the messenger.
- thrillgore 9y ago
  Collateral Murder was an eye opener, but now he's a lapdog of Russia, and a martyr to Trump. Julian is useless now.
- openasocket 9y ago
  Serious question, what crimes has Wikileaks exposed? I'm sure there are some, but off the top of my head the most serious crimes the US has committed in recent history have been exposed by Snowden or Congressional investigations.
  - zanny 9y ago
    They leaked the Baghdad airstrike video that got people mad for a few days before not doing anything about it. They also released tons of military files relating to the Iraq / Afghan war and Gitmo that confirmed a lot of popular theory about the goings on over there - torture, Geneva violations, etc.
    - openasocket 9y ago
      Sure, but torture in Guantanamo Bay was also the subject of a lot of coverage, including the results of an extremely detailed and exhaustingly documented Congressional inquiry, that I found to be of much greater value. I consider that inquiry to be much more valuable because, not only did it go into great detail when and why torture took place, but also demonstrated that torture resulted in no useful intelligence data.

by slivym 9y ago

Retric 9y ago

As an activist the goal is often to create noise rather than to avoid prison. People don't want to portray him in that light as it elevates his position and might not be accurate.

elif 9y ago

Which publication do you consider an attack?

sschueller 9y ago

Stop spreading FUD. Wikileaks has not actively participated in any attacks. Wikileaks has exposed some of the most horrific crimes committed by the Unites States and others yet we are still trying to kill the messenger.

thrillgore 9y ago
Collateral Murder was an eye opener, but now he's a lapdog of Russia, and a martyr to Trump. Julian is useless now.
openasocket 9y ago
Serious question, what crimes has Wikileaks exposed? I'm sure there are some, but off the top of my head the most serious crimes the US has committed in recent history have been exposed by Snowden or Congressional investigations.
- zanny 9y ago
  They leaked the Baghdad airstrike video that got people mad for a few days before not doing anything about it. They also released tons of military files relating to the Iraq / Afghan war and Gitmo that confirmed a lot of popular theory about the goings on over there - torture, Geneva violations, etc.
  - openasocket 9y ago
    Sure, but torture in Guantanamo Bay was also the subject of a lot of coverage, including the results of an extremely detailed and exhaustingly documented Congressional inquiry, that I found to be of much greater value. I consider that inquiry to be much more valuable because, not only did it go into great detail when and why torture took place, but also demonstrated that torture resulted in no useful intelligence data.