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For context: Press release from Assange's lawyer: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/71lsqt http://www.twitlonger.com/show/71lsqt Quote: "Despite his right to sil
by dsplittgerber 16y ago
For context: Press release from Assange's lawyer:
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/71lsqt http://www.twitlonger.com/show/71lsqt
Quote: "Despite his right to silence, my client has repeatedly offered to be interviewed, first in Sweden before he left, and then subsequently in the UK (including at the Swedish Embassy), either in person or by telephone, videoconferencing or email and he has also offered to make a sworn statement on affidavit. All of these offers have been flatly refused by a prosecutor who is abusing her powers by insisting that he return to Sweden at his own expense to be subjected to another media circus that she will orchestrate. Pursuing a warrant in this circumstance is entirely unnecessary and disproportionate."
- grandalf 16y agoIt would seem to have been appropriate for the NY Times / AP to include mention of this release in its coverage.
- jrockway 16y agoYeah. And I really don't see an agenda on the NY Times' side, as Wikileaks' work has allowed them to write a lot of great articles.
- borism 16y agoit's just a news article pulled off Associated Press wire for god's sake...
- grandalf 16y agoTrue, however the title was likely chosen by the NY Times editors -- you'd be surprised at how much editorial whim goes into the choice of how to title an article, and how much bias is reflected in the titles. Also, that the title clearly reads like "They found enough evidence to put Assange behind bars" rather than what actually happens suggests that the AP is either biased against Assange or simply engaging in the worst sort of tabloid journalism.