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The fourth possibility - and this one never ceases to be true in all cases when it comes to the Feds - is that the people seeking his prosecution are spiteful a
by adventured 8y ago
The fourth possibility - and this one never ceases to be true in all cases when it comes to the Feds - is that the people seeking his prosecution are spiteful as hell. They are not used to not getting their way. It's extremely fearsome to go up against the US Government when it wants your neck, because they have so many ways to destroy your life all around the world. They have infinite resources for all practical purposes and can just keep coming at you.
One of the few consistencies I've seen in my lifetime across all major US Government agencies is that they seem to hold grudges forever. It doesn't matter whether we're talking about the FBI, CIA, Pentagon, DOJ, IRS or SEC. Assange, out there, is a persistent waving defiance of their perceived power and reach (and worse, right in the US sphere of influence).
- grayed-down 8y agoNot sure why you're getting grayed down, but what you say is right on the money.
- fixermark 8y ago+1. When I was a Boy Scout, I had confirmation direct from an FBI agent that once somebody is wanted, the Agency has a long memory and a long reach. The anecdote he shared was a fugitive fled to Saudi Arabia. Over a decade and a half, the fugitive grew a small business empire and was well-connected. In tandem with allies in Saudi Arabia, the FBI arranged a lavish party on a yacht to which their target was invited. The yacht sailed out to international waters and FBI agents apprehended him and put him on a Navy cruiser out at sea.
- Mirioron 8y agoWhat I wonder is how those same people in the US would feel if countries like China or Russia did the same thing openly.
- panarky 8y agoDoes it matter if they do the same thing (or worse) openly or covertly? Russia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvine... China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Yingying_Zhang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Yingying_Zhan...
- triangleman 8y agoUh, you sure you linked the right article for China?
- dsl 8y agoI've been involved in enough government stuff to know that resources like that don't get spent unless the target is _really_ bad. The FBI often refers cases with single digit millions in losses to state and local, because the SAs are busy with bigger cases.
- nickpsecurity 8y agoSupporting your point are people like Poitras getting extra, random screening after publishing documentaries about US wars. They've often been vindictive given it's power-loving, egotistical, image-conscious politicians running them.