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Would you bet your freedom on that? I haven't seen the dude strolling about in the States... He's going to pay a big price for his academic experiment. The US
by damoncali 16y ago
Would you bet your freedom on that? I haven't seen the dude strolling about in the States...
He's going to pay a big price for his academic experiment. The US government has justifiably killed people over less serious attacks, and citizenship has nothing to do with it. And that's before you get to what has been done without justification (look up Ruby Ridge). When you pick a fight with a giant, you can expect to lose.
- potatolicious 16y agoOh don't get me wrong, I fully expect the US to do... interesting... things to Assange. Still doesn't mean they have a legal case around it, though. The best they have on him are questionably well-timed sex crime charges.
- damoncali 16y agoThat's the fascinating part to me. He's operating in this international legal grey area, all the while behaving as if the law will protect him.
- potatolicious 16y agoHe's got the insurance file, though, which sounds like he's not entirely counting on the law protecting him. And I'm fairly certain the law is fairly low on the CIA's radar of priorities.
- mikecane 16y agoJustifiably or self-justifiably? In these days of warrantless searches, crotch invasions, and GPS tracking, it seems "justifiably" lacks the "justice" part. You know, that safeguard called the court. The CIA, for example, was prevented from foreign assassinations after the Church Committee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_committee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_committee [typo edit]