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When he actively coached and encouraged Manning to steal top secret data from US government databases, and then released it wholesale without regard for its new

When he actively coached and encouraged Manning to steal top secret data from US government databases, and then released it wholesale without regard for its newsworthiness, he ceased being any definition of a journalist. Not sure what he is now, but the word choice I'd use for him is going to be heavily influenced by his later collaboration with Russian intelligence.

dj_gitmo 5y ago
The key witness against Assange is a convicted pedophile and sociopath who was being paid by the US government. He has since admitted that his testimony was false. https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2021/06/27/assange-prosecution-relied-on-false-testimony-from-a-diagnosed-sociopath-and-convicted-pedophile/ https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2021/06/27/assange-prosecution-...
- nobody9999 5y ago
  >The key witness against Assange is a convicted pedophile and sociopath who was being paid by the US government. That's not all that unusual. In many cases, folks are brought to trial and convicted on the testimony of unsavory characters. An excellent example of this is the conviction of John Gotti[0], who was convicted of (among other things) the murder of Paul Castellano[1]. The evidence against Gotti was largely based on information provided by Sammy "The Bull" Gravano[2]. All three of those guys are/were thoroughly disreputable people and stone killers. Gravano, despite his long and violent criminal career, was given a very short prison sentence and was then placed into the US' Witness Protection Program[3], giving him protection and financial support from the US Government. Despite this, Gravano continued to be the gangster he always was and was convicted of additional crimes and sentenced to prison again (20 years in New York and 19 years on Arizona, served concurrently). Just because someone is a scumbag, doesn't mean they can't play a part in prosecutions. There are many other examples of this sort of thing as well. >He has since admitted that his testimony was false. Assuming that can be verified, it's a great point in Assange's defense. Which, I'm sure, won't be lost on his lawyers. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gotti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gotti [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Castellano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Castellano [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Gravano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Gravano [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Witness_Protection_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Witness_...
ClumsyPilot 5y ago
The guy that released evidence of torture in Russian jails to western media is fighting back against tyranny, but when the shoe is on the other foot the language changes The 'patriotically' minded folks in Russia and US are surprisingly alike, and patriotic ideology is invariably full of hypocrisy. I think if they were to run a country, it would look very much like Russia of today.
- kspacewalk2 5y ago
  Please remind me what "tyranny" is revealed by releasing a dump of unredacted diplomatic cables. Be specific if at all possible.
  - ClumsyPilot 5y ago
    Are you unfamiliar with the material? "She provided WikiLeaks with the video Collateral Murder, which showed the US army killing a dozen unarmed civilians, including two Reuters employees."
  - jhgb 5y ago
    If they're US diplomatic cables discussing planned US war crimes, then it's quite a lot of tyranny to be revealed, I'd imagine.
    - kspacewalk2 5y ago
      Sadly this is not specific.
realce 5y ago
He's not an American citizen, those are not protected documents since he's not governed by their owners.
- kspacewalk2 5y ago
  The US government disagrees that non-citizens can violate its secrecy laws at will with no repercussions. I cannot blame them.
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busymom0 5y ago
Both your allegations are entirely false. Assange literally contacted the state department warning them that an ex employee who was angry was going to release the files without redacting names and the state department ignored that warning. This phone call was released last year but didn't get reported by the corporate media. Your Russian intelligence allegations has absolutely zero proof behind it and simply a political Twitter talking point.
ed25519FUUU 5y ago
Ah the pesky Russians. They always seem to appear whenever the US is embarrassed.
- kspacewalk2 5y ago
  Of course not. They are always just innocent tourists, passing by on their way to marvel at cathedral spires. The mere suggestion otherwise is known as Russophobia.
elzbardico 5y ago
Steal documentation that showed in no uncertain terms that the security apparatus of the US government had abandoned any remaining respect they had for civil rights and the law.

dj_gitmo 5y ago

The key witness against Assange is a convicted pedophile and sociopath who was being paid by the US government. He has since admitted that his testimony was false. https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2021/06/27/assange-prosecution-relied-on-false-testimony-from-a-diagnosed-sociopath-and-convicted-pedophile/ https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2021/06/27/assange-prosecution-...

nobody9999 5y ago
>The key witness against Assange is a convicted pedophile and sociopath who was being paid by the US government. That's not all that unusual. In many cases, folks are brought to trial and convicted on the testimony of unsavory characters. An excellent example of this is the conviction of John Gotti[0], who was convicted of (among other things) the murder of Paul Castellano[1]. The evidence against Gotti was largely based on information provided by Sammy "The Bull" Gravano[2]. All three of those guys are/were thoroughly disreputable people and stone killers. Gravano, despite his long and violent criminal career, was given a very short prison sentence and was then placed into the US' Witness Protection Program[3], giving him protection and financial support from the US Government. Despite this, Gravano continued to be the gangster he always was and was convicted of additional crimes and sentenced to prison again (20 years in New York and 19 years on Arizona, served concurrently). Just because someone is a scumbag, doesn't mean they can't play a part in prosecutions. There are many other examples of this sort of thing as well. >He has since admitted that his testimony was false. Assuming that can be verified, it's a great point in Assange's defense. Which, I'm sure, won't be lost on his lawyers. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gotti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gotti [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Castellano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Castellano [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Gravano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Gravano [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Witness_Protection_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Witness_...

ClumsyPilot 5y ago

The guy that released evidence of torture in Russian jails to western media is fighting back against tyranny, but when the shoe is on the other foot the language changes The 'patriotically' minded folks in Russia and US are surprisingly alike, and patriotic ideology is invariably full of hypocrisy. I think if they were to run a country, it would look very much like Russia of today.

kspacewalk2 5y ago
Please remind me what "tyranny" is revealed by releasing a dump of unredacted diplomatic cables. Be specific if at all possible.
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago
  Are you unfamiliar with the material? "She provided WikiLeaks with the video Collateral Murder, which showed the US army killing a dozen unarmed civilians, including two Reuters employees."
- jhgb 5y ago
  If they're US diplomatic cables discussing planned US war crimes, then it's quite a lot of tyranny to be revealed, I'd imagine.
  - kspacewalk2 5y ago
    Sadly this is not specific.

realce 5y ago

He's not an American citizen, those are not protected documents since he's not governed by their owners.

kspacewalk2 5y ago
The US government disagrees that non-citizens can violate its secrecy laws at will with no repercussions. I cannot blame them.

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busymom0 5y ago

Both your allegations are entirely false. Assange literally contacted the state department warning them that an ex employee who was angry was going to release the files without redacting names and the state department ignored that warning. This phone call was released last year but didn't get reported by the corporate media. Your Russian intelligence allegations has absolutely zero proof behind it and simply a political Twitter talking point.

ed25519FUUU 5y ago

Ah the pesky Russians. They always seem to appear whenever the US is embarrassed.

kspacewalk2 5y ago
Of course not. They are always just innocent tourists, passing by on their way to marvel at cathedral spires. The mere suggestion otherwise is known as Russophobia.

elzbardico 5y ago

Steal documentation that showed in no uncertain terms that the security apparatus of the US government had abandoned any remaining respect they had for civil rights and the law.