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I could be wrong, but I don't think exposing US war-crimes is an offence in the UK (hence the extradition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfvFpT-iypw https://

• rbanffy 4y ago
  Exposing US war crimes should not be an offence in the US as well. It's kind of the same logic behind whistleblower protections. If the US wanted to look good, they would have prosecuted the people who participated in the killing of civilians and those who attempted to cover it up. The moment they realized they accidentally (and it is reasonable to think they didn't know the CF they got themselves into) killed a journalist they should have sent out a note detailing the facts and profusely apologizing, while making sure no other "collateral murder" happens for the same reasons. This moral stand would most likely have prevented Chelsea Manning from leaking the information, as the moral dilemma wouldn't be there. Shooting the messenger never looks good.
• jimnotgym 4y ago
  And does the US therefore have jurisdiction over the whole internet? If Assange did those things while in the UK, and they are not illegal in the UK he should be released. The World Police need their fingers snapping. I know the US doesn't care what the rest of the world thinks, but it should. We only pay tribute to the US (by letting them syphon off a % of all of our credit card fees for instance) because we see them as a legitimate ally. We could change that and it will speed up the decline of the US.