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An interesting read, with lots of comments emoting views on morality which is quite distinct from legality. It's entirely possible the greater good was revealin
by ggm 2y ago
An interesting read, with lots of comments emoting views on morality which is quite distinct from legality. It's entirely possible the greater good was revealing awful acts by the US military. The offence here was in
conspiracy, and inducement/excitement to break the law.
Unrelated I wonder if the people who paid bail for Assange in the UK only to have him skip bail got refunded.
The OP points out a lot of half truths and hot takes exist especially around the Sweden side of things.
- blitzar 2y ago> the people who paid bail for Assange in the UK only to have him skip bail got refunded https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/oct/08/julian-assange-supporters-ordered-forfeit-bail https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/oct/08/julian-assange... They tried to not pay, given that for some it was a substantial portion of their life savings, but obviously they didnt have any real case to avoid it. I would hope wikileaks repayed them but I highly doubt they did. Some ardent supporters from that era have little nice to say about Assange - including those that paid significant bail provided huge amounts of assistance. https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2013/02/jemima-khan-julian-assange-how-wikileaks-founder-alienated-his-allies https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2013/02/jemima-kha...
- pjc50 2y agoExtremely unambiguous scammy behavior, there.