Is Assange being framed?

Is Assange being framed?

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"Jennifer Robinson, of London law firm Finers Stephens Innocent, spoke out..."One can imagine that when you have very public officials making these sorts of very serious calls for assassination that one would be concerned for their personal safety," Robinson told the Pacifica. "I also think that it raises genuine concerns when you have Sarah Palin making such allegations, for the prospect of my client receiving any sort of due process in the US."

She added they would be seeking advice from U.S. lawyers about the U.S. Espionage Act, saying a possible prosecution there was "of grave concern."

"In our view, WikiLeaks ought to be entitled to First Amendment protections for free speech. And any prosecution under the Espionage Act would call into question these protections," Robinson said."


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40467957/ns/us_news-wikileaks_in_security/

"In an outburst on Facebook this week, Palin - who once encouraged oil companies to "drill, baby, drill" in the middle of an Arctic wildlife reserve - branded Assange an "anti-American operative with blood on his hands". She wrote: "Assange is not a 'journalist', any more than the 'editor' of al-Qaeda's new English-language magazine Inspire is a 'journalist'." But in a 2008 US television interview with presenter Katie Couric, Palin herself appeared unable to name the newspapers she reads.

Palin continued: "His past posting of classified documents revealed the identity of more than 100 Afghan sources to the Taliban. Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders?"

She claimed WikiLeaks' financial assets should be frozen "just as we do to individuals who provide material support for terrorist organizations".

She said "cyber tools" should be used to "permanently dismantle WikiLeaks".


http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-sarah-palin-target-wikileaks-assange.html?hpg1=bn

"U.S. authorities chased WikiLeaks from an American commercial computer network, Amazon.com, and temporarily stopped the leak of embarrassing diplomatic documents..."



"Tom Flanagan, an advisor to Canada's prime minister, said in a television interview that Assange "should be assassinated" and that US President Barack Obama "should put out a contract and maybe use a drone."

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Wi...sassination+risk+Spokesman/3914052/story.html
 
your post proved nothing nor did it show anything legion....

care to try again? or is trolling your only ability on this forum? can you put it into your own words? let's see you debate instead of troll and copy and paste all the time....break out of your comfort zone...
 
Smarter Than All Y'All said:
"Tom Flanagan, an advisor to Canada's prime minister, said in a television interview that Assange "should be assassinated" and that US President Barack Obama "should put out a contract and maybe use a drone."
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Which just goes to show Canada can compete with the US when it comes to idiotic, conservative public servants. So there! :tongout:

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Smarter Than All Y'All said:
"Jennifer Robinson, of London law firm Finers Stephens Innocent, spoke out..."One can imagine that when you have very public officials making these sorts of very serious calls for assassination that one would be concerned for their personal safety," Robinson told the Pacifica. "I also think that it raises genuine concerns when you have Sarah Palin making such allegations, for the prospect of my client receiving any sort of due process in the US."

She added they would be seeking advice from U.S. lawyers about the U.S. Espionage Act, saying a possible prosecution there was "of grave concern."

"In our view, WikiLeaks ought to be entitled to First Amendment protections for free speech. And any prosecution under the Espionage Act would call into question these protections," Robinson said."


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40467957/ns/us_news-wikileaks_in_security/

"In an outburst on Facebook this week, Palin - who once encouraged oil companies to "drill, baby, drill" in the middle of an Arctic wildlife reserve - branded Assange an "anti-American operative with blood on his hands". She wrote: "Assange is not a 'journalist', any more than the 'editor' of al-Qaeda's new English-language magazine Inspire is a 'journalist'." But in a 2008 US television interview with presenter Katie Couric, Palin herself appeared unable to name the newspapers she reads.

Palin continued: "His past posting of classified documents revealed the identity of more than 100 Afghan sources to the Taliban. Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders?"

She claimed WikiLeaks' financial assets should be frozen "just as we do to individuals who provide material support for terrorist organizations".

She said "cyber tools" should be used to "permanently dismantle WikiLeaks".


http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-sarah-palin-target-wikileaks-assange.html?hpg1=bn

"U.S. authorities chased WikiLeaks from an American commercial computer network, Amazon.com, and temporarily stopped the leak of embarrassing diplomatic documents..."



"Tom Flanagan, an advisor to Canada's prime minister, said in a television interview that Assange "should be assassinated" and that US President Barack Obama "should put out a contract and maybe use a drone."

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Wi...sassination+risk+Spokesman/3914052/story.html
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Socrtease said:
Sex crimes in the US are the only crimes where the a defendant is viewed as Guilty until he proves himself innocent. I have been involved in one case where a woman died by sexual misadventure. She liked to put her head in a noose during sex because she liked the lack of oxygen and what it did to her during orgasm. Our guy was charged with Rape and Murder of his own wife until we made public the dozens of tapes that the two of them had of themselves and others and the repeated times she placed herself in that situation voluntarily. When we explained to the judge the situation he didn't care, he placed our client in jail without bail where he was beaten up and sexually assaulted for several days while the DA reviewed the tapes and decided if he was still negligent in the matter. He was ultimately freed but the mere accusation of sex crimes and a man's life is wrecked.
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We have an utterly ridiculous law in the UK that allows women in rape cases to be totally anonymous whilst men are exposed to full publicity.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/07/is_government_right_to_drop_ra.html
 
apple0154 said:
Which just goes to show Canada can compete with the US when it comes to idiotic, conservative public servants. So there! :tongout:

:rofl:


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The US establishment has been severely embarrassed by these leaks, primarily because it exposes the piss poor security surrounding the diplomatic exchanges. Assange has done them a favour and should be lauded as a hero, naturally what's happened is just the opposite where he has been stitched up by the security services. It is so predictable it makes you want to vomit.
 
Yurt said:
you're not serious are you....
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she is a former governor, she was a VP candidate, she is presumed to KNOW the law, therefore if she can't recall the supreme court case concerning the pentagon papers and the decision that confirmed 1st Amendment protections for the press, then yes, i'm deadly serious. She's still a TEA jacktivist.
 
Smarter Than All Y'All said:
"Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Kit Bond (R-Miss.) said that Assange--and, in wording that was likely designed to intimidate programmers and other volunteers aiding WikiLeaks--any of "his possible accomplices" should be charged with federal crimes."



Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20024501-38.html#ixzz170bSdV00
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two more morons that obviously don't know the law. no wonder they voted for obamacare and think they have constitutional authority to force people to do shit.
 
"Domain name provider EveryDNS has pulled the plug on Wikileaks after giving the site 24 hours' notice that it could not put up with the denial of service attacks the site was attracting.

The DNS provider said that it had sent messages by email and via Twitter and through the chat function of its website to warn Wikileaks that it was in breach of its terms and conditions and was at risk of termination."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/03/wikileaks_loses_dns/
 
wanderingbear said:
Of course hes being framed he's spilling all the governments dirty secrets.The false sex charges are being filed because the Feds know that sex charges are nearly impossible to fight,and that even the idea that hes guilty of them will discredit him in the eyes of the public.
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They are nearly impossible to prove.

One should never look for conspiracy when incompetence can explain the actions of government. I don't know if he's being framed, but I do know he'll still have a jury hear the case.
 
Damocles said:
They are nearly impossible to prove.

One should never look for conspiracy when incompetence can explain the actions of government. I don't know if he's being framed, but I do know he'll still have a jury hear the case.
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I personally couldn't care less if he's being framed. Releasing that information and jeporadizing our people around the world is enough to make me not feel one ounce of sympathy for him.
 
tom prendergast said:
I think you know the answer to that already.
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No, Prendergasp!. You think you know the answer to that. Let's be clear. Taking the high road of moral superiority may make you feel good, but it is so god damn hypocritical when you demonstrate your very own personal biases here daily; political, personal and otherwise.

Assange is constantly on the move for a reason. He is a shit disturber that believes that nothing trumps getting his message across. Up to and including putting the lives of innocent people at risk. His rights end when he makes a conscience decision to put unknowing people in peril's way to satisfy his insatiable need for revenge.

Take your pompous attitude and go bugger yourself.
 
SmarterThanYou said:
so you don't care for the 1st Amendment or the rule of law?
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I don't care for his total lack of regard for the safety of people he puts in danger in some egomaniacal attempt to be the moral arbiter of the world.

It's one thing to want to right a wrong. It's completely different when you take unwilling hostages.

When he made the cognizant decision to expose all these things, he also made a cognizant decision to open up his life as fodder for every crazy person out there. I assume he likes how the shoe fits on his foot.

Life is a series of choices. He made his and now he will live with what he wrought. If his first ammendment rights get trampled, oh well. Others might lose their lives over the information he has exposed.
 
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