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Post by Paul Spencer on Jun 25, 2024 2:23:16 GMT
A supremely brave individual.
What this man has had to sacrifice in order to expose what our government's do without our consent is hard to quantify.
A genuine hero of the people ...
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Jun 25, 2024 4:40:58 GMT
A supremely brave individual. What this man has had to sacrifice in order to expose what our government's do without our consent is hard to quantify. A genuine hero of the people ... Wonderful news!! |
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Jun 25, 2024 5:49:19 GMT
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Post by riverman on Jun 25, 2024 6:59:54 GMT
Brilliant news. This brave man went through hell to expose some inconvenient truths about what goes on in the corridors of power. He would not be beat. Hope he can rebuild his life now and find peace.
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Jun 25, 2024 7:21:47 GMT
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Jun 25, 2024 8:04:23 GMT
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Jun 25, 2024 8:10:24 GMT
I wouldn't be popping the champagne corks just yet, he's still got to land on a US-controlled island first, for a deal that... "This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised". What's to stop them just grabbing him? I'd be very wary till he has left that island & landed back in Australia.
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Post by fullmetaljacket on Jun 25, 2024 8:11:35 GMT
A bit ironic he's going to back to Aus free ( fully deserved) when they've just jailed a whistlblower for exposing what went on in Afghanistan.
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Post by oggyoggy on Jun 25, 2024 8:17:17 GMT
Great news. But I don’t think he is free. The deal was he has had to plead guilty to a serious crime (some espionage charge), but the 5 years he has already spent in prison will be taken into account in sentencing.
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Post by gawa on Jun 25, 2024 8:48:12 GMT
Great news.
....but Russia.
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Post by wannabee on Jun 25, 2024 9:39:49 GMT
I'm very happy for Assange himself but it raises more questions than it gives answers
Assange has pled guilty to a sample charge of obtaining and publishing information detrimental to National Security. No determination has been made in a Court of Law if the information on activities disclosed was illegal only their obtaining and disclosure.
As we speak Trump is in a Court accused of exactly the same charges of obtaining Classified Documents and endangering lives.
Does the 1st Amendment only apply when US Government says it applies and is speech only free when US Government says it's free even when it's true.
Do Investigate Journalists now need to be more careful of information they disclose if it's not "in the National Interest"
Do publishers (like Assange) need to be more careful in what they publish as the penalty Assange has received under the plea deal is time served, 5 years in Belmarsh.
And Chelsea Manning can she be written off as Mentally disturbed because the reason she disclosed the files to Assange was because she was Trans
And what does it say about US Intelligence, no that's not an oxymoron, that allowed a low level intelligence analyst to harvest and pass on so much Classified Information
And in a related story Edward Snowden still residing in Moscow allegedly unable to travel for fear of apprehension
His "crime" was disclosing that US Government were illegally trawling the Data supplied by Facebook, Google etc of US Citizens. Hoover/McCarthy would be proud.
Does anyone believe that the 2015 Freedom Act has put a stop to these practices, no me neither.
Does anyone believe it is confined to US Citizens only and not shared with "Friendly" Governments
But we should be concerned about Tik Tok because it's Chinese, well we should actually.
So many questions, too few answers.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2024 9:48:45 GMT
This is the hero that fled Swedish rape charges until the statute of limitations expired and the witnesses gave up, right?
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Post by musik on Jun 25, 2024 10:08:54 GMT
This is the hero that fled Swedish rape charges until the statute of limitations expired and the witnesses gave up, right? In 2020. |
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Jun 25, 2024 10:11:48 GMT
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Post by wannabee on Jun 25, 2024 10:57:00 GMT
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Post by salopstick on Jun 25, 2024 11:19:31 GMT
A supremely brave individual. What this man has had to sacrifice in order to expose what our government's do without our consent is hard to quantify. A genuine hero of the people ... brilliant news wikileaks should be publicly funded  |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jun 25, 2024 13:27:53 GMT
I wouldn't be popping the champagne corks just yet, he's still got to land on a US-controlled island first, for a deal that... "This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised". What's to stop them just grabbing him? I'd be very wary till he has left that island & landed back in Australia. Exactly my thought. Is Guantanamo Bay still open? Let’s not forget he escaped charges of rape in Sweden by hiding for 7 years in Ecuador's embassy in London. |
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Post by hoffgreen on Jun 25, 2024 16:42:13 GMT
Not a US citizen, no crime committed on US soil..
And Russia is authoritarian...hmm ok.
Brave man...should be given the Nobel Peace prize
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Post by riverman on Jun 26, 2024 7:05:32 GMT
Walked free from the court in Saipan. Now on his way home to Australia. 👍
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Post by Gods on Jun 26, 2024 7:17:08 GMT
This is the hero that fled Swedish rape charges until the statute of limitations expired and the witnesses gave up, right? A controlling and unsavoury individual who exposed some terrible deeds will be his epitaph. |
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Post by redstriper on Jun 26, 2024 7:51:23 GMT
This is the hero that fled Swedish rape charges until the statute of limitations expired and the witnesses gave up, right? A controlling and unsavoury individual who exposed some terrible deeds will be his epitaph. Probably true, though we all have to be cynical about words written about him by various agencies. It's ironic that he has spent x years in captivity, but not for his alleged crimes. |
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Post by dutchstokie on Jun 26, 2024 12:54:45 GMT
The cynical side of me might see him ' fall out' of a window of some hotel at some point next year.........
A marked man for sure.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jun 27, 2024 7:19:27 GMT
The cynical side of me might see him ' fall out' of a window of some hotel at some point next year......... A marked man for sure. My thoughts too. Some kind of assassination would not be a surprise, especially if Australian servicemen were compromised by his wikileaks. You hardly ever hear of the Australian Secret Service, ASIS, that could change in next couple of years. |
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Post by flea79 on Jun 27, 2024 16:10:24 GMT
now for Bronson
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