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Julian Assange should be freed : Comments

By Peter Bowden, published 24/12/2021

What did Julian Assange do that such powerful countries want him condemned ? For he is not guilty of any crime. Guilty only of exposing wrongdoings.

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ttbn: there is also the Swedish incident that would have had the wrath of the usual suspects brought down upon any other 'white, privileged Australian male'.

Didn't she admit she had been coerced by the yanks. Now she has withdrawn her complaint. So that's that. What the Poms have got him for is absconding Bail.
Posted by Jayb, Friday, 24 December 2021 8:19:40 PM
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Those who want Assange jailed in the US are strangely silent on real political crimes like Myanmar and Belarus. Perhaps they prefer easy targets. This saga and the prosecution of Bernard Collaery shows illiberal governments don't like being caught out acting dishonestly. What they are seeking is revenge not justice.

If Assange is extradited and he serves an additional term longer than Manning I think it will set back US relationships with the rest of the world. Their London embassy could become a focal point for that anger. They should be careful what they wish for.
Posted by Taswegian, Saturday, 25 December 2021 5:30:29 PM
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JA is just a revolting narcissist. Frankly I couldn't give a rats if he is innocent or guilty: Either way, I hope he rots in jail. For me it is comforting to see truly horrible people get their comeuppance.
Posted by Fester, Saturday, 25 December 2021 5:58:01 PM
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Julian Assange is not a rapist. Those Swedish charges were trumped-up in order to get Assange to Sweden where he could be extradited to the US. The women's testimony was manipulated and once they realised how they were being played they withdrew their complaint. The complaint was never one of rape in the first place.

Assange has committed no crime. He has bravely and selflessly revealed the USA's dirty war secrets and the world owes him a debt of gratitude. The US government is determined to extract revenge and in one way or another to end Assange's life. It's also hellbent on sending a powerful warning to all other journalists. If you air our dirty laundry to the world, we'll come after you and we won't stop until we've destroyed you.

The Australian government and opposition's spineless acquiescence in the face of this appalling travesty of justice just goes to show how shamelessly Australia kowtows to its American masters!
Posted by Bronwyn, Monday, 27 December 2021 1:26:14 AM
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If Assange had simply published leaked information he could be charged.

However, the emails between him and Bradley Manning clearly showed that he not only cajoled him into hacking the system but instructed him on how to do this. This makes him an accomplice.
Posted by shadowminister, Monday, 27 December 2021 6:32:27 AM
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"Julian Assange is not a rapist. Those Swedish charges were trumped-up in order to get Assange to Sweden where he could be extradited to the US. The women's testimony was manipulated and once they realised how they were being played they withdrew their complaint. The complaint was never one of rape in the first place".

Now there's a super-dooper conspiracy theory. Assange is not a rapist (Just Bronwyn's opinion. No trial to provide a conclusion one way or the other). The mighty US has nothing better to do than persecute a single individual. The women's testimony was manipulated (Who says? Apart from Bronwyn). Why was the complaint withdrawn? "Played" or not, what sort of women would withdraw a complaint that attracts enormous sympathy. And if the complaint was "never one of rape in the first place", what was it. Bronwyn indicates that she knows more than all those newshounds and activists keen to bring down a white, privileged male, but she has no evidence of anything she claims.

Her whole post is just another manic blurt, topped off by her final comments attacking Australia and nonsense about America being our master.
Posted by ttbn, Monday, 27 December 2021 8:58:44 AM
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