Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nono. Only saudi arabia and russia are doing this. US is just following the law. Nothing wrong with that, right?
China too.
Dont forget Iran and North Korea
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#152Just in time: "US announces funds to support independent journalism and reporters targeted for their work"
If it's supported by government funds it's not "independent journalism" anymore.
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#153Earlier quoted context omitted.
Assange is more of an editor / publisher. This is akin to the Washington Post publishing the Pentagon Papers. As a reminder, this is why the US wants to punish Assange: > Wikileaks reveals video showing US air crew shooting down Iraqi civilians > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/05/wikileaks-us-a...
Editors/publishers exercise judgement and take responsibility for what they put out into the world. AFAICT, Assange's best argument for his innocence is that he bears no responsibility because... he neither took nor accepts any responsibility.
I'm pretty sure it is everyone's responsibility to inform the world about war crimes when that information is brought to our attention.
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#154For further context I highly suggest the articles from Nils Melzer (UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment):
https://www.republik.ch/2020/01/31/nils-melzer-about-wikilea...
https://medium.com/@njmelzer/demasking-the-torture-of-julian...
https://medium.com/@njmelzer/response-to-open-letter-of-1-ju...
https://www.democracynow.org/2019/11/22/nils_melzer_julian_a...
Re: Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules
#155Joe Biden was not kidding around when he said America is back. Much better than Trump who was a clowinish buffonish sheep in wolf's clothing obsessed with his twitter account. He was so incompetent he could not start one new war.
Meanwhile there is a twitter blackout on following the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
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#156Young people IMHO have no idea what's going on. In one line: Assange in 2010 revealed and gave clear proof of American war crimes in Iraq https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Collateral_Murder,_5_Apr_2010 - now the US wants him dead. That's how imperialism works. Today is a sad day for all freedom and peace lovers. Edit: just to be clear, the perpetrators of those barbarous war crimes, and their superiors, never had to face ju…
Don't touch that dial... You've got KOME on your radio!
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#157Re: Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules
#158This was inevitable to anyone who read the original ruling. What I said 11 months ago: " actually don't think this is such great news for him. Extradition was specifically blocked on the grounds of a particular regime he might be subjected to (to be fair, probably the only legal grounds on which he had any chance of succeeding). That leaves the US with a way out if they want to proceed with the extradition - guarante…
If only Hillary Clinton were serving her second term, then maybe he'd have a chance with that argument.
unfortunately he switched from citizen journalist to selective propaganda release and russian propaganda washing.
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#159And this is why I find all the posts around China and why people/company should be ostracised for dealing with them hypocritical.
The evil part of hypocricy is not pointing out and criticizing evil.
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#160What rotten people are driving this, and how do we hold them accountable?
we tried to sanction russia, but its hard when they used 0uppets to help railroad democracy