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WillyT

(72,631 posts)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 09:50 PM Aug 2012

Ya Know... There's A Third Possibility On The Assange Divide... [View all]

Simplistic I know, but...

Theory 1) Has it that Julian Assange has to "man up" and face his accusers in a court of law to clear his name, or face justice.

Theory 2) Has it that after decades of watching various governments lie to us in order to smear and intimidate people who threaten their well fortified cocoon, WE DON'T TRUST THEM ANY LONGER.

And it comes to me that there may be a third...

Theory 3) There are people who do NOT want Barack Obama to be tarnished with the soot of continuing a number of Bush-The-Lesser's policy decisions...

Which of course... goes back to Theory 2...

Thoughts ???




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Are you and Struggle4Progress in some kind of a competition? randome Aug 2012 #1
So... I'll Put You Down For Theory 3 ??? WillyT Aug 2012 #2
Until you show evidence that there's an overt conspiracy to bring Assange to the US... brooklynite Aug 2012 #3
Assange haters (the ones who are not trolls) mostly fall into two groups whatchamacallit Aug 2012 #4
Please tell us the criteria you utilize to label your fellow DUers. randome Aug 2012 #6
Since Obama left Assange unmolested in Britain for two years hack89 Aug 2012 #10
It's easier for the US to rendition people from Sweden than to extradite from the UK. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #12
Really? Obama would be that stupid? hack89 Aug 2012 #13
You Tell Me... He Apparently Has No Sway Over The SEC... WillyT Aug 2012 #15
You will have to decode your question. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #16
That Would Be... Headless Nails... WillyT Aug 2012 #17
So why did the FBI, CIA, NSA, MIC let Assange go unmolested in Britain for two years? hack89 Aug 2012 #22
He's alive because they want to make an example of him. nt TBF Aug 2012 #26
By putting on a show trial where he has a good chance of being acquitted? hack89 Aug 2012 #29
Um... WillyT Aug 2012 #30
You notice not a single American cable is mentioned? Why is that? hack89 Aug 2012 #31
Well... WillyT Aug 2012 #32
So nothing indicating that the US has an actual law he broke? hack89 Aug 2012 #33
Sorry I should have wrote more clearly limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #19
The UK has a history of rendition themselves so I am not so sure of that. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #21
The 'rendition' you refer to was done clandestinely muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #23
No it isn't. What horseshit. MADem Aug 2012 #24
Y'know, it is possible to support Assange and Obama at the same time. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #14
you noticed that too quinnox Aug 2012 #25
How much is the divide really? limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #5
Well... Not Quite A Poll, But... WillyT Aug 2012 #7
Yep, came out pretty heavily pro-Assange.. n/t Fumesucker Aug 2012 #8
Better you than me.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #9
Shhh... WillyT Aug 2012 #11
"You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment." Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #18
Gawd Was That A Great Series! HangOnKids Aug 2012 #28
It's always interesting to see woo me with science Aug 2012 #20
Excellent. TBF Aug 2012 #27
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