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nc4bo

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2. Yes, I'd like to hear more about this "intervene" topic.

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:35 AM

Oct 2012

BTW, I'm a pro-Wikileaks person but I really would like to know what Assange is talking about here.

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Assange: "From today WikiLeaks has decided to intervene in the U.S. federal election." [View all] wtmusic Oct 2012 OP

"Intervene." Brickbat Oct 2012 #1

Yes, I'd like to hear more about this "intervene" topic. nc4bo Oct 2012 #2

The way I read it, the intervention is that you send your money to wikileaks instead of a candidate Brickbat Oct 2012 #5

That will happen exactly HappyMe Oct 2012 #9

Hee! Brickbat Oct 2012 #11

How overly dramatic. nc4bo Oct 2012 #14

You called it! randome Oct 2012 #15

Agreed. And people will see what they want to see in it. As far as a fundraising come-on goes, Brickbat Oct 2012 #17

Wikileaks SuperPAC 2012 BenzoDia Oct 2012 #3

WIKIPAC! Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #26

Just when I thought the 2012 election was getting boring! Arctic Dave Oct 2012 #4

Wtf? "Intervene"? HappyMe Oct 2012 #6

They do sound like they're going Lenny Bruce on us. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #13

The British govt (*cough US*) is on track to spend $6.4 million to keep Assange on ice this year riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #7

"Bill 'em, Danno." randome Oct 2012 #16

Money talks. Spending this much on Assange indicates how much they care about him riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #18

Of course they care. He skipped bail and left his friends hanging. That's sort of against the law. randome Oct 2012 #20

Yeah, care to cite me ANY other case where bail jumping meant an annual fee of $6.4 million riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #21

Well, it's not every day that someone runs into the Ecuadorian embassy to hide from the law. randome Oct 2012 #22

It used to be that people would run to Western embassies R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #35

We are all above the law. tama Oct 2012 #24

I have to admit, you blew my mind with that one! randome Oct 2012 #25

Great :) tama Oct 2012 #33

Assange, OTOH, is an anarchist. So that's why he'll attack Obama the hardest. pnwmom Oct 2012 #44

Do people really think this way beyond middle school. girl gone mad Oct 2012 #66

Yeah, but it's fine for you to toss insults. pnwmom Oct 2012 #83

Oh--you ought to read tama's thoughts on how the Declaration of Independence overrides US law. msanthrope Oct 2012 #53

Comedy gold... SidDithers Oct 2012 #56

My Teabagger Neighbor thinks the Federalist Papers excuse him from zoning laws, and Vattel's Law of msanthrope Oct 2012 #57

Not even close. They're just pulling security people off other assignments, pnwmom Oct 2012 #42

"Give us money so we can bring the democratic process to a halt!" Curtland1015 Oct 2012 #8

Huh? Who? randome Oct 2012 #10

I believe that money is power hfojvt Oct 2012 #12

Sorry, I only give to the Human Fund... msanthrope Oct 2012 #76

... SidDithers Oct 2012 #19

Plus 1 treestar Oct 2012 #48

Yawn... HipChick Oct 2012 #23

What do you want to bet they'll intervene in a way that attempts to help the GOP? n/t pnwmom Oct 2012 #27

Watch the video at the second link in the OP. MineralMan Oct 2012 #32

Thanks. I hate to be right about this because I'd have loved him to have released pnwmom Oct 2012 #40

he is as bad as ralph nader and not a hero by any means graham4anything Oct 2012 #28

He's worse. Nader did a lot of good in his early decades. n/t pnwmom Oct 2012 #39

Rupert Murdoch a foreigner? Perish the thought! KamaAina Oct 2012 #49

Ah - the attention junky is trying leftynyc Oct 2012 #29

Yah, way to go, there, Wikileaks... MineralMan Oct 2012 #30

After Reviewing the Video at the Second Link, MineralMan Oct 2012 #31

Thanks, MineralMan. It just confirms what I've thought for a while. pnwmom Oct 2012 #37

Um, butt out, Wikileaks and Assange. You've now crossed a line. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #34

So, for the "freedom" he's going to intervene CitizenPatriot Oct 2012 #36

there is a sort of insane brilliance to it tho Bodhi BloodWave Oct 2012 #70

good point. maybe he can get it thru on the more open CitizenPatriot Oct 2012 #96

Officiallly. Fuck Julian Assange... SidDithers Oct 2012 #38

Here's a tricky question. Wait Wut Oct 2012 #50

Thank you, SidDithers. I don't care about who Cha Oct 2012 #77

... WilliamPitt Oct 2012 #41

Glad to see this butt munch keep showing his true colors. Egnever Oct 2012 #43

Ditto. Wait Wut Oct 2012 #51

"...moves towards...a transnational security state dystopia. Zorra Oct 2012 #45

Assange is making his own amoral, dystopian, anarchist aims very clear. pnwmom Oct 2012 #46

Where, exactly, does Assange say that all government is evil? Zorra Oct 2012 #69

He's an anarchist. That means he's against all government. n/t pnwmom Oct 2012 #84

That is simply not even close to having any basis in reality. Zorra Oct 2012 #87

So you've just proven he's claiming to be a free-market Libertarian. pnwmom Oct 2012 #93

So now Assange has elevated himself to speak for 'the people'? randome Oct 2012 #47

I don't follow you. How does that specifically relate to my post? nt Zorra Oct 2012 #61

"Knowledge should be in the hands of the people." randome Oct 2012 #62

Under present circumstances, I don't know where to draw the line, because Zorra Oct 2012 #72

Not everything is run for a profit motive. randome Oct 2012 #75

The "sky" has been pissing down our backs and telling us it's raining for over 30 years now. Zorra Oct 2012 #86

Translation = Send me money? Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #52

Smart move, because President Romney would just totally forget about it, right? truebrit71 Oct 2012 #54

Up until today I was neutral regarding Assange and Wikileaks. Butt out of our election. jwirr Oct 2012 #55

I'm a big supporter of WikiLeaks, Julian, and you need to BUTT OUT. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #58

"All your military secrets are belong to us!" randome Oct 2012 #59

Assange, Inc. Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #60

Exactly... SidDithers Oct 2012 #63

So, somebody remind me why rape is OK if you're Julian Assange ... Bake Oct 2012 #64

Julian needs to get out more. Iggo Oct 2012 #65

He certainly ruffles the feathers of the establishment and its adherents. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #67

I do get a good chuckle out of these threads. Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #81

He's an anarchist trying to bring chaos to government everywhere. pnwmom Oct 2012 #85

Gandhi was an Anarchist who ruffled feathers and brought down a government. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #91

Gandhi was a PACIFIST. He wasn't an anarchist. n/t pnwmom Oct 2012 #92

Some Anarchists are pacifists...including Gandhi. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #94

Hardly. I support Assange- despite thinking he's a total asshole cali Oct 2012 #89

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #68

Never liked him. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #71

How many ways can I say FUCK YOU Assange? I'm running out of words. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #73

... SidDithers Oct 2012 #79

Remember when Cindy Sheehan went from being a sympathetic figure to being a goddamn nuisance? Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2012 #74

Hey, where are the Bank of America files and the rest of the diplomatic cables? jberryhill Oct 2012 #78

Here is a link to all 251,287 cables. Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #80

''...a transnational security state dystopia.'' DeSwiss Oct 2012 #82

What a pompous ass. Julian, step out down the street for a cup of Joe. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #88

If Wikileaks are considered by the lying US government to be an "enemy of the state" Fire Walk With Me Oct 2012 #90

I guess it's not as fun as it used to be f___ing over just ordinary women. He's moved up. Ooooh, I'm Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #95