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In reply to the discussion: Has Julian #Assange had his internet cut off due to claims of online sexual grooming? [View all]karynnj
(60,976 posts)First off - it was first on twitter from Roger Stone, who is as dirty as one could get ... and he later pushed it with Alex Jones. Talk about bottom of the barrel sleaze!
Kerry was in London - and it was on his public schedule. He was working with various allied FMs to try to get a Yemen ceasefire and to figure out if anything could be done to make Syria better. He was there for one day and had various meetings on the side as well. Needless to say, anywhere he would have gone would have been with enough security that people would have known someone important was there.
Not to mention - What exactly would JK PERSONALLY have done in London to end Assange's internet? Unplugged a cable? Even Britain would have trouble disconnecting Assange without disconnecting the embassy.
The alt right has gone completely insane on this. The Obama administration has worked hard in recent years to try to improve relations with South America. Kerry also met with Maduro on the sidelines in Colombia and Obama/Kerry were very supportive of the peace effort for Colombia. Last summer, the administration responded quickly with aid when there was an earthquake.
Here, I assume that wikileaks like the importance that it gives them to put out that "many US sources" unidentified say JK pressured Ecuador -- when all they know is that he spoke with his peer from that country --as well as many other countries -- in private meetings. This was so secret that the State Department listed it with his other meetings.