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In reply to the discussion: Assange lawyer: Manning commutation doesn't meet extradition offer's conditions [View all]nycbos
(6,717 posts)10. Extra points for using two awesome characters from The Wire.
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Assange lawyer: Manning commutation doesn't meet extradition offer's conditions [View all]
Jose Garcia
Jan 2017
OP
It's dump-on-the-left-fest (Assange, Greenwald, Lee Fang etc) time, but I support Assange
cloudythescribbler
Jan 2017
#9
neither supported Trump even implicitly -- but both opposed Hillary as did many (not me) on the Left
cloudythescribbler
Jan 2017
#23
wrongly, in my view, many of my fellow leftists argued the difference wasn't worth voting for
cloudythescribbler
Jan 2017
#38
Palast is a sensationalist hack & Assange never intended to face his rape charges or any other
uhnope
Jan 2017
#15
it is NOT self-evident to me (especially ur throwing Snowden in the list) that they're useful idiots
cloudythescribbler
Jan 2017
#22
I've read about the trashing job of Snowden but have no plans to read the book itself
cloudythescribbler
Jan 2017
#39
what days are these when we can't trust rapists working for Vladimir Putin? nt
geek tragedy
Jan 2017
#16
While I feel like we need rogue sources like wikileaks, I don't have to think that the people
JCanete
Jan 2017
#17
The US hasnt expressed any interest in extraditing Assange ever but it refuses to issue any
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#44
LIARS!! The words "released immediately" were nowhere in the Wikileaks statement.
pnwmom
Jan 2017
#21
LOL! If it looks like a weasel, and smells like a weasel, and acts like a weasel.....
Squinch
Jan 2017
#27
Snowshit never intended to follow through anyway - he could come up with something.
Lil Missy
Jan 2017
#31
I doubt Assange is even a mild blip on the list and Snowden isnt much better since
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#45
Since the US has never requested his extradition the whole declaration was for publicity.
tammywammy
Jan 2017
#50