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3. I find the defense of this 'case' under the banner of

Sat Jul 29, 2023, 11:53 PM

Jul 2023

free press or 'journalistic freedom' - to be a debasement of the honorable concept. It's a disservice - including to the people that are fighting the real, and honorable, battle. I wish the misguided would desist in championing this undeserving and ugly little man. That is all.

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Blinken tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of 'very serious' crime [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 OP

Free Assange n/t leftstreet Jul 2023 #1

Yes, free this man now. Magoo48 Jul 2023 #6

Why???? FarPoint Jul 2023 #9

I think he embarrassed American colonialism, nation building, and militarism Magoo48 Jul 2023 #10

You all seem to be forgetting the damage that ASSange did to thousands of innocent people. Haggis 4 Breakfast Jul 2023 #25

Hey, don't forget helping Trump win!! Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #33

Oh, I will NEVER forget that. speak easy Jul 2023 #38

+1 leftstreet Jul 2023 #35

You misspelled Fuck Major Nikon Jul 2023 #8

HA! Perfect! NT Happy Hoosier Aug 2023 #42

Lol.. Sure did! Cha Aug 2023 #44

WTF? Oh Hell NO! msfiddlestix Jul 2023 #12

Not gonna happen. Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #21

What nonsense. Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #31

No thanks. Tommy Carcetti Jul 2023 #39

Hypocrisy regarding press freedom by the US is not appealing. xocetaceans Jul 2023 #2

Collateral Murder? EX500rider Jul 2023 #17

If you're going to illegaly invade a country... TiberiusB Jul 2023 #22

Which has nothing to do with whether embedding with insurgents while they attack US troops.. EX500rider Jul 2023 #24

How about a citation? Or is that italicized paragraph your own composition? n/t xocetaceans Jul 2023 #27

That's from the Wikipedia page about the event EX500rider Jul 2023 #29

Assange is not a journalist. Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #32

Assange is not a journalist. He was a paid and willing tool of okaawhatever Jul 2023 #41

I find the defense of this 'case' under the banner of stopdiggin Jul 2023 #3

So, what you're saying is . . . . hmmm . . . . xocetaceans Jul 2023 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author speak easy Jul 2023 #5

How about this for facts Major Nikon Jul 2023 #7

Agree Mickju Jul 2023 #11

✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ msfiddlestix Jul 2023 #14

Thank you! Espionage is not something one should just forget or forgive PortTack Jul 2023 #20

Okay, but where's the CRIME TiberiusB Jul 2023 #23

First of all, I said nothing about "CRIME" Major Nikon Jul 2023 #26

Well Done, Major Nikon. Cha Aug 2023 #45

✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ n/t msfiddlestix Jul 2023 #15

AP has no copy editors? Can't even get basic Math accurately msfiddlestix Jul 2023 #13

"It hasn't been MORE than a decade. " BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 #16

OH, right. I beg your pardon. Stand corrected forgot all about the Manning episode. msfiddlestix Jul 2023 #18

I forgot when that happened myself BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 #19

It's amazing how many confuse disliking Assange with any reason to persecute or prosecute him. n/t xocetaceans Jul 2023 #28

One can do both. hunter Jul 2023 #30

You might want to try reading that again. It might help. n/t xocetaceans Jul 2023 #36

You might want to parse what I said. hunter Jul 2023 #40

That's a nice origin story, but it's irrelevant to your earlier statement and justifies nothing. nt xocetaceans Aug 2023 #43

The corollary often appears just as amazing. nt Torchlight Jul 2023 #34

Still nothing compared to what Trump did. Kid Berwyn Jul 2023 #37

trump offered to pardon the bloody snake.. Cha Aug 2023 #46