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In reply to the discussion: Blinken tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of 'very serious' crime [View all]Happy Hoosier
(9,529 posts)33. Hey, don't forget helping Trump win!!
Don;t forget the hack of the DNC emails by Russian agents that Assange not only fully supported, but published.
Assange was not a journalist. He was an agent seeking to damage the US under the guidse of journalism. Pretty much like how the whole RT channel thing was beloved by some on the left here. The "America Bad" narrative blinded them to what was truly going on.
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Blinken tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of 'very serious' crime [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Jul 2023
OP
You all seem to be forgetting the damage that ASSange did to thousands of innocent people.
Haggis 4 Breakfast
Jul 2023
#25
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
OH, right. I beg your pardon. Stand corrected forgot all about the Manning episode.
msfiddlestix
Jul 2023
#18
It's amazing how many confuse disliking Assange with any reason to persecute or prosecute him. n/t
xocetaceans
Jul 2023
#28
That's a nice origin story, but it's irrelevant to your earlier statement and justifies nothing. nt
xocetaceans
Aug 2023
#43