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Well that at least is good to see.MSNBC's poll is misleading (Julian Assange is a publisher, not a whistleblower) but 94% still believe he deserves protection.
QUESTION: Should Julian Assange be prosecuted for his involvement in WikiLeaks?
Well that at least is good to see.
I don't see Manning that way. I follow her on twitter (and don't mind using that pronoun because she seems genuine in that claim to me). However, a lot of her "OMG transphobia" tweets I find annoying - because I find it all histrionic small potatoes compared to what is going on these days - but when she was called to testify before the grand jury on wikileaks, despite the fact that she has already done extended solitary confinement related to her previous leak, she elected to refuse to cooperate and face possible jail for contempt. I think that's pretty principled.
I still find Manning to be a fraud.
Chelsea Manning says Trump 'clearly wants to go after journalists'
Julian Assange is now a purely political prisoner. All other excuses to hold him have expired.
As disgusting as I find this, it's far from unique. The UK is as much the bitch of the USA as it ever was.the UK is now holding Julian only on the basis of the US’ extradition request
As disgusting as I find this, it's far from unique. The UK is as much the bitch of the USA as it ever was.