Main Area and Open Discussion > Living Room

Wikileaks - Julian Assange Granted Asylum by Ecuador

<< < (7/12) > >>

tsaint:
if I had the world's largest super-power calling for my assassination/indefinite detention/torture/whatever
-Renegade (August 20, 2012, 10:23 PM)
--- End quote ---
I only heard the "whatever" bit from news channels... the other bits I've heard claimed by his supporters and/or himself.
Would like a reference to where the USA govt has called for his assassination as you allege though.

What i meant though is that for a guy campaigning for freedom of information, he's sure allied himself with the antithesis of that in such a  media repressive leader as Correa

Renegade:
if I had the world's largest super-power calling for my assassination/indefinite detention/torture/whatever
-Renegade (August 20, 2012, 10:23 PM)
--- End quote ---
I only heard the "whatever" bit from news channels... the other bits I've heard claimed by his supporters and/or himself.
Would like a reference to where the USA govt has called for his assassination as you allege though.
-tsaint (August 21, 2012, 12:25 AM)
--- End quote ---

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange#Calls_for_Assange.27s_assassination

What i meant though is that for a guy campaigning for freedom of information, he's sure allied himself with the antithesis of that in such a  media repressive leader as Correa
-tsaint (August 21, 2012, 12:25 AM)
--- End quote ---

Your turn to dig up a link! :) (Seriously - I know jack about Ecuador there.)

wraith808:
^ Not taking one side or the other, but that says nothing about the US Govt calling for his assassination.  That's... quite the leap in logic.

tsaint:
No problem ...
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2012/s3569972.htm
http://www.freedomhouse.org/blog/assange%E2%80%99s-friend-correa-journalists-are-assassins-ink
http://www.cpj.org/blog/2012/08/as-it-backs-assange-ecuador-represses-free-express.php

I've selected links from different sources.
Interesting to read the source you quoted. Re assassination, I note what was outlined was
1. A FORMER AIDE to the CANADIAN  PM calling for Assages death
2. A REPUBLICAN (I'n not au fait with USA politics, but I know the president is a Democrat, and I'd assume a lone republican voice couldn't be called the US govt calling for anything.
3. A FORMER white house staffer who PARTLY supported the republican
4, A FOX NEWS commentator.

There are calls for prosecution for espionage, agreed. That seems odd to me (too). Note tho from your quoted article... "Punishments under the Espionage Act can include the death penalty, although in practice the US has not executed anyone for a crime other than murder since 1962"

I think the link you supplied has nothing to do with the US GOVT calling for Assage's assassination.

tomos:
Re Correa & corruption:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Correa
Paragraph three will give you a summary. (Paragraphs 1 & 2 are interesting from other perspectives.)

OTOH I dont think Assange can be fussy at this stage, what exactly he's facing can be argued, but I certainly wouldnt expect a fair trial (if any).

[Just to put my comment in perspective - I'm not a fan of Wikileaks]

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page