Assange closer to extradition as US wins case

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  3. It’s funny how people were convinced that he was hiding from years from rape allegations or something.

    This was always the end game.

  4. European countries should’ve granted him asylum years ago. We wouldn’t have to go through the whole embassy and extradition drama.

  5. The BBC writing this with a straight face is sending chills down my spine:

    >He is wanted over the publication of thousands of classified documents in 2010 and 2011.

  6. Is he better protected in the UK though?

    His best chance is that some guy kidnaps him on the way to the US and takes him to russia

  8. Should have simply allowed himself to be extracted to Sweden. Holing up in embassy inside UK, which is like the closest US ally out there, and trying to buddy up with Putin and Trump was a pretty poor long term strategy.

  10. Daily reminder that the equatorian President only gave assange to the UK in exchange of a guarantee (wirtten one too) by the UK goverment to not allow Assange to be extradited.

    The anglo saxon and stabbing people in the back, shocking turn of event

  11. Embarrassing. Surely our extradition treaty with the US shouldn’t even be valid after the shit they pulled recently. It would if we had any spine.

    In fact, why do we even have an extradition treaty with them anyway? Imagine willingly sending your citizens to an American prison. Tragic stuff.

  12. “Quid pro quo”

    Let’s grab a chair, some popcorn and let us wait which customs tariffs are going to cease to apply, towards the UK, in the coming weeks and months.

  19. This might be unpopular, but….

    The best thing Assange can do is get on a plane, come to the USA, get arrested, and get a good team of lawyers. There is precedent for publication of classified documents by the press and believe it or not, the whole “freedom of the press” is sacrosanct here. The USG surely doesn’t want a trial, as the discovery process would be a nightmare and the entire thing would be a circus. If he truly believes in what he is doing and has done, say so, proudly and come face your accusers unafraid. I am still not sure how he is subject to US law as a foreign journalist, but he will never have a life until he gets this all settled. It might not even get to trial, due to the constitutional protections.

  21. Extraditing Assange to a country whose intelligence agency was contemplating about killing him. As the icing on the cake, on a UN Human Rights Day.

  22. Shouldn’t it be “as US win case” since States is plural?

    Not trying to nitpick, I don’t know so this is an honest question.

  23. Are we liking him now?

    I was still at the bit where he was a piece of ship for dumping Hillary’s emails three days before the elections and getting Trump elected.

  28. So I’m seeing a lot of posts from people on reddit saying Assange only reported the news, but one of the biggest charges against him is hacking conspiracy. According to the charges he didn’t just report the news, he conspired with Manning to break into the Pentagon network.

    You can’t just use someone to break into the pentagon, even if your crime exposes wrongdoing by the pentagon. Just like a thief is still a thief even if their robbery found child porn in the residence they were breaking into.

    From the indictment:
    “It was part of the conspiracy that Assange and Manning used the “Jabber” online chat service to collaborate on the acquisition and dissemination of the classified records, and to·enter into the agreement to crack the password stored on United States Department of Defense computers connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Network.
    On or about March 8, 2010, Manning provided Assange with part of a password stored on United States Department of Defense computers connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Network.
    On or about March 10, 2010, Assange requested more information from Manning related to the password. Assange indicated that he bad been trying to crack the password by stating that he had “no luck so far.”

    He’s charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, along with stuff under the espionage act. Those are facts. Just because I’m glad the pentagon was exposed doesn’t mean he shouldn’t stand trial. I don’t think journalists should be able to push people into hacking institutions in order to expose them. If it’s shown he did that then he should be punished.

    The espionage act stuff is horseshit to me though, and I think it has a chilling effect for investigative journalism.

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