Julian Assange Controversy
The cluster focuses on debates about Julian Assange's status as a journalist, his charges related to helping Chelsea Manning leak secrets, claims of persecution for exposing US war crimes, and his ongoing legal battles including extradition.
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Mr. Assange might disagree with you.
After Assange this is a surprise?
These are such weak claims. You'd say the same thing if Assange got Manning an Uber or a coffee. Assange is an individual journalist that prodded an endlessly powerful and secret intelligence apparatus and revealed their evil doings. Don't pick the wrong side, especially due to supposed technicalities.
Please, explain how Julian Assange is a journalist.
Julian Assange has not been charged with exposing secrets or being inconvenient for the powers that be. He has been charged on the quite plausible accusation of helping Chelsea Manning illegally acquire these secrets. There are lines journalists (and you can debate if he is a journalist) are not supposed to cross, this is one of them.Most of the negative consequences in his life stem from him running from this accusation, and from the rape charges in Sweden. He'd like to frame it in a di
Nitpicking, but Assange isn't an American, right?
Is Assange a reliable narrator in this instance?
Julian Assange would disagree!?
Julian Assange might disagree with that.
Is this a way to discredit Assange?