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Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder in last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 29 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The Australian government voted on a motion to bring him home. He is a journalist who did nothing wrong.

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    He is a journalist who did nothing wrong.

    You mean besides the rape where he hid in Ecuador until the statute of limitations ran out?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well, this is not the accusation that the US is interested in at the moment. You could say much worse things about trump, and he is running for presidency. So there is that.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You could say much worse things about trump

    Then that implies Trump did nothing wrong? It's all a government conspiracy to attack Trump?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    No. The point is, Assange should not get persecuted for his actions as a journalist. You are saying he should because of rape allegations (why that matters in this case is your argument not mine). Yet, the president candidate of the same country was found guilty of rape and is not persecuted.

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