Wikileaks / Julian Assange arrested.

Posted by Dobrien 5 years, 1 month ago to History
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WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange could face trial in the U.S. after his Thursday arrest in London which the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police said occurred partly to extradite him to the United States.

Assange, 47, had been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for seven years until Ecuador withdrew his asylum. He first holed up in the embassy when Sweden tried to extradite him because of sexual assault allegations, reported BBC. That case has been dropped, but Assange has remained in the embassy to avoid being extradited to the U.S. or another country he has claimed wants to question him


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  • Posted by $ jdg 5 years, 1 month ago
    I agree with Scott Adams' prediction: Trump will make a deal with Assange, possibly to crack open Spygate.

    Adams' basis for believing this is Trump's complete lack of comment about Assange since his capture. This is a very smart move by Trump.
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  • Posted by term2 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Most of whatever is done by the establishment we will never really know. For me, I am tired of going through the emotional rollercoaster, and just feel the need to assemble the facts I know, plus check out things that 'make sense", and just go with the conclusions I can draw from those things. If additional facts come to light later, I can always change my mind.
    In the meantime, my conclusion is that the establishment hates Assange because they are afraid that their evil deeds will be uncovered by the likes of him, so they want to destroy him ANY way they can. legal, illegal, or whatever.
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  • Posted by $ Stormi 5 years, 1 month ago
    It seems HIllayr is pretty orried about this turn of events, so she must still have a few secrets. Assange did nothing but release truth, often in the politicians own words. So, we expected their dishonesty, but it only verified it. We have yet tho get the full facts or data on Hillary, Obma and Benghazi, which resulted in deaths. Was the transport of Gadaffi money and arms really crossing on way to ISIS at the time Hillary refused help to the embassy? We have the Uranium On deal to be looked at, giving weapons fuel to the enemy? We have the Hillary plane crash in Iraq, and reports of her bleeding profusely from the head - brain damage? This has not been explained fully, or even admitted by her. I hope they deep Assange safe, as I think there are politicians quaking in theair boots here. Who needs Russian hacking, when Hillary left her server completely unsafe?
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  • Posted by ycandrea 5 years, 1 month ago
    America needs to stand up for this man who exposed corruption at the highest levels. I hope it all comes out at his trial. He is a hero, just as Eric Snowden was.
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  • Posted by term2 5 years, 1 month ago
    They will threaten him with life imprisonment unless he turns on Trump. Just watch. This is a sick perversion of our "justice" system. He should just take the 5th and claim the statute has run on the charges.

    The establishment hates whistleblowers because they tell everyone the truths that the establishment wants to hide from us. Its pretty simple.
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  • Posted by bsmith51 5 years, 1 month ago
    If Assange knew what the Clintons have learned, how to leverage information (dirt) for immunity, nobody would even think of prosecuting him.
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  • Posted by $ blarman 5 years, 1 month ago
    What would be interesting is if Trump arranged this as part of a deal to get information from Assange in exchange for immunity as the DoJ starts going after the Democrats... Get your popcorn.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    No different than getting a tip or documents...(unknown and yet to be redacted) by a news reporter...Yes?/No?
    As far as I am aware, Julian never divulged data that would have gotten anyone good or authorized killed or exposed...ie, CIA etc.
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  • Posted by bobsprinkle 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    The "gang of 2" is Nobama and Jarrett. The Arkansas squad would be Bill & Hillary and at least 6 lawyers
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    I am sure there is an indictment sealed for him, I just really, really want it to happen NOW. I am so tired of this crap....
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    All that means is Ecuador agreed to allow the UN to determine what graft is given to whom, and take a cut for themselves....this is just pure bullshit. However, if it gets Trump a nuke to use, well,,,OK.
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  • Posted by 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Great point on NBC national bias Corp.
    Regarding the data. It is proven that it could not have been a Russian h@ck as claimed by Hussein’s Crowd Strike . The data cannot transfer across to Europe as fast as needed.The conclusion is an inside job. Downloaded on a drive and the passed off to Wikileaks.
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  • Posted by 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    I did see that .
    The IMF said that Ecuador has agreed to allow the United Nations to supervise the disbursement of funds.

    In acknowledging the loan package, President Lenin Moreno says it represents a “major step” in Ecuador’s effort to rejoin the world economic community. “We have regained confidence and credibility in international financial markets and are pleased that the major lending organizations have decided to join us on the road to stability that we are building.”

    Moreno did not disclose the terms and conditions of the loans, saying only that a “staff level agreement” has been reached with the IMF. During negotiations, the president said government expenditures that assisted the poor and disabled would not be not subject to reduction.

    Based on recent IMF loan packages to other countries, it is believed that most of the loans will carry a 5 percent to 6 percent interest rate with terms of 20 to 30 years, financial analysts say. This is a substantial improvement over other loans Ecuador has contracted in recent years, some of them carrying interest rates as high as 10.75 percent.
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  • Posted by 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    It’s really hard to look at Nadler for very long.
    He is a google patsy, they are his biggest donor.
    Second biggest donor is the dumbo loser to blackface make them comfortable and have a meeting Virginia Governor. How bad do you have to be to lose to that delete fraudster. Then Nadler has paid a registered Russian @gent $1000 per month for over 15 years to a political consultant.
    Nadler sold out Isreal by backing the horrid Iran Deal. We should be investigating his bank accts Foreign and domestic around the time of HusseinJarrettkerry “deal”.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    This is what a few of us have been thinking ever sense Q let it slip that Trump might offer refuge.

    Maybe hide in plain sight?
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    That is precisely why they want to extradite him, I am sure this is all arranged. He will come to the US on a very dark shuttle, with no fanfare, and they may announce it only after he is here and secure.
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  • Posted by bobsprinkle 5 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    I have heard it said the Brits don't Steele arrested because of "things" he could/would reveal. I think they are concerned about Assange also. I'll bet they send him off to Switzerland, Sweden or the US soon as they can. Or Maybe Australia. I think the Brits want out of the spotlight ASAP on this one
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