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Old 01-19-2021, 12:49 AM   #1
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Pardon Assange?

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Old 01-19-2021, 02:37 AM   #2
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I don’t know enough about the charges to voice an opinion. My preference would be try him.

Manning certainly should not have had his sentence commuted.

And NO for Snowden.
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Old 01-19-2021, 04:25 AM   #3
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journalists should not be prosecuted
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Old 01-19-2021, 04:38 AM   #4
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OK.

What are his credentials?

Donald Trump’s Assistant Attorney General John Demers defended the prosecution of Assange in a statement, saying that Assange is “no journalist.”
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Old 01-19-2021, 05:21 AM   #5
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OK.

What are his credentials?

Donald Trump’s Assistant Attorney General John Demers defended the prosecution of Assange in a statement, saying that Assange is “no journalist.”
so we should throw Brennan, Clapper, McCabe and Comey in jail? or since most of what they say is lies it is alright?
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so we should throw Brennan, Clapper, McCabe and Comey in jail? or since most of what they say is lies it is alright?
They are not journalists.

Stay focused.
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They are not journalists.

Stay focused.
you are correct, we should charge Jeff Bezos because he owns the Washington Post that has published illegally leaked government secrets, like phone calls between head of states.

he is not a journalist, but a publisher
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you are correct, we should charge Jeff Bezos because he owns the Washington Post that has published illegally leaked government secrets, like phone calls between head of states.

he is not a journalist, but a publisher
Again...YOU made the point that journalists should not be prosecuted. When I pointed to the fact that Trump’s own justice department challenged Assange’s credentials you obfuscate with an unrelated argument. And just now you did it again with Bezos.

Please try to stay on topic.
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Old 01-19-2021, 10:41 AM   #9
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Some presidents have pardoned over 2,000.....
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Old 01-19-2021, 12:51 PM   #10
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As long as he didn't personally break the law, "inconvenient truth tellers" that expose the corruption in government and media should be given medals and not be in any kind of prison.
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Old 01-19-2021, 04:11 PM   #11
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Free Julian Assange!
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Old 01-20-2021, 03:35 AM   #12
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I heard McConnell threatened to have him convicted if he pardons Assange.
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Old 01-20-2021, 05:33 AM   #13
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In a world run by dishonest politicians...the public can only rely on the whistleblowers in order to find out the "truth" about the conditions under which we all live. Only in a corrupt world could the truth-tellers get prosecuted...while the liars assume the positions of judge and jury.
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Old 01-20-2021, 06:31 AM   #14
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In a world run by dishonest politicians...the public can only rely on the whistleblowers in order to find out the "truth" about the conditions under which we all live. Only in a corrupt world could the truth-tellers get prosecuted...while the liars assume the positions of judge and jury.
Well said
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Old 01-20-2021, 08:19 AM   #15
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Yes

Some whistleblowers are protected ad nauseum and some are prosecuted or murdered
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