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Wikileaks Founder Arrested In London
CuteSteveJobs writes "The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has been arrested by London police on behalf of Swedish authorities on allegation of rape. Assange has admitted that he is exhausted by the ongoing battle against authorities. The Swiss Government has confiscated $37K in his Swiss Bank account. PayPal and Mastercard have frozen Wikileak's accounts, hampering Wikileaks from raising any more funds."
Time to decode that insurance file.
And, with what I assure you is no humor, I hope on behalf of all honest human beings, lovers of justice, haters of sniveling cowards, and believers in justice and truth whatever brand it carries, that what is in that file hurts the fuck out of the liars and thieves that stand in places of power.
Don't let Julian Assange be the last real man on earth.
See, that's the thing, I've heard conflicting "reports"...I've heard reports say that he savagely molested and raped two women, I've heard reports that they both decided to file against him once they both existed, I've heard "rape" in Sweden is not wearing a condom...
I don't think anyone in the public knows the full, true story. Hopefully, we will, but as of right now, I don't think anyone does.
Living With a Nerd
Right, because leaking more papers is just as bad as comitting mass murder, flying planes into buildings, bombing campaigns and the like. Blackmail? Sure.
SSC
No, not Osama Bin Laden. Don't be silly.
They moved heaven and earth to get this guy. I think that shows us all, where their priorities lie.
As a Muslim, I honestly think you should STFU.
Being such a nutjob on public forums just gives bad publicity to our religion.
Seriously, "righfully stoned" & "Sharia in the US"??? Get lost, and please stop using our religion as an excuse to be a prick.
Thank you.
Assange's actions provide aid and comfort to terrorists. He has, therefore, committed treason against those who oppose terrorism.
Emotive, but completely wrong. Polito-grade bullshit, in fact. You cannot commit "treason" against someone to whom you have no allegiance. He may have embarrassed organizations who claim to oppose terrorism, but guess what: even in the US, that isn't a crime.
He's also breached the sanctity of diplomatic communications and compromised the US' intelligence-gathering capability, having, just as one example, released a cable that contains more than enough information to identify an Iranian intelligence source.
"Sanctity of diplomatic communications?" Are you shitting me? Congratulations, you've managed to find an abuse of the word "sanctity" even MORE utterly ridiculous than "sanctity of marriage."
Bottom line: Assange is an enemy of humanity and I hope he's made an example of so that others who are thinking of following in his footsteps think again.
Bottom line: Subjugated lapdogs like yourself are enemies of humanity and I hope your made an example of so maybe people will stop with the bullshit "bend over and take it" attitude.
The poster worded it poorly, but the affect was the same. Why did the bank chose to review his account right at this second? Government pressure. They were also all well aware that he wouldn't be able to come and pick up the money.
Well considering they just robbed him of the money he would need to defend himself how EXACTLY is supposed to "fight the charges"? I don't know how it is in Sweden but here in the USA if you don't have money for a lawyer you get a "public pretender" which last I looked the odds of conviction with a public pretender is something like 98%. Hell you got better odds of winning $1000 with a scratch off ticket than winning with a public pretender.
Lets be honest here folks: the second he pissed of the PTB his ass was grass. Threatening to release all those banker records just sped up the time table, that's all. Hell look at how quick our MSM like CNN tripped all over themselves to practically label the guy an enemy combatant. The days of Woodward and Bernstein are long gone and instead what we have is puppets of the powerful in its place. Honestly it doesn't even matter if the guy is guilty or not, they will keep his ass tied up in court for the next decade or so, while making damned sure he has no access to any way he could communicate that password on that encrypted "insurance file" he released not too long ago. They will make sure he can't raise a penny for defense, any lawyer that touches him will be investigated, basically his life will be made an example of what happens when you fuck with the money men.
You can call me paranoid ALL you want, but what we are seeing is propaganda in action. Just look at how many here without knowing the facts assume he is guilty? Notice how damned near ALL the MSM has done NOTHING but talk about what an irresponsible evil bastard he is? You tell people a lie long enough it becomes truth, it is just that simple. They will make damned sure for the next decade ALL you hear is "alleged rapist" before his name, while downplaying Wikileaks or acting like it is a terrorist organization. Sadly the PTBs have turned propaganda into a way of life.Just look at how few of the public had a fit about the republicans cheering for shooting down tax breaks for those making less than a million a year? That is the power of propaganda, and Assange is about to find out about it the hard way. If he was cleared of all charges tomorrow they'd just say "formerly accused of rape". And if the fact that they sent Interpol for a "he said/she said" AND froze all his money doesn't convince you, nothing will.
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
When in Rome! You have to deal with the laws where you reside.
In short: Do not do anything in any country if you are not 100% sure that it is legal to do so.
Pffft. Don't believe this "when in rome" crap. Hey, fellow Texan, did you know it's illegal to masturbate, women can't own more than 6 sex toys (intent to distribute obscene devices), and dildos are outright banned in Texas?
Ridiculous laws are ridiculous. Face it: Law does not reflect the actual public opinion or values. Since its hard to remove old laws it's easy for the past to hold us prisoners. This is why we should only pass those laws that we really must have forever.
The problem with the Texas law is that it requires "the average person" to apply their own "standards" (read: right wing christians dictate what's decent; Clearly a loophole bypassing Church/State separation).
IMO, non enforcement should be grounds for removal. The Swedish law of latter day rape is largely unenforced as well.
If the governments actually actively and aggressively enforced all the laws of the lands, laws like these would be much easier to overturn.
Unfortunately, law making branches are there to make new laws, they can't be bothered to audit the old ones -- If there are no lobbyists against the old laws, they stay on the books.
How to create a Police State:
1. Create laws that no one obeys.
2. Do not enforce said laws.
3. Wait for someone to do something you don't like.
4. Toss them in jail for breaking one of the laws you don't normally enforce.
5. Oppress!
All of what you say is true, and you've laid it out in perhaps the clearest and most rational way I've seen. But you do miss out a few of the other facts.
The man is wanted for questioning for a relatively minor personal crime against two people. Why, then, have Visa and MasterCard refused to do business with the (still completely legal, as far as I'm aware) website for whom he acts as a spokesperson? Why have bank accounts been frozen? Why have PayPal cut off their account? Why have their web hosts and DNS provider given them the cold shoulder? Why do leading US politicians advocate cold blooded murder by government troops? Why are US legislators promising to change the law to make his journalistic, first amendment protected actions retroactively against the law?
It all seems very out of proportion for a journalist who may or may not have committed some minor personal crime.
If I were the subject of such focused vitriol, I'd be nervous about being in custody too.