Anyone who thinks that Julian Assange had to die in prison to protect the principle of freedom of the press cannot claim to possess an ounce of compassion in their souls. Yeah, he copped a plea to avoid a slow death because of a flagrantly unconstitutional measure that was signed into law by a president whose favorite movie was Birth of a Nation. Think I wouldn't have done the same? Think again.
It's important to remember that the only reason Blinken & Sullivan(should I start calling the Biden Administration the Blinkered Sullivan Show from now on? Or the B&S Admin.?) offered this chance at life was because they didn't want to take the political hit of Assange actually dying on their watch. In an election year.
ALL the blame belongs on the B&S side. Julian Assange committed no crime.
I could go with the "BS Admin" since that's accurate to the type of propaganda they put out in the mainstream media. Blinkered Sullivan Show is pretty good, too.
Julian knows he committed no crime. WE all know he committed no crime. That's all that really matters in the long run. Most people do accept a plea deal to get released from prison, so nothing new there, either. Some folks are just looking for a "martyr to the cause" I think because they believe his plea deal set a bad precedent. If anything, it brought attention to how out-dated and unconstitutional the Espionage Act is and why it should be thrown out altogether. Perhaps that's our next task to take on--rewriting or overturning the Constitution since it seems to do nothing to protect our so-called "First Amendment rights" to begin with.
Yah, we need a new Constitution at the very least. The thing’s three times older than friggin’ Biden, FFS, and the 18th Century institutions have either failed or been absorbed by the imperial blob.
With the exception of the federal courts, when the particular, and arcane to most of us, legal theories align just right. Sometimes, they get it right, but…
Firing on two cylinders instead of the designed six gets you nowhere fast.
Thank YOU for the nice comment, Susan. I believe we should celebrate our wins whenever we get them because they take a lot of blood, sweat and tears. We deserve a party every now and then. Party for the people!
I was disgusted by the UK and US governments' attempts to suppress Julian and his work. The British justice system was once held to be one of the fairest in the world. The very first judge Julian faced in a UK court should've thrown out the 'case' against him and held the bringers of the case in contempt of court.
Didn't the first judge say that Julian shouldn't be sent to the US because it would be bad for his mental health or something along those lines? I think the British judges knew that to hand him over to the US was a death sentence, and so they were hesitant. The later judges seemed to be SOBs and ready to do whatever the US authorities told them to do. We lucked out that the DOJ finally figured out to make Julian Assange into a martyr during a rough election for the incumbent president wasn't the best thing to do and concocted a plea bargain for him to take. A win is still a win no matter how you get there, IMO.
You are too kind! I write for folks like you who appreciate hearing what's really happening in the world and not what our brain dead oligarchs want us to believe. So, keep on reading and commenting and inviting friends to subscribe. I'd like to get to 1000 subscribers soon.
Anyone who thinks that Julian Assange had to die in prison to protect the principle of freedom of the press cannot claim to possess an ounce of compassion in their souls. Yeah, he copped a plea to avoid a slow death because of a flagrantly unconstitutional measure that was signed into law by a president whose favorite movie was Birth of a Nation. Think I wouldn't have done the same? Think again.
It's important to remember that the only reason Blinken & Sullivan(should I start calling the Biden Administration the Blinkered Sullivan Show from now on? Or the B&S Admin.?) offered this chance at life was because they didn't want to take the political hit of Assange actually dying on their watch. In an election year.
ALL the blame belongs on the B&S side. Julian Assange committed no crime.
I could go with the "BS Admin" since that's accurate to the type of propaganda they put out in the mainstream media. Blinkered Sullivan Show is pretty good, too.
Julian knows he committed no crime. WE all know he committed no crime. That's all that really matters in the long run. Most people do accept a plea deal to get released from prison, so nothing new there, either. Some folks are just looking for a "martyr to the cause" I think because they believe his plea deal set a bad precedent. If anything, it brought attention to how out-dated and unconstitutional the Espionage Act is and why it should be thrown out altogether. Perhaps that's our next task to take on--rewriting or overturning the Constitution since it seems to do nothing to protect our so-called "First Amendment rights" to begin with.
Yah, we need a new Constitution at the very least. The thing’s three times older than friggin’ Biden, FFS, and the 18th Century institutions have either failed or been absorbed by the imperial blob.
With the exception of the federal courts, when the particular, and arcane to most of us, legal theories align just right. Sometimes, they get it right, but…
Firing on two cylinders instead of the designed six gets you nowhere fast.
Great article and links , I agree we need to celebrate the win. Thank you
Thank YOU for the nice comment, Susan. I believe we should celebrate our wins whenever we get them because they take a lot of blood, sweat and tears. We deserve a party every now and then. Party for the people!
I was disgusted by the UK and US governments' attempts to suppress Julian and his work. The British justice system was once held to be one of the fairest in the world. The very first judge Julian faced in a UK court should've thrown out the 'case' against him and held the bringers of the case in contempt of court.
Didn't the first judge say that Julian shouldn't be sent to the US because it would be bad for his mental health or something along those lines? I think the British judges knew that to hand him over to the US was a death sentence, and so they were hesitant. The later judges seemed to be SOBs and ready to do whatever the US authorities told them to do. We lucked out that the DOJ finally figured out to make Julian Assange into a martyr during a rough election for the incumbent president wasn't the best thing to do and concocted a plea bargain for him to take. A win is still a win no matter how you get there, IMO.
Thank you RTC!
Over-the-top great writing!
You are too kind! I write for folks like you who appreciate hearing what's really happening in the world and not what our brain dead oligarchs want us to believe. So, keep on reading and commenting and inviting friends to subscribe. I'd like to get to 1000 subscribers soon.
RTC, we are kindred spirits 🥰