Richard, here is the problem I have with the Assange affair.
You might not remember but the first thing wikileaks was to leak documents pertaining to the national security state of big brother and for that he was lauded as a hero by liberals. Then he leaked the videos of the senseless murder of Iraqi's and other documents released by Chel…
Richard, here is the problem I have with the Assange affair.
You might not remember but the first thing wikileaks was to leak documents pertaining to the national security state of big brother and for that he was lauded as a hero by liberals. Then he leaked the videos of the senseless murder of Iraqi's and other documents released by Chelsea Manning, who has since been pardoned by Biden. The whole invasion of Iraq was a war crime promoted by Bush for political means, Cheney to get the oil, Israel and Saudi Arabia because Saddam was claiming to be Nebuchadnezzar reincarnated and the new Saladin, which threatened the hegemony of Saudi King in the Arab world, and the safety of Israel.
Dubya went after Assange with a vengeance and the left championed his cause, until Hillary as Secretary of State wanted to burnish her credentials and have an in with the PTB and made it her priority to extradite and prosecute Assange.
Then Hillary ran for President.
Assange in retaliation was happy to play conduit for Russian intelligence,and release the emails they hacked from Hillary's server. (Shame on her for using and unsecured personal server) and handing Putin a tool.
At that point, the left flipped and overnight he went from feted hero to world class villain.
I am or consider myself progressive, but I remain consistent. Assange did us a service exposing the Orwellian national security state, but thanks to the media, and short memories, the left, liberals, progressives have forgotten that, and forgotten that the PATRIOT Act, has empowered big brother.
Richard, here is the problem I have with the Assange affair.
You might not remember but the first thing wikileaks was to leak documents pertaining to the national security state of big brother and for that he was lauded as a hero by liberals. Then he leaked the videos of the senseless murder of Iraqi's and other documents released by Chelsea Manning, who has since been pardoned by Biden. The whole invasion of Iraq was a war crime promoted by Bush for political means, Cheney to get the oil, Israel and Saudi Arabia because Saddam was claiming to be Nebuchadnezzar reincarnated and the new Saladin, which threatened the hegemony of Saudi King in the Arab world, and the safety of Israel.
Dubya went after Assange with a vengeance and the left championed his cause, until Hillary as Secretary of State wanted to burnish her credentials and have an in with the PTB and made it her priority to extradite and prosecute Assange.
Then Hillary ran for President.
Assange in retaliation was happy to play conduit for Russian intelligence,and release the emails they hacked from Hillary's server. (Shame on her for using and unsecured personal server) and handing Putin a tool.
At that point, the left flipped and overnight he went from feted hero to world class villain.
I am or consider myself progressive, but I remain consistent. Assange did us a service exposing the Orwellian national security state, but thanks to the media, and short memories, the left, liberals, progressives have forgotten that, and forgotten that the PATRIOT Act, has empowered big brother.