• US admits: We've got no evidence on Julian Assange
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[B]WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has slipped from the reach of US investigators, according to an American news report.[/B] Authorities had been unable to link the WikiLeaks founder to Bradley Manning, the army private jailed for passing confidential information to the whistleblowing website, NBC News said yesterday.The network's chief Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski said sources inside the US military claimed they were struggling to find any evidence to prove Mr Assange and Pte Manning communicated with each other."The officials say that while investigators have determined that Manning had allegedly unlawfully downloaded tens of thousands of documents on to his own computer and passed them to an unauthorised person, there is apparently no evidence he passed the files directly to Assange, or had any direct contact with the WikiLeaks figure," Mr Miklaszewski said.If the reports are true, authorities will be powerless to extradite Mr Assange to the US to face criminal charges relating to his website's leaking of classified documents.The recent release of a massive cache of US cables angered and embarrassed the US, leading the Obama Administration to label Assange a "hi-tech terrorist".News reports late last year revealed the White House was exploring options of criminally prosecuting Mr Assange under the Espionage Act. US authorities were reportedly trying to build a criminal conspiracy case against Mr Assange, to prove he helped Pte Manning when the soldier allegedly copied more than 250,000 classified US government cables on to a CD and smuggled the data to WikiLeaks.Australian-born Mr Assange, 38, is on bail in England while he waits to face a London court on February 7 for extradition to Sweden on sex offences that allegedly occurred last year.Mr Assange has claimed he had never heard of Pte Manning. But the 23-year-old soldier, in solitary confinement since July, allegedly communicated with Mr Assange and WikiLeaks on Twitter, according to reports last year. Read more: [COLOR=#003399][URL]http://www.news.com.au/features/wikileaks/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-slipping-out-of-reach-of-us-grip/story-fn79cf6x-1225995128966#ixzz1nXYiiuUC[/URL][/COLOR][IMG]http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/01/26/1225995/134320-britain-wikileaks.jpg[/IMG] [B]"If the reports are true, authorities will be powerless to extradite Mr Assange to the US to face criminal charges relating to his website's leaking of classified documents."[/B] Damn straight.
No shit.
If the government wants to know more about us, how come we can't know more about them?
Exactly^
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;34886576]If the government wants to know more about us, how come we can't know more about them?[/QUOTE] Because apparently they're not us. About time we prove them wrong.
[QUOTE=-Get_A_Life-;34886652]Because apparently they're not us. About time we prove them wrong.[/QUOTE] Assange is one of the few people smart enough, and brave enough, to stand up to corporations, I hope he keeps it up, and more people like him surface. [editline]27th February 2012[/editline] ^So fingers crossed for release
Good.
What a stunning revelation, I was totally convinced he was a rapist monster and a threat to 'MURICAN SECURITY.
Hope to fuck we have more like him.
[QUOTE=LADLEMAO;34886668]Assange is one of the few people smart enough, and brave enough, to stand up to corporations, I hope he keeps it up, and more people like him surface. [editline]27th February 2012[/editline] ^So fingers crossed for release[/QUOTE] what do federal diplomatic and military cables have anything to do with corporations
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;34887329]what do federal diplomatic and military cables have anything to do with corporations[/QUOTE] Most releases are related to corporations. The diplomatic cables just get the most attention.
o cool, then
So what about the guy in solitary confinement, he's just going to rot in a dark room for the rest of his life?
[QUOTE=LADLEMAO;34886537] "hi-tech terrorist" [/QUOTE] who are the people being terrorised here?
I wish that he spent more time trying to uncover corporations than making privates get article 15s and court martials.
[QUOTE=Manta Ray;34887444]who are the people being terrorised here?[/QUOTE] "Terrorist" is a term used so broadly here that it dumbfounds me. Just about anything that's considered "wrong" is a "terroristic threat to society."
Releasing sensitive information on military matters kind of makes me afraid. A lot of the stuff we do is not for the general public to know about, such as the capabilities, makeup, and limitations of the particular aircraft I work on.
[QUOTE=SKEEA;34887537]Releasing sensitive information on military matters kind of makes me afraid. A lot of the stuff we do is not for the general public to know about, such as the capabilities, makeup, and limitations of the particular aircraft I work on.[/QUOTE] Knowledge should be free to the citizens.
[QUOTE=SKEEA;34887537]Releasing sensitive information on military matters kind of makes me afraid. A lot of the stuff we do is not for the general public to know about, such as the capabilities, makeup, and limitations of the particular aircraft I work on.[/QUOTE] You would say that... You're on the inside... Got my eyes on you...
[QUOTE=LADLEMAO;34887559]Knowledge should be free to the citizens.[/QUOTE] No it should not. I can just imagine what the enemy will do with the perfect way of shooting down my aircraft or a complete breakdown of our numbers, supplies, infantry tactics, upcoming operations, clandestine operations, strength and weaknesses of our FOBs, patrol routes, enemy informants, etc. Idealism like that is nice, but not good in practice. I don't want my battle buddies killed over some person releasing sensitive information pertaining to whatever they do.
[QUOTE=SKEEA;34887663]No it should not. I can just imagine what the enemy will do with the perfect way of shooting down my aircraft or a complete breakdown of our numbers, supplies, infantry tactics, upcoming operations, clandestine operations, strength and weaknesses of our FOBs, patrol routes, enemy informants, etc. Idealism like that is nice, but not good in practice. I don't want my battle buddies killed over some person releasing sensitive information pertaining to whatever they do.[/QUOTE] They aren't releasing anything about numbers or supplies, only about corrupt leaders and such.
[QUOTE=LADLEMAO;34887684]They aren't releasing anything about numbers or supplies, only about corrupt leaders and such.[/QUOTE] And names of informants we have in the field, as well as names of some Soldiers. Stuff like that is careless, and was included in the original leak. I am just saying that we need to keep military and civilian information separate. You guys don't need to know everything we are doing.
[QUOTE=SKEEA;34887752]And names of informants we have in the field, as well as names of some Soldiers. Stuff like that is careless, and was included in the original leak. I am just saying that we need to keep military and civilian information separate. You guys don't need to know everything we are doing.[/QUOTE] Yeah fuck you assholes, it is not like your money dosn't directly fund literally everything
He hasn't even done anything wrong, he's just the spokesman of the organization. Taking him down would accomplish nothing
[QUOTE=Motherfuckers;34887767]Yeah fuck you assholes, it is not like your money dosn't directly fund literally everything[/QUOTE] It is not like you are alongside me fighting taliban or anything. Certainly, taxes do fund the military. The thing is, military matters are best kept in the military. I need a secret clearance for what I do. Soon to be top secret. Several of my friends have access to compartmentalized information. Secrecy is our best defense. If everything we did was public knowledge, then we would be severely handicapped. Military matters have nothing to do with civilian affairs. Would it really make your day better to know my flight logs or have access to my technical manuals? Most likely not.
Whatever happened to that rape charge
[QUOTE=Lambeth;34887961]Whatever happened to that rape charge[/QUOTE] I think it got dropped or thrown out or something after they found out that both women making the claims only did so after talking to each other and they found out he was infamous.
[QUOTE=Lambeth;34887961]Whatever happened to that rape charge[/QUOTE] That was the biggest load of horseshit thrown at him.
[QUOTE=Medevilae;34888070]Actually it was upheld and he's out on bail.[/QUOTE] It hasn't been anywhere near a court in Sweden yet so its not been upheld or frown out. The only thing that has been decided is that the arrest warrant was valid (but even that is still being decided).
[QUOTE=Governor Goblin;34888132]That was the biggest load of horseshit thrown at him.[/QUOTE] Rape is a very serious thing that should be dealt with but it did come at a rather suspect time.
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