Sweden drops rape investigation into Julian Assange

[davidc4430]

Sweden drops rape investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-20/sweden-drops-julian-assange-rape-investigation/11719744

well its no surprise, its not needed now is it

hes where the authorities wanted him, in prison awaiting extradition to the USA where a kangaroo court will throw him in another prison and throw away the key.

[myoclon1cjerk]

Our foreign minister will help him *





*sarcasm alert

[bright.ton42]

, its not needed now is it

hes where the authorities wanted him, in prison awaiting extradition to the USA where a kangaroo court will throw him in another prison and throw away the key.

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I hope they do.  

[myoclon1cjerk]

I hope wikileaks continues to expose the crimes of governments

[tasfleur]

It's very difficult to make a comment on this situation other than  >>>  Julian Assange was stupid to do things the way he did;  Swedish authorities were stupid to do what they did;  the women who accused Julian Assange were stupid to bring what looked like false charges against him;  the English government were stupid to get involved the way they did;  the Ecuadorian Government was stupid to get their embassy involved;  and most importantly, the American government were and are stupid to do things the way they do in terms of what and how they manage their internal affairs.

Stupid seems to be the operative word to describe it all ... 

[davidc4430]

and govts are stupid to think war crimes wont be exposed by someone now we live in the age of the internet.

sure they can arrest whistleblowers and jail the messengers, but the truth will get out.

i really hope it never ends, that good will win over evil, whoever the evil is.

if my govt does something wrong i want to know about it just as much as when they do something right and good.

[tasfleur]

I can't argue with that David.

I agree with you overall, however, I do think that there are ways to keep Governments on the straight and narrow by being incredibly careful about how, when and where to expose corruption and fraud on the part of those who have the power to get away with it and will come after you with that power.

Whistle blowers are the bravest of the brave, but not always able to intelligently go about protecting themselves.  Protection is the first thing to consider, in my opinion.

[myoclon1cjerk]

It's not the first time the U.S government was exposed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers

[myoclon1cjerk]

Also if you're a keen student of history, the Winter Soldier Hearings were held in Michigan in the early '70's. The hearings recorded statements made by returned soldiers from the Vietnam War. The first clip is testimonies given by soldiers under the command of Lt.William Calley (of My Lai masscre infamy). Note how they say that My Lai was only one of many such massacres.
The second clip is of a young John Kerry eloquenly testifying in front of a Senate
Committee hearing. Kerry as you probably know went on to be a senior member of the Democrats, in fact Secretary of State.

https://youtu.be/TwgzZFLYZB0

https://youtu.be/ucY7JOfg6G4

[icyfroth]

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@tasfleur wrote:

I can't argue with that David.

I agree with you overall, however, I do think that there are ways to keep Governments on the straight and narrow by being incredibly careful about how, when and where to expose corruption and fraud on the part of those who have the power to get away with it and will come after you with that power.

Whistle blowers are the bravest of the brave, but not always able to intelligently go about protecting themselves.  Protection is the first thing to consider, in my opinion.

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Some ppl put their integrity over their own safety.