The persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange for exposing the criminal operations of the USA &

[Karmadillo]

other imperialist powers.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/dec2010/pers-d03.shtml

The persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
3 December 2010

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This campaign has nothing to do with any supposed crime he has committed, since he has committed none. He is the target of an international manhunt for his role in lifting the lid on the lies and criminal operations of imperialist powers the world over—above all, in the United States.

The same mafia-type criminality is now being deployed with full force against WikiLeaks and Private Bradley Manning, who is charged with leaking some of the documents. In the US, politicians of both parties are united in their determination to see Assange arrested. The Obama administration has branded the leakers, as well as WikiLeaks, “criminals,” with the US attorney general pledged to “close the gap” by inventing a pseudo-legal basis for prosecution if one does not exist at present.

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There can be no doubt that the charges leveled against Assange in Sweden are only a convenient pretext to seek his detention.

Indeed, among the more revealing documents posted so far by WikiLeaks is one from the US ambassador to Sweden, who notes that Sweden’s close ties to the United States military “give the lie to the official policy” of non-participation in military alliances. In what has begun to emerge as a theme in the released cables from the US State Department, the ambassador warns that these ties should not be revealed because this would “open up the government to domestic criticism.”

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[malaise]

1. 100% correct

You can illegally invade a country and kill millions, you can bomb citizens of other countries from unmanned drones, you can torture, violate long-standing conventions and walk, but if you dare tell the world the truth about what was done, you're a wanted man.

Democracy my fucking ass - this is imperialism gone mad.

Thugs run this planet and anyone who stands up to them is removed.

[sabrina 1]

2. I doubt anyone would disagree with this article.

Interesting note about the ties between the U.S. and Sweden and the effort to keep that little fact secret.

I hope that gets around because Sweden was supposedly so independent. Looks like the U.S. has its fingers in that government also.

Assange should sue the U.S. and the Swedish Government for harassment. I wonder could a group of citizens from around the world sue also since the people of the countries involved in the leaks have a right to know what their governments are up to in their name.