Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long US push to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents.

  • OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I don’t think he would have done that if we didn’t pursue him like a dog and threaten to throw the book at him, as a whistleblower.

    If we’d given him proper whistleblower protections, he wouldn’t have fled for his life or intentionally jumped in our enemies pockets

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      8 months ago

      Nah that man has an agenda.

      He’s basically a tattle-tale so he can benefit. Not a whistle-blower with the intent to help people like Manning or Snowden. He’s just an asshole.

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        8 months ago

        I dont consider the release of any government secrets that SHOULD be public to be ‘tattle tale’-ing.

        Can you detail his agenda, so that I can know what you’re meaning?