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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.

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[-] OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world 4 points 4 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

[-] deft@lemmy.wtf 2 points 4 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.

[-] OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world 1 points 4 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?

[-] deft@lemmy.wtf 1 points 4 months ago

Wikileaks and Assange have both tried to sell themselves as whistle blowers fighting for truth and while they have revealed evil and wrongdoing. They utilize Russian information networks and specifically place focus on the US.

In anyone reasonable's eyes you would tell Assange isn't a whistle blower, he is a player in the game and WikiLeaks is literally just another propaganda outlet like the rest of them that tries to act differently.

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