Assange

ChrisIB

Honorable
How this plays out could be very interesting depending on the unreleased material Assange has stacked away.

Is the timing, so soon after the Mueller report failed to damage Trump, a coincidence?
Did the friction between Trump and the security services lead them to escalate the situation so Assange would release compromising material.

Is the IMF approval of a loan to Ecuador another coincidence?.

On the plus side there could be some stuff on UFOs released.
 

CasualBystander

Celestial
Well, there was a new Wikileaks release that hasn't got a lot of attention.

Ecuador says they kicked him out because his personal habits were a little disgusting. Given that Assange is German for "Ass Angel" that isn't too surprising.

More DNC info in the new release. Can't find anyone that has parsed through it.

Their legal theory (to avoid the statute of limitations) is little dubious and he should be able to beat it in the British courts.
 

ChrisIB

Honorable
It will be interesting to see the level of political support he receives from Europe.
German and Spanish politicians protested against Julian Assange’s detention on Monday, gathering outside a London prison to urge Britain and the EU to prevent his extradition to the United States.

Two far-left German MPs, Heike Hansel and Sevim Dagdelen of Die Linke, and a Spanish Green member of the European parliament, Ana Miranda, had been due to meet their “friend” Assange in London’s Ecuadorean embassy later on Monday.

Instead, following his expulsion and arrest last week, they protested outside the top-security Belmarsh prison in southeast London where he is being held, carrying placards demanding his release.

Extradition to the United States would set “a dangerous precedent” for journalists worldwide, said Ms Miranda, adding: “this threatens to criminalise journalism globally.”

Ms Dagdelen urged Britain and the EU to block any extradition request. “We call on the British government not to extradite Julian Assange to the USA.

“The European Union must take action to protect a politically-persecuted publisher and journalist,” said the German politician, calling on Spain and her home country to grant Assange asylum.
European politicians protest outside Assange’s London jail
 

ChrisIB

Honorable
Some interesting theories going the rounds. He is said to have distributed insurance files. The only thing needed is to send out the keys.
The Vidal book he was carrying was a message, perhaps not to release the keys.

Alternatively they may have figured out a way to keep that from happening and that is why the move was made.
Not sure about that one, about on a par with the TTSA just being the IMC carefully chorographing disclosure.

Then lots of governments want everything he knows so he may well receive some interesting offers, perhaps that is why he is being kept in a high security jail.

Tricky business dealing in wanted information.
 
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