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Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home

John Shipton has said he was aware of a meeting involving Department of Foreign Affairs about extraditing Julian Assange to Australia.

"I saw him, the way they dragged him down the steps, the coppers (police), he didn't look good. I'm 74 and I look better than him and he's 47. It's such a shock," he said.

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by Anonymousreply 76May 2, 2019 6:57 AM

She tweeted "a mother's plea to police, prison officers, court staff re my son Julian."

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by Anonymousreply 1April 14, 2019 10:37 PM

He’s a criminal. What do you expect?

by Anonymousreply 2April 14, 2019 10:37 PM

He exposed the US wrongdoings. That’s something.

by Anonymousreply 3April 14, 2019 10:39 PM

He’s a journalist publishing information he received. Won’t bode well for free journalism and journalists in general

by Anonymousreply 4April 14, 2019 10:41 PM

"I'm 74 and I look better than him and he's 47". Oh my goodness, his father's a Data Lounger! I never would have guessed!

by Anonymousreply 5April 14, 2019 10:45 PM

He helped Manning hack the Pentagon, r4. He's a much a journalist as my Google drive.

by Anonymousreply 6April 14, 2019 10:45 PM

For the sake of truth and freedom of information. And exposing lies.

by Anonymousreply 7April 14, 2019 10:46 PM

R6 It won’t work. Manning won’t cooperate.

by Anonymousreply 8April 14, 2019 10:47 PM

There’s more at stake than Crooked Hillary trolls wanting revenge.

by Anonymousreply 9April 14, 2019 10:48 PM

He doesn't have to. They have texts between Manning and Assange.

by Anonymousreply 10April 14, 2019 10:49 PM
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by Anonymousreply 11April 14, 2019 10:51 PM

He appears to be an insane megalomaniac more concerned about notoriety than the pursuit of truth. That being said, I have often wondered about the rape accusations, they just seemed so... timely.

by Anonymousreply 12April 14, 2019 10:55 PM

R6 Manning hacked the Pentagon on his own. Assange printed the documents that Manning stole. Publication of documents is not illegal.

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by Anonymousreply 13April 14, 2019 10:58 PM

I’ll support him as long as he provides truth and exposes those who try to hide the truth. His personality is really irrelevant

by Anonymousreply 14April 14, 2019 10:59 PM

The father does look better than the crank son.

by Anonymousreply 15April 14, 2019 11:00 PM

R5, he’s not wrong, though.

by Anonymousreply 16April 14, 2019 11:00 PM

He's a cunt but he has done the world a service.

by Anonymousreply 17April 14, 2019 11:00 PM

R13 That’s why they only try to get him on the lesser charge

by Anonymousreply 18April 14, 2019 11:01 PM

[quote]There’s more at stake than Crooked Hillary trolls wanting revenge.

You forgot to shout LOCK HER UP and Benghazi.

by Anonymousreply 19April 14, 2019 11:02 PM

The ends justify the means

by Anonymousreply 20April 14, 2019 11:02 PM

R13 they have real time discussions between the two about trying to get around Manning's password problem. A real journalist wouldn't help his source hack.

by Anonymousreply 21April 14, 2019 11:06 PM
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by Anonymousreply 22April 14, 2019 11:08 PM

I'll pass on a rapist.

by Anonymousreply 23April 14, 2019 11:09 PM

[quote] He's a cunt but he has done the world a service.

How so? That may have been the case at the beginning, but Wiki has become a political tool for Russia and the like.

by Anonymousreply 24April 14, 2019 11:10 PM

Dark moment for press freedom

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by Anonymousreply 25April 14, 2019 11:10 PM

R23 Alleged rapist

by Anonymousreply 26April 14, 2019 11:10 PM

I’m so torn on these three - Assange, Manning and Snowden. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to love them or hate them. I think they’re all horrible men (and woman), but maybe they did the world a favor.

by Anonymousreply 27April 14, 2019 11:11 PM

R24 Assange denied Russian involvement. No evidence

by Anonymousreply 28April 14, 2019 11:12 PM

Truth trumps everything else

by Anonymousreply 29April 14, 2019 11:13 PM

Wikileaks keep a check on the world superpowers and hold them to account. Who doesn’t want that?

by Anonymousreply 30April 14, 2019 11:21 PM

Keep the bastards honest!!!!

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by Anonymousreply 31April 14, 2019 11:25 PM

Glad to see the ratio here.

All the rest of the threads are infected with people too stupid to understand the dangerous precedent his conviction would set.

Chilling of press freedom is just the beginning.

Stupid fucking totalitarian CUNTS!

Exposure of government corruption should always be protected and celebrated!!!

by Anonymousreply 32April 14, 2019 11:28 PM

"You Can't Handle The Truth" - A Few Good Men

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by Anonymousreply 33April 14, 2019 11:31 PM

[quote]"I saw him, the way they dragged him down the steps, the coppers (police), he didn't look good. I'm 74 and I look better than him and he's 47. It's such a shock," he said.

I thought the same thing. He looked like some deranged crazy shut-in who had been neglecting basic personal care and hygiene.

I know we say this a lot on DL, but he really looked like he smelled bad.

by Anonymousreply 34April 14, 2019 11:43 PM

The question is: “Is he a journalist or is he just a whistle blower?”.

He once was quite a successful journalist in Australia. Now? The jury’s still out.

But he definitely does look like Carey Mulligan.

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by Anonymousreply 35April 15, 2019 12:45 AM

Nothing a good scrub and wash won’t fix r34

by Anonymousreply 36April 15, 2019 12:45 AM

R32 Even if we dislike Assange, we have to admire and champion the cause.

by Anonymousreply 37April 15, 2019 12:54 AM

Lock him up!

by Anonymousreply 38April 15, 2019 12:59 AM

I hate him.

by Anonymousreply 39April 15, 2019 1:03 AM

He exposed the truth and some people can't handle the truth.

by Anonymousreply 40April 15, 2019 1:12 AM

Now we know why they have different last names. There's going to be a yuge effort on the part of the Russiapublicans to make sure he never testifies. I look for him to be "suicided":

Mother: Christine Assange Father: John Shipton (per court documents, Assange has never met his father) Wife: (m. 1989, div., one son) Son: Daniel (b. circa 1987) Daughter: (b. 2006)

by Anonymousreply 41April 15, 2019 1:14 AM

Seems more like he has an axe to grind.

by Anonymousreply 42April 15, 2019 1:15 AM

I hate his guts and I hope he dies.

by Anonymousreply 43April 15, 2019 1:23 AM

Why, r43?

by Anonymousreply 44April 15, 2019 2:27 AM

R44 Sore Hillary supporters as usual

by Anonymousreply 45April 15, 2019 2:59 AM

Assange skateboarding in embassy.

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by Anonymousreply 46April 15, 2019 5:26 AM
by Anonymousreply 47April 15, 2019 4:39 PM
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by Anonymousreply 48April 16, 2019 4:44 PM

Oh blimey this gets complicated.

So he'll serve time here. During that he'll have to face US extradition proceedings. They could either succeed or fail. The Swedes may or may not raise a European Arrest Warrant for him too. If all of those fail, then once he finishes his UK sentence then he could be deported to Ecuador or Australia. If the UK don't extradite him, and deport him, then the US could request his extradition from either of those two countries.

by Anonymousreply 49April 16, 2019 5:02 PM

I’ll bill him as hero when he does what R42 suggests

by Anonymousreply 50April 16, 2019 6:41 PM

^US has more dirt to hide

by Anonymousreply 51April 16, 2019 6:43 PM

Plus US is the land of the free

by Anonymousreply 52April 16, 2019 6:49 PM

Yeah, R51, the Chinese & kremlin are lacking dirt that needs exposing for the good of the globe

by Anonymousreply 53April 16, 2019 6:52 PM

WikiLeaks isn't a journalistic site. It just posts the PDF files of documents written by third parties. A public Google Drive could do the same.

Journalists use WikiLeaks, but that doesn't make what they do journalism. Journalists use libraries, but libraries aren't engaging in journalism either.

by Anonymousreply 54April 16, 2019 7:04 PM

Conspiracy requires:

1. An agreement between two or more people to commit a crime

2. Intent to enter into that agreement

3. Intent to commit the target crime or pursue the unlawful objective

4. An overt act in furtherance of the crime

The text messages suffice for the first three elements. All that's needed is the tiniest act in furtherance of breaking into the computer, like trying to submit a password.

by Anonymousreply 55April 16, 2019 7:10 PM

R54 Journalism is publishing information received

by Anonymousreply 56April 16, 2019 9:53 PM

Wrong, Yevgeny

by Anonymousreply 57April 16, 2019 9:57 PM

I don't have much sympathy for people who jump into the fire and then cry about how hot it is.

by Anonymousreply 58April 16, 2019 10:03 PM

Why didn't he trim his beard or shave when he was inside?

by Anonymousreply 59April 16, 2019 10:04 PM

"....and I am old and will be gone. Bring him peace, bring him joy. He is young. He is only a boy."

by Anonymousreply 60April 16, 2019 10:24 PM

R60 Only a boy? Living in a time warp much?

by Anonymousreply 61April 16, 2019 10:54 PM

R60 Lol, I got it. R61 It was a Les Mis reference.

by Anonymousreply 62April 16, 2019 11:20 PM

Let his creepy ass rote in prison.

by Anonymousreply 63April 16, 2019 11:23 PM

His fucked up son is a result of his shitty parenting.

by Anonymousreply 64April 17, 2019 2:48 AM

He was raised by his single mom, R64. His dad was absent.

by Anonymousreply 65April 17, 2019 3:01 AM

the pos dad excuses a treasonous son who has helped Putin unleash violence and death, pleading his 47 year old baby needs huggies, kisses, and cookies.

Perhaps, if he hadn't fled Sweden to avoid a rape trial, he wouldn't have ended up in the Equadorian embassy in the first place.

Goddamn with these parents excusing their middle aged children's shit behavior.

by Anonymousreply 66April 17, 2019 3:10 AM

QED R65

by Anonymousreply 67April 17, 2019 3:12 AM

didn't he purposely expose some agents that were undercover?

by Anonymousreply 68April 17, 2019 3:21 AM

There is journalism but he crossed a line. He exposed the identities of our undercover agents, put our national security at risk; he outed gays in Muslim countries. And if he exposed the US, why not Russia? Or China? Fair play for everyone.

by Anonymousreply 69April 17, 2019 4:04 AM
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by Anonymousreply 70May 1, 2019 4:38 PM

Fuck r69

You are simply too fucking stupid to understand how stupid you are. Fuck you cunt

by Anonymousreply 71May 2, 2019 6:30 AM

Apologies r69

My disdain was directed at R70, Dumbest CUNT on Datalounge.

by Anonymousreply 72May 2, 2019 6:31 AM

R72 What’s the matter ? Got up on wrong side of the bed ?

by Anonymousreply 73May 2, 2019 6:42 AM

They should send him back home to Australia in a body bag.

by Anonymousreply 74May 2, 2019 6:43 AM

He needs to be brought home to Australia and then placed on a Government pension of some kind until he can get his life back on track.

by Anonymousreply 75May 2, 2019 6:44 AM

Marxism has warped the simple minds of r73 & r74

Please move to Cuba or Venezuela so that you can begin to understand the evil totalitarian bullshit that you support. People like you make me sick, and if you are actually gay then you are fucking evil.

by Anonymousreply 76May 2, 2019 6:57 AM
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