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BREAKING! Julian Assange Arrested By British Authorities

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Assange seems very interested in martyrdom (or patriotic depending on your use of the word). Is this another trap to expose a "free speech deficit"? I hope he's calculated what he's doing correctly... He may be one of the most important figures in coincidentally pushing libertarian ideals into government. Though... Any nation not hopeless would've impeached Clinton by now, so.... maybe not. :/

If nothing else, this is an interesting story -- we the living are likely going to be some of the only people to ever hear of this.

Someone have Assange's reasoning in turning himself in?
 
Wow, I wasn't expecting this. Is he:
  • trying to avoid assassination?
  • just wanting to get the inevitable over with, whatever comes of it?
  • soaking up as much attention as he can possibly get?
  • running some kind of gambit?
  • simply a zealous martyr-to-be?
  • a cointelpro agent going down in flames on purpose to undermine any future whisteblowing networks?
  • a brainwashed child of a cultist playing his part of "sacrificial lamb" out to its ultimate conclusion?
  • ...other?

I'd really love to think that Assange is totally legit and that he still has something up his sleeve, but I don't know. This guy makes for great drama...and while that makes this all fun to follow, it's unsettling to me. His prominence in the media is just too surreal and "off" for me to take him at face value. I feel like I'm watching a movie playing out with Assange as the larger-than-life protagonist, but right or wrong, I can't help but anticipate a twist at the end.
 
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Someone have Assange's reasoning in turning himself in?

Because it is a bogus charge? And you stand a lot greater chance of ending up dead if you try to run from the police? He is a public figure, they can't really disappear him.
 
Because it is a bogus charge? And you stand a lot greater chance of ending up dead if you try to run from the police? He is a public figure, they can't really disappear him.

The German police "suicided" some very high profile terrorists after teh Munich attacks... He's not safe yet.

-t
 
Because it is a bogus charge? And you stand a lot greater chance of ending up dead if you try to run from the police? He is a public figure, they can't really disappear him.

The rape charges are bogus, but this exposes him to great risk of being extradited to the US where the law is not on his side, doesn't it?
 
The German police "suicided" some very high profile terrorists after teh Munich attacks... He's not safe yet.

-t

Yeah, I didn't mean to give the impression that he was "safe". Just saying that my gut tells me that they wanted him to try to run from this arrest warrant.
 
I dont see how they could send him to the us. Maybe sweden for his "illegal" activities like condoms breaking
 
what law? There is no longer rule of law in the US thanks to the US GOV!!

The law applies when the USG wants it to, and this is definitely one of those times. Assange could easily be charged under the Espionage Act and be legally executed.
 
The law applies when the USG wants it to, and this is definitely one of those times. Assange could easily be charged under the Espionage Act and be legally executed.

maybe we can hope aliens will come and liberate the Unites States of America from tyranny! (Sarcasm)
 
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