Re:EFF Statement on Assange Indictment and Arrest
by duxup on Thursday April 11, 2019 @03:06PM
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Very possible, but Ecuador was also becoming increasingly annoyed by Assange / I suspect regretted their initial decision all on their own it seemed.
Like a lot of things around Wikileaks I think some were hopeful that it was a thing that (myself included) ... it just didn't turn out to be as an organization.
Like most folks would be fine protecting a journalist on principal even if he bothers other nations. Maybe less so if you realize that they're not behaving like one and then you start to wonder who you're protecting and what you're enabling.
Like a lot of things around Wikileaks I think some were hopeful that it was a thing that (myself included) ... it just didn't turn out to be as an organization.
Like most folks would be fine protecting a journalist on principal even if he bothers other nations. Maybe less so if you realize that they're not behaving like one and then you start to wonder who you're protecting and what you're enabling.