Julian Assange and visitors were spied on by security firm for US intelligence

Re:Julian Assange and visitors were spied on by security fir... by black_puppydog on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @04:42PM (#21588862)

I think it's worth remembering that this nation (the US) is currently trying to get Assange extradited. Part of the decision to be made in the UK should be wether or not the US will grant him a fair trial.

There are many reasons to throw that US demand out of the court, but this adds one more: they clearly have zero regard for any of his most inalienable rights. They have repeatedly violated them already, all the while trying (sadly successfully) a complete character assassination.

IMHO, if anything, the people responsible for this should be extradited to an international court.

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Re:Julian Assange and visitors were spied on by security fir... by mike_d on Thursday November 21, 2019 @01:55AM (#21591978)

If the CIA collected information in Mexico on the head of a drug cartel, does that automatically mean that he would not receive a fair trial? Of course not.

Assange worked with Russian intelligence, either knowingly or as a useful idiot. The US Intelligence agencies had an obligation to determine what sensitive information he held and what he might be trying to do with it.

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Re:Julian Assange and visitors were spied on by security fir... by Xelbair on Thursday November 21, 2019 @02:34AM (#21592122)

>If the CIA collected information in Mexico on the head of a drug cartel, does that automatically mean that he would not receive a fair trial?

It means exactly that.

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