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Re:The Assange case is collapsing but it remains a travesty ... by throwawaycities on Sunday July 25, 2021 @08:12PM (#27954151)
It is often worse than just hypocrisy. If the US hasn’t hand picked a foreign regime and someone wins the democratic election which the US doesn’t agree with the US can just label them a terrorist organization if it is deemed politically necessary.

I am no fan of the Taliban or Hammas - and US probably correctly labeled them terrorist organizations - but it must also be acknowledge they are also “political parties” that have won democratic elections.

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Re:The Assange case is collapsing but it remains a travesty ... by einpoklum on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @06:46AM (#27982323)
... but that would mean acknowledging the non-dichotomy between states and terrorist organizations. States carry out the most terror, but they (mostly) get a free pass. The US (and many other world states) would not want to undermine this situation and make their own actions legitimate targets of the question: "Is this a form of terror?".
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