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Down Under
Julian to Julia: I want to come home
2011-02-01
WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has called on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to put her foot down and offer him protection from the US government.
Perhaps you should first demand protection from the British and Swedish governments.
The whistleblower made the comments as he prepared to face a London court next week for the start of legal proceedings to have him extradited to Sweden on possible sexual assault charges. Supporters claim the charges have been trumped up to silence him.
It hasn't worked, obviously, so the evil CIA will have to step up...
"Gillard needs to declare publicly that this is not an acceptable treatment of an Australian organisation. WikiLeaks is registered in Australia," Mr Assange told the Seven Network.
Perhaps it's not an acceptable Australian organization...
"Nor is it acceptable treatment of an Australian."
...and perhaps you're not an acceptable Australian.
The US government is looking at whether the whistleblower can also be charged over the release of classified documents on his WikiLeaks website.

Mr Assange said he wanted to return home to Australia with a guarantee he would not be handed over to the US government.

"I'd like to return immediately," Mr Assange said.
I'll bet you would. Finally figured out that the Swedes are serious, have you...
Posted by:tipper

#6  NPR has a long interview with Bill Keller, executive editor of the New York Times, about Assange and the WikiLeaks cables. Among other things, Mr. Keller describes how he came to dislike and distrust his supplier:

Keller tells Terry Gross that during an early conversation with representatives of The Guardian, Assange was told that both The Guardian and The New York Times wanted to edit out the names of ordinary Afghan citizens in classified military documents.

"Assange's reaction was, 'Well, they're informants. There's no reason for protecting them,' " Keller says. "But I think over time, he came around to the view that at least, from a public relations point of view, it was better to allow for a certain amount of editing out of things that could cost lives."
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-02-01 17:16  

#5  I turned on the snoop Brad M.,
And let the excuses spin.
Around nordic towns I did roam.
Drinking all night.
Sold my book rights.
My mum she needs me.
I want to go home.

So look at Brad M in jail,
But don't you look at my mail.
Call for a lawyer abroad,
Let me go home.
Wa wanna go home, yeah yeah,
My bank says I'm broke now,
I wanna go home.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2011-02-01 15:45  

#4  "Squeal, piggie!"
-- Deliverance
Posted by: mojo   2011-02-01 14:04  

#3  
Here you go Grunter - Crying Pic
Posted by: Goodluck   2011-02-01 09:34  

#2  I'm comin' home.

aka ADX Florence.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-02-01 09:26  

#1  I call for the crying baby picture.
Posted by: Grunter   2011-02-01 08:31  

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