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Old 12-14-2010, 11:09 AM   #181
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50% of US citizens are brainwashed to think far right, and 50% to think far left. We all know that the other side must be brainwashed to think the way they do.
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Old 12-14-2010, 12:21 PM   #182
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The biggest person who thinks all us Americans are brainwashed is obviously brainwashed to think that way by the radical liberal left of Canada.
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Old 12-15-2010, 12:24 AM   #183
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The biggest person who thinks all us Americans are brainwashed is obviously brainwashed to think that way by the radical liberal left of Canada.
They elected a conservative president. Proves they must be brainwashed.
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Old 12-15-2010, 09:50 AM   #184
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Heh....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...r-achtung.html
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Old 12-15-2010, 03:40 PM   #185
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I like that link Merc. A LOT Somehow I am not surprised.



This one by contrast is funny.



The Wikileaks founder has handed his own head to us on a platter, says Milo Yiannopoulos.

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It's tempting to think of Julian Assange as an enigmatic international criminal mastermind. Romantic, even. And he certainly cultivates that image himself, with the wild hair and the comedy sunglasses. But Assange is no mastermind: his vanity, his hubris and his insatiable desire to see the world burn have led him to make a fatal, final error. As a result, the Wikileaks project is doomed.

At the tail-end of last month, Assange indicated to a journalist that he had information about a major US bank that would cause a scandal to rival Enron. That was a catastrophic misjudgment. Because now, one by one, every financial institution connected to Assange is severing his ability to finance Wikileaks. Each is giving very slightly different reasons - usually connected to terms of service and "illegal activity" - but all of their motivations are the same: in the middle of a recession, it would be disastrous to their own businesses should Assange attempt to take out a major bank.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...l-mistake.html

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Old 12-15-2010, 04:59 PM   #186
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I LOVE IT! Hopefully someone will in the end, cut the head off the snake. I would drink to that.
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Old 12-15-2010, 05:59 PM   #187
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He should have remembered;He should have known,that money is at the root of all evil. (power) I guess his roots have been yanked. Now, he'll have to stand on the side of the road with a billboard.
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Old 12-15-2010, 07:54 PM   #188
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just out of curiosity has anyone considered that perhaps this guy uncovered a bunch of bullshit and now the government is now coming down on his ass? been there bought the t-shirt. just asking......
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Old 12-15-2010, 08:10 PM   #189
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Rather, if you use Sweden for its liberal laws on secrecy you are not going to be able to avoid its liberal laws on what constitutes rape.
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Old 12-15-2010, 08:51 PM   #190
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Rather, if you use Sweden for its liberal laws on secrecy you are not going to be able to avoid its liberal laws on what constitutes rape.
YEAH, yes sir-e. He's a mess.


If he gets out on bail then he goes straight to the Swedish authorities? I am not clear on that.

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"To be accused of a sex crime in Sweden is considered very serious. Swedish courts tend to believe what the woman says."
http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/08/in...s-london-jail/

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Old 12-16-2010, 09:05 AM   #191
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Questions answered here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11949771
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Old 12-16-2010, 09:36 AM   #192
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From Sky's link above:

This is the nub of the matter:

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What evidence will the UK take into account?
Will it consider the defence claims that the accusations
against Mr Assange are politically motivated?

Yes. Under Section 13 of the Extradition Act 2003 a person's extradition
is barred if there is evidence to prove that the warrant,
though purporting to be issued on account of the alleged sexual offences,
is in fact issued for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing
Mr Assange on account of his political opinions.
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Old 12-16-2010, 09:47 AM   #193
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xkcd does Wikileaks
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Old 12-16-2010, 10:06 AM   #194
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Old 12-16-2010, 10:16 AM   #195
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Ha! Brilliant!
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