From looking at how Bradley Manning has
been treated, I'm sure Assange is equally afraid of a similar fate. We always conveniently forget the US was using torture and illegal extradition and more importantly, detaining without trial. All very dangerous and completely un-democratic.
Added to this Stratfor which is another terrifying development :S
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dazbrilliantwhites has been meaning to change this..., Tue 21 Aug 2012, 18:59,
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Bradley Manning's case is importantly different from Assange's. Notably, being a member of the US armed forces, he would have had obligations to the US armed forces that Assange doesn't. This is not to say that Manning has been well treated - just that his story is only tangentially relevant here.
Assange might be afraid of all kinds of stuff. That doesn't mean his fear is warranted, or that it should make the blindest difference to the legal process.
And the fact that it's non-democratic bounces off me completely. I've been here long enough, and sounded off enough, for it to be pretty common knowledge that I have no love for democracy; but even if I did, it would make absolutely no difference to the legal or moral merits of the US' complaint against Assange.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 21 Aug 2012, 19:35,
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