Julian Assange ARRESTED

[octophone]

On Thursday, Ecuador's interior minister said at a press conference in Quito Assange had apparently smeared feces on the walls and engaged in other behavior she described as below common decency.

US news - not linking because right-wing types.

 

[Mugatu]

I know, but... foreign policy isn't the only aspect of being POTUS. Either Assange has/had some sort of tunnel vision obsession with that one issue, or he agrees with Trump on other things too.

He's openly a libertarian, which can either be good or very bad depending on what we're talking about.

From some of the things he's said before, I could quite easily believe that foreign policy was his main issue, but I think seeing the leaks as purely an attempt to undermine Hillary overlooks the wider context anyway. Exposing war crimes, or the rigged Democratic primary in 2016, was a good thing for democracy in general.

 

[Mugatu]

He was locked in a tiny room for seven years with the police waiting outside 24/7, I wouldn't be surprised if he went a bit mad under that kind of pressure.

I don't want to sound conspiratorial but I do think there is a vested interest in making dissidents and whistle-blowers look crazy. Look at how the media have treated Chelsea Manning. All I'm saying is I want to see the picture of the shit.

 

[octophone]

I think that has less weight than it once did, mainly due to the number of people in high political office who are genuinely batshit.

 

[Mugatu]

People treating this situation like he was kicked out for being a bad house-mate are missing the point. I certainly don't believe that you can date someone as fragrant as Pamela Anderson while refusing to shower and shitting everywhere, it seems like propaganda. Not today, CIA!

 

[Kate]

I don't doubt for a minute that he's been stitched up, but I still think he's a cunt so HA HA.

 

[octophone]

People treating this situation like he was kicked out for being a bad house-mate are missing the point.

No-one is saying that! It's just a weird dirty icing on a peculiar cake.

It's obviously the new(ish) Ecuadorian president caving in.