Do You Agree With Ecuador’s Decision to Give Political Asylum to WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange?

by Fox Report with Shepard Smith Posted 2012/08/16 15:26:41

Related Topics: Julian Assange, Equador, WikiLeaks, Political Asylum, Asylum

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DP 2012/08/16 23:14:19

Yes

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Then you support the corruption of the governments across the world. Go ahead and try to say you don't. It won't matter because you do. He's trying to let people know the truth, and they're using the rape accusations—which are false; the women bragged about having sex with him the following day. The one woman only wanted him to get tested after he didn't wear a condom. The police took that as a rape accusation—to try to send him to the US. The government is just mad that they're being exposed for the evil they do behind closed doors.
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Greg to gvc 2012/08/25 01:47:55

OMG, Please stop, my sides are hurting!!!

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sbtbill to gvc 2012/08/20 23:03:29

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Maybe some armed Americans should go there and help him get to Ecuador. After all the country he helped the most was the US.

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gvc to sbtbill 2012/08/20 23:09:23

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Yeah I am sure that's gonna happen. They will get him eventually, it's just a matter of time. Exactly how did Assage help the US?
Can't wait to hear your Liberal spin on this one!

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JCD aka... to gvc 2012/08/20 22:00:59

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So you admit that the Swedes want the UK to extradite him to Sweden only because he would subsequently be extradited to America, even if he is found not guilty by Sweden's courts.

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gvc to JCD aka... 2012/08/20 22:11:43

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Well Duh.....doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.

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JCD aka... to gvc 2012/08/20 22:17:24

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Exactly, that's why Ecuador has granted him poltical asylum.

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gvc to JCD aka... 2012/08/20 23:09:47

Awwww too bad he will never make it to Ecuador. Pity!

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Greg to gvc 2012/08/21 06:59:17

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Boy, I hope you have to eat those words.

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gvc to Greg 2012/08/21 13:01:18

Boy....I won't! But make no mistake, even if he does, he won't be home free.

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Greg to gvc 2012/08/21 13:55:07

I'm afraid you are correct here, but not because of what ought, but because of what is.

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gvc to Greg 2012/08/21 14:49:00

Because he has it coming! He rolled the dice, tried to play God and lost. Time to pay!

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JCD aka... to gvc 2012/08/21 10:37:40

I have a plan. Ecuador invades Gibraltar, a British colony in the South of Spain, and then they exchange prisoners.

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gvc to JCD aka... 2012/08/21 13:05:06

Well why don't you run that up the flag and see who salutes.

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Jon to gvc 2012/08/21 17:32:08

Do you think it's ok for your government to control you?

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gvc to Jon 2012/08/21 20:21:28

Take your medication, when you wake up, read the thread.

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The.Z.Viru5 2012/08/20 04:58:50

Yes

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It's pathetic that, in the supposed land of Free Speech, his was taken from him. If the government didn't have any skeletons in the closet, there'd be nothing they needed to hide. He's a true advocate for the people and I, as an American citizen embracing the Constitution and our "old" democracy, applaud him. He has my FULL support.

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TisSheilah 2012/08/20 04:21:58

Yes

Part of me wants to know why Ecuador wants to help a hacker. The US and UK may be making a big mistake by threatening Assange; he may end up spying on them for his new country.

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Vieuphoria to TisSheilah 2012/08/20 22:50:18

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He's not a hacker.

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Odinsown 2012/08/20 03:35:52

Yes

I have no issue with it at all.

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Gurney 2012/08/19 23:40:24

Yes

Im surprised my butt sniffing UK government havnt hooked the guy outta there and flown him back themselves.

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Vieuphoria to Gurney 2012/08/20 09:17:06

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If that happens then I'm suggestion a revolution. In fact I'd like for thousands to form a human blockage around the embassy to not allow police near him. And just to get him to the helicopter.

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Moh Al-a 2012/08/19 23:28:18

Yes

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The price of truth!

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Sir Bud 2012/08/19 23:12:56

Yes

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Telling the truth isn't popular amongst any of the worlds governments and Ecuador is no exception and unless US Security HAS been damaged,the charges of rape in Sweden(which were dropped by the supposed victims ages ago)are just a pseudo media Witch Hunt scam and to get him to Sweden to then be delivered to USA authorities..

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whateverbabynevermind 2012/08/19 23:03:18 (edited)

Yes

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But besides that, yes I agree that he deserves asylum. We can't just take away the right to seek asylum because we don't like the guy.

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sean to whateve... 2012/08/20 02:17:49

that's funny..but true, the only way their getting him their is by hiding him..and his chances of not commiting suicide, having a heart attack, a fatal accident..while living there..are slim to none !

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valeria.casey.9 2012/08/19 22:50:29

No

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He should have NO MERCY in any country , he most likely caused a lot of our under cover people to be killed and even tortured

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whateve... to valeria... 2012/08/19 23:04:36

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If we alienate somebody's inalienable rights we are doing much worse. We are creating a dictatorship.

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gvc to whateve... 2012/08/20 13:50:05

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Nobody has an inalienable right to STEAL government intel and post it on the internet.
NOBODY! He has committed crimes and he needs to be held responsible.

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whateve... to gvc 2012/08/20 14:02:03 (edited)

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He is not being charged for that (yet, they are still formulating the charges), but he is wanted for questioning by the Swedish government. The embassy in Ecuador offered to have Swedish officials flown in to speak to him but they refused. Therefore, he still has the right to seek asylum, whether you like it or not.

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gvc to whateve... 2012/08/20 14:06:25

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I could care less about Sweden or rape charges.
Ecuador does not have a dog in this fight and needs to mind their own business.
He has NO Right to asylum. Asylum is not for people who are accused of crimes. Crimes btw he can not deny....the proof is on Wikileaks for everyone to see.
Those are the facts.....whether YOU like it or not!

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whateve... to gvc 2012/08/20 14:07:52 (edited)

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He is not being charged by the American government. THAT is a fact. So why should a person who is not being charged with anything not be granted the right to seek asylum?

EDIT: He also convinced other people to steal the documents, he did not get his hands dirty so there may or may not be evidence against him.

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gvc to whateve... 2012/08/20 14:11:07

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He hasn't been charged, but he will be!
We want him, and we will get him! He is a criminal, he is NOT a hero.

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whateve... to gvc 2012/08/20 14:13:29 (edited)

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He hasn't been charged. Precisely. Whether he's guilty or not doesn't matter. HE HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH ANYTHING. How is this not going through your thick skull? If he has not been charged with anything then you cannot deny him the right to seek asylum! Even if he is charged tomorrow or in one hour, right now, he is not being charged!

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gvc to whateve... 2012/08/20 15:22:08

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Hey little girl. He will be charged. What part of that is not penetrating your think skull?
Any Country can deny asylum, what planet do you live on?
He is going to jail or he can rot in the Ecuador embassy...either way, he is a prisoner. Got it?

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Meebo to gvc 2012/08/20 19:48:09

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He got Asylum and hasn't been charged. He wins, you lose. He's a hero regardless of what you say. The government is supposed to have served the people, not cover their own corrupt bureaucratic asses. We have the right to know our governments are up to and Assange reminded the world of that

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gvc to Meebo 2012/08/20 20:14:34

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We will see about that now won't we. He is a prisoner in the Ecuador Embassy, and the UK has already said they will take him by force if necessary. That dude is going nowhere, except to prison where he belongs.
He loses!!!
You have NO right to classified information. NONE!

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Meebo to gvc 2012/08/27 13:34:52

I and many others believe that we have the right to know what the people WE put in power to represent US on the domestic and foreign stage are up to. Information should be free as it was intended to be. But whatever, we'll see how this all pans out.

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gvc to Meebo 2012/08/27 21:30:09

Well sit down, YOU DON'T have a right to classified information, regardless of what YOU THINK.
You have to be a special kind of naive to believe all government information should be free for all to see. It was NEVER intended to be that way, and it never will be that way. Deal with it.

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Meebo to gvc 2012/09/03 23:06:23

lol. Still fighting the losing fight, hey? You don't seem to be swaying anyone to your point of view. It is what it is, he has asylum. Whatever comeback you come up with, however condescending, won't change that.

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gvc to Meebo 2012/09/03 23:34:32

This is an old post, why don't you try to stay up to date loser?
Let's see if he makes it to Ecuador...LOL and how long he stays alive if he does make it.

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