Wikileaks' Julian Assange 'fears US death penalty'

Extradition: Probably.
The death penalty: Unlikely.

 

Extradition is certain, I'd say. I highly doubt he'll get the death penalty for anything though. Of course, I guess his "crimes" could be considered to be treason by the US government though, which is punishable by death. Gheyness. I'm not sure how that would work though, since he's a foreigner. Hopefully something will work out and he'll be alright. I'm not pro or con Julian Assange, since I'm not sure what his motives were, but I don't think he should be punished for exposing the truth.

 

shall they officially declare war on one man ? if not ,
he can fear assasination .

 

I think its fucked up!!

If they didnt do so many underhanded/dirty things in the first place,THEY WOULDNT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM BEING EXPOSED WOULD THEY?

 

What crime has he committed? He's not a U.S. citizen so how would he be tried for treason? Who leaked all the info, just one person? Assange has created and saved more jobs than the current administration in power, and will necessitate many "spin" doctors to try and put the leaks in a perspective that is less damaging to those who have been or are being outed. Much of what has been made public only confirms what many have known all along.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12564865

Let's hope you're right for once...

 

How can it be treason if he's not American?

EDIT: I wish I had realized someone else already asked this.

 

Assange - treason? Has Australia now begun an attempt to extradite him? Perhaps they should on a parking violation, and bring him home safely.

 

Exactly. And the US will do anything to silence him-I've had it with the USA-I left 3 years ago, never to return.

I just read that the courts in Britain ordered him to be extradited to Sweden-
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/world/europe/25assange.html?ref=world

Good luck, Julian

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urDvpX-CfTw"]YouTube - Assange against Zuckerberg
Thanks to Facebook you can finally figure out which sex and the city character you are. I'm a Samantha, but if the Swedish police ask, I'm a Charlote.

*edit*
Also why is it always just the US people are blaming. ZOMG AMERICA. Most of the diplomatic cables did in fact come from American embassies, but almost every government in the world wants Assange's head on a platter, in fact Australia I'd say has had much harsher words than the US has had.

 

we already have once.. it was our key to our never ending war in the middle east

 

I think I'll be right about this one.
If the US wanted him they would have tried by now.

 

As much as some people might hate Assange in the government, the fact remains there is no legal basis to try him, we've already been through this during the Vietnam war, an organization given leaked materials is legally allowed to publish them. It's people like Bradley Manning and others who are accused of being the ones who leaked the material to Assange and others that really need to worry, because they in fact can face the full wrath of the federal court system.

 

Which brings up the question "What is happening with Bradley Manning?"
As Assange is but one component of wikileaks, perhaps all the documents should be posted in toto anonomously, displaying the fact that Assange is only a small part of a much larger picture, and his prosecution would serve little purpose other than demeaning government even greater than it already has been.

 

I think US prosecutors have already worked that one out, bro.

 

Other than some embarrassing cables and opinions from the US government, did the Wikileaks release that started all this even have anything that interesting or damning? Just seemed like the publication of the documents resulted in some embarrassing political gaffes for the US government, and not much more. I mean, there was nothing in there even close to as bad as the stuff we already know for a fact the US has done. Right? Or did I miss something?

 

And...?

 

He doesn't have to post anything anonymously and his prosecution would serve little purpose.

 

I was referring to others posting anonymously, not Assange. Mannings prosecution is the only one which might serve a purpose.
In any event Assange will not face a death penalty even if prosecuted in the U.S.