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The Guardian: Russian Diplomats Planned to Sneak Julian Assange Out of the UK

posted by martyb on Sunday September 23 2018, @01:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend dept.

takyon writes:

Revealed: Russia's secret plan to help Julian Assange escape from UK

Russian diplomats held secret talks in London last year with people close to Julian Assange to assess whether they could help him flee the UK, the Guardian has learned.

A tentative plan was devised that would have seen the WikiLeaks founder smuggled out of Ecuador's London embassy in a diplomatic vehicle and transported to another country.

One ultimate destination, multiple sources have said, was Russia, where Assange would not be at risk of extradition to the US. The plan was abandoned after it was deemed too risky.

The operation to extract Assange was provisionally scheduled for Christmas Eve in 2017, one source claimed, and was linked to an unsuccessful attempt by Ecuador to give Assange formal diplomatic status.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by bzipitidoo on Sunday September 23 2018, @02:29AM (5 children)

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Sunday September 23 2018, @02:29AM (#738737) Journal

    Wikileaks shows a large disconnect between western governments and the western public.

    It's hugely embarrassing that the Leaders of the Free World and Defenders of Freedom, especially Freedom of Speech, are so badly corrupted and stupid that they don't care how hypocritical it makes them look to go after Assange in this unethical manner.

    It's not just Assange and Wikileaks. Snowden and Manning were both subjected to appalling treatment. Then there's Gitmo. And if all that isn't bad enough, our leaders keep dallying with torture. That's some deep bull to call it "enhanced interrogation".

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Sunday September 23 2018, @03:16AM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday September 23 2018, @03:16AM (#738752) Journal

    Well, on the plus side for western governments: A sufficiently brainwashed population will never notice the grossest of hypocrisy.

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    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 23 2018, @03:49AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 23 2018, @03:49AM (#738754)

      A sufficiently brainwashed population will never notice the grossest of hypocrisy.

      And the rest don't give a shit...

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 23 2018, @10:48AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 23 2018, @10:48AM (#738808)

        Until their replacement is complete.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @01:20AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @01:20AM (#739027)

      Hmm...

      "It's not just Assange and Wikileaks. Snowden and Manning were both subjected to appalling treatment. Then there's Gitmo."

      "Snowden and Manning"

      "Manning"

      No mention of Manning

      Chelsea Manning!

      *runs away*

  • (Score: 2) by jelizondo on Sunday September 23 2018, @04:05AM

    by jelizondo (653) Subscriber Badge on Sunday September 23 2018, @04:05AM (#738760) Journal

    Wikileaks shows a large disconnect between western governments and the western public.

    You misspelled "values" or maybe you meant to type "principles"