Monday, November 29, 2010

All in favor of whacking Assange ... .

Democrats and War
[Palin] wonders, “What if any diplomatic pressure was brought to bear on NATO, EU, and other allies to disrupt Wikileaks’ technical infrastructure? Did we use all the cyber tools at our disposal to permanently dismantle Wikileaks? Were individuals working for Wikileaks on these document leaks investigated? Shouldn’t they at least have had their financial assets frozen just as we do to individuals who provide material support for terrorist organizations?”

But in the most eyebrow-raising section of the posting, Palin writes of Assange, “Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al Qaeda and Taliban leaders?”
Does Palin Want to Whack Assange?

Sarasassin
Whacking Assange
ABC News's John Berman ends, "Given that the U.S. regularly targets suspected Al Qaeda leaders with missile or drone strikes, is she suggesting that Assange should have been whacked?"

I certainly hope so.  I detect no disaaprobation in his voice, so I think deep down so does Berman.

7 comments:

Doctor Who said...

November 2007: Wikileaks leaks Guantanamo Bay detention procedures. US government does nothing.

September 2008: Wikileaks leaks personal emails of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin during the election campaign. US government does nothing.

November 2009: Wikileaks leaks 570,000 pages of confidential NSA intercepts. US government does nothing.

March 2010: Wikileaks leaks secret DOD Counterintelligence Analysis Report. US government does nothing.

April 2010: Wikileaks leaks classified US helicopter footege under the title "Collateral Murder". US government does nothing.

July 2010: Wikileaks leaks 92,000 classified Afghan war documents. US government meekly protests.

October 2010: Wikileaks leaks 400,000 classified Iraq war documents. US government does nothing.

November 2010: Wikileaks leaks diplomatic cables.

As the joke goes: "You should have stopped me at the dinner roll."

Anonymous said...

The administration is doing it on purpose. I just smell Black helicopters

Stick

Alan J. said...

Wikileaks should be able to exercise their right to publish whatever they want, whether it turns out to be pure fiction or Top Secret classified documents. Having a free press and valid First Amendment rights is more important than the "temporary" (as in it won't matter 100 years from now) harm caused by the release of these documents. That said, I still think it was wrong and irresponsible of them to do so, and I hope they're sued into bankruptcy by any of our troops that wind up being harmed because of the release of all these leaks. I'd still like to find out who gave this classified information to Wikileaks and have them put behind bars. We've grown way too lax in our treatment of traitors. If it turns out that Wikileaks broke the law, then they should be put on trial as well.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

Well said Alan, but which justice said to the effect, "The Constitution does not require us to commit suicide?" Assange should have been martyred for his cause long ago.

Anonymous said...

"Barack helicopters" whaaa?

TheOldMan said...

I agree with Alan J's sentiments however just because you have the right to do something does not always mean that it is the right thing to do.

molonlabe28 said...

Nice pic of Sarah and of the Steyr-Aug 223.

I would give almost anything to burn some gunpowder and send some lead downrange with Sarah.

I would like to see our military paint wherever Assange is located with a laser for easy targeting by a smart-bomb.

If he is located in Sweden, it would get the message about how most of us feel toward people who give aid and comfort to our enemies.

Or to have the CIA make sure he turns up very dead in a public place for others to see.

Kind of like the Mossad's Wrath of God campaign against the Muslim perpetrators of the 1972 Munich Olympics slaughter of Jews.

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