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5. I happen to be familiar with the facts, too, and

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #4)

Mon May 20, 2013, 01:14 AM

May 2013

disagree with Gibney's interpretation of some of them. E.g., I personally consider it very likely that Sweden would allow Assange to be extradited to the US, given the chance.

Apart from that, the massively disproportionate quantities of manpower and expense that have been devoted to trying to prosecute Assange for the alleged sex crimes, as compared to similar crimes by others, makes plain that extremely powerful forces will do all they can to shut this man and Wikileaks down.

I have not yet seen the film – have you?

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WikiLeaks film shifts focus after Julian Assange won't share info [View all] struggle4progress May 2013 OP

How ironic... JimDandy May 2013 #1

Universal gave Gibney a $2.5 million budget for the film, so Assange was asking struggle4progress May 2013 #3

Greg Mitchell has provided excellent, balanced coverage of the Wikileaks story; his take on it snot May 2013 #2

My film doesn't "abuse" Julian Assange. But in a story about Wikileaks, facts matter struggle4progress May 2013 #4

I happen to be familiar with the facts, too, and snot May 2013 #5

Why Julian Assange Hates "We Steal Secrets" struggle4progress May 2013 #6