Thank Goodness, Julian Assange Has Weighed in on Tucson

WikiLeaks demands censorship after Tucson shootings
In a Press Release, Wikileaks has blamed Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, and other Conservatives for the Tucson shootings, and called for them to be prosecuted for “incitement.” It is not clear why Wikileaks thinks people like Huckabee had anything to do with the shootings. Even Sarah Palin has said nothing that would constitute incitement, much less illegal incitement under the U.S. Supreme Court’s governing First Amendment rulings in Hess v. Indiana and Brandenb...

Julian Assange Isnt Going to Gitmo
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. Here is a new myth about Guantanamo. The attorneys for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claim that if Assange is extradited to Sweden he may end up detained in Cuba. The Guardian (UK) reports: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, could be at "real risk" of the death penalty or detention in Guantánamo Bay if he is extradited to Sweden on accusations of Rape and Sexual Assault, his lawyers claim. Numerous other media outlet...

Julian Assange On Murdoch, Manning, And The Threat From China
New Statesman : In this week's New Statesman, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange talks to John Pilger about Bradley Manning, his "Insurance" files on Rupert Murdoch and Newscorp - and which country is the real enemy of WikiLeaks. Read the whole story: New Statesman Get HuffPost World On Twitter and Facebook! Know something we don't? E-mail us at [email protected] ...

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange has Rupert Murdoch 'insurance files'
Source: Guardian UK Founder also confirms Wikileaks has more than 500 US Diplomatic Cables on one broadcasting organisation Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, today said he is in possession of "Insurance" files on Rupert Murdoch and his global media company, News Corporation. WikiLeaks also holds more than 500 confidential US Diplomatic Cables on one broadcasting organisation, according to Assange. Speaking to the campaigning Journalist John Pilger for an interview to be published tomorro...

WikiLeaks: claims Julian Assange extradition could lead to death row
Julian Assange, the founder of the Wikileaks website, could be sent to the Guantánamo Bay detention camp or even executed in the US if he is extradited to Sweden, his lawyers have warned....

How Thoughtful of Him: Julian Assange Now Quoting Sheriff Dupnik
It's bad enough this national embarrassment known as Clarence Dupnik is being given all the air time possible to spew his insane bilge and getting congratulatory calls from Barack Obama. Now international leftist icon Julian Assange is sending his props by quoting the insane Dupnik.In the one page statement, Mr Assange also offered sympathy and condolences to the Victims of the Tucson shooting on behalf of Wikileaks, together with best wishes for the recovery of US Representative Gabrielle Giffo...

Julian Assange: Sex Criminal or Political Refugee?
WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange appeared before a London court Tuesday fighting Extradition to Sweden on charges of "sex by surprise." He's been accused by two women of taking consensual sex and turning it into nonconsensual sex, of pushing women past their point of comfort, of forcibly having sex without a Condom. His lawyers, who are fighting extradition, claim that sending him to Stockholm means condemning him to illegal rendition by the United States to Prison in Guantanamo Bay or, even, to...

WikiLeaks Julian Assange Quotes Sheriff Dupnik, Says Americans Need to Tone Down the Vitriolic Rhetoric
Julian Assange has thanked Australia for its support of his - and Wikileaks’s - cause but called on Americans to tone down political Rhetoric, saying those who incite violence should be charged with incitement to Murder. …In the one page statement, Mr Assange also offered sympathy and condolences to the Victims of the Tucson shooting on behalf of WikiLeaks, together with best wishes for the recovery of US Representative Gabrielle Giffords. The Democrat from Arizona’...

Julian Assange: WikiLeaks Has 'Insurance Files' On Rupert Murdoch, News Corp.
Wikileaks chief Julian Assange revealed that he has damaging "Insurance files" on Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp.media empire that he will release if something happens to him or to WikiLeaks. Assange made the revelation in a conversation with Journalist John Pilger that appeared on the website of the New Statesman magazine on Wednesday. "If something happens to me or to WikiLeaks, 'insurance' files will be released," Assange told Pilger. He said that the contents of the files "speak more of ...

Julian Assange Fears 'Guantanamo' Or 'Death Penalty' If Extradited To U.S.
In a "skeleton defense" posted on his lawyers' website today, Julian Assange's team posits that he could be subject to "being detained at Guantanamo Bay" or subject to the death penalty were he to be extradited to Sweden, which could lead to Extradition to the U.S. The Wikileaks founder appeared in court today to schedule his Extradition hearing for questioning in Sweden over alleged Sex Crimes. His defense claims that Extradition to Sweden could lead to a subsequent Extradition "and/or illeg...

How We Enable Crimes of Insanity
The deranged expression on the face of Jared Lee Loughner in the Mug Shot released by the police—taken within hours after he allegedly killed six innocent people and wounded 14 more, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords—suggests that we may never fully understand whatever illness afflicts him. The law requires us to assess his mental state and motivations, but we might do better to analyze our own craziness. That doesn't mean trying to determine whether events like the Tucson massacre...

Palin Plays the Victim Card
It's becoming increasingly clear that Jared Lee Loughner is mentally unstable. Sarah Palin's bullseye on Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords did not direct Loughner to shoot Giffords point-blank in the head on January 8, 2011. Did the vitriol in political discourse, crosshairs and phrases like "Don't retreat, reload" (by Sarah Palin) or "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun" (by President Obama) influence Loughren's state of mind? Perhaps in an idiosyncratic way, according...

Line several blocks long for Arizona service
University of Arizona Students and others made up a line several blocks long by midday Wednesday outside of the Tucson arena where President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak. Deputies are present to control the crowd. Some people brought lawn chairs, food and snacks. Obama is expected to remember the six people killed Saturday in an Assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who had been meeting with constituents outside a Grocery Store. The White House said Obama would meet privat...

Assange expects Guantanamo or death if extradited (Daily Caller)
Read more stories from The Daily Caller Assange expects 'Guantanamo' or 'death' if extradited Civil Libertarians speak out against Brady Lamborn responds to NPR attacks Supreme Court close to announcing decision on D.C. marriage case Swedes talk about sexual encounters online Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues to resist Extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden for questioning regarding alleged Sex Crimes, expressing fears of subsequent charges in the United States. In a draft leg...

Assange expects Guantanamo or death if extradited
Steven Nelson writes for The Daily Caller. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues to resist Extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden for questioning regarding alleged Sex Crimes, expressing fears of subsequent charges in the United States. In a draft legal defense released by Assange’s lawyers, the case is made that ultimate Extradition to the United States could lead to violations of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The article bans Torture, and is used to pr...

Julian Assange 'may face US execution'
Lawyers for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange have said they fear he could face execution in the United States if he is extradited to Sweden. The 39-year-old Whistleblower is wanted by the Swedish authorities over claims that he sexually assaulted two women during a visit to Stockholm in August. But his defence team believe there is a "real risk" he could be extradited on to the US, where ADVERTISEMENT he could be detained in Guantanamo Bay, or even face the death penalty. The claim emerged in...

Analysis: Why we shouldnt ban bulls-eyes (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
By Ken Paulson President, the First Amendment Center A Pennsylvania congressman is targeting bull's-eyes. In the wake of the attempted Assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and the Murder of Federal Judge John Roll, Rep. Robert Brady, D-Pa., says he plans Legislation that would ban language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening federal officials and members of Congress. Pointing to an existing federal law that criminalizes threats against the president and vice-preside...

WikiLeaks to Speed Release of Leaked Docs
London - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange vowed Tuesday to step up his site's release of secret documents while he fights Extradition to Sweden, as his lawyers argued that sending him to Stockholm could land him in Guantanamo Bay or even on U.S. death row. That claim, regarded by many legal experts as extremely unlikely, is part of a preliminary defense argument released by Assange's attorneys ahead of a court hearing next month. The Australian computer expert is wanted in Sweden to answer sex...

Assange Worried About Death Penalty
The Guardian reports: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, could be at “real risk” of the death penalty or detention in Guantánamo Bay if he is extradited to Sweden on accusations of rape and sexual assault, his lawyers claim. In a skeleton summary of their defence against attempts by the Swedish director of public prosecutions to extradite him, released today, Assange’s legal team argue that there is a similar likelihood that the US would subsequently seek his extradit...

What U.S. "justice" signifies around the world
AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth Julian Assange In London this morning, a British court held a procedural hearing regarding Sweden's attempt to extradite Julian Assange in order to question him about Sex Crimes accusations.  Afterward, Assange's lawyers released an outline of the arguments they intend to make in opposition to Extradition.  Most of them centered around the impermissibility of extraditing someone who has not been charged with a Crime -- i.e., merely to interrogate them --...

Assange Vows to Step-Up WikiLeaks Work
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at Belmarsh Magistrates Court in south-east London, Jan. 11, 2011. (Getty Images) (CBS/AP) Updated at 7:58 a.m. Eastern. Wikileaks will step up its publication schedule of secret documents, founder Julian Assange announced Tuesday, promising more revelations based on the group's stash of confidential U.S. Embassy cables and other leaks. Assange, 39, spoke to reporters outside London's high-security Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, where he and his lawyers ...

Assange's Lawyers Say Death Penalty Risk
(NewsCore) - If Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is extradited to Sweden to face a Sexual Assault investigation, there is a "real risk" the US would seek to extradite him from there, Assange's lawyers argued in documents published Tuesday. The attorneys cited a risk the US could detain Assange at Guantanamo Bay or subject him to the death penalty. A US Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment on the lawyers' document or on the likelihood of Assange being charged with a Crime in the US....

WikiLeaks activists may seek to quash U.S. demand for docs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two prominent Wikileaks supporters in the Netherlands and Iceland are consulting U.S. lawyers about ways to stop the Justice Department getting their Twitter records in a Probe into the leak of secret documents. Rop Gonggrijp, a Dutch Internet Activist who worked with Wikileaks last year, said he and Birgitta Jonsdottir, a member of Iceland's Parliament, want to quash a December 14 U.S. court order requiring Twitter to turn over their account records to U.S. prosecutors. ...

Assange 'faces death penalty' in US
Source: Al Jazeera English Lawyers for Wikileaks' founder say he could face death penalty or Torture if he is extradited to the US via Sweden. Last Modified: Jan 12 2011 12:53 GMT - Defence attorneys for Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has said he could end up facing the death penalty in the US if the UK extradites him to Sweden, where he is accused of Sex Crimes. The lawyers fear that Sweden will in turn hand him over to the US. Following Assange's appearance in a London court on Tues...

UPI Sports Calendar for Wednesday, Jan. 12
Published: Jan. 11, 2011 at 11:30 PM (4) Syracuse at St. Johns, 7 p.m. St. Bonaventure at (23) Temple, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m. 9-year-old Ariz. Victim related to TV star Los Angeles, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Actress Sophia Bush says Christina Green, the 9-year-old shot and killed in Saturday's shooting rampage in Arizona, was her second cousin. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media after appearing at Belmarsh Magistrates court in Woolwich on January 11, 2011. Assange wa...