The big wikileaks, er, leak!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

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A MAN who has been waiting for his Argos purchase for more than 15 minutes is being detained in violation of his human rights, the UN has ruled.

Tom Logan was given his ticket for a Nespresso coffee machine at 9.46am, but is still confined within the store at 10.02am with no end to his ordeal in sight.

He said: “This is like what happened to Aung San Suu Kyi in Myamar.

“Outside, just feet away, people are walking around freely. Even in here they’re getting their ticket and leaving with their goods while I stay trapped, and two of them were behind me in the queue.

“They say I’m free to leave whenever I like, but that’s a £69.95 machine I’d be leaving behind so I’ve been left with no choice whatsoever.

“I’ve texted Amnesty International, but I keep losing signal.”

A UN spokesman said: “He can’t even compensate himself by stealing the little pens anymore, because they’ve replaced them all with iPads.”

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/man-is-being-arbitrarily-detained-at-argos-un-rules-20160205105926

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Formally contesting it could legitimately just involve Theresa May sending a photocopy of her arse to the working group.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:39

MrChris wrote:

Formally contesting it could legitimately just involve Theresa May sending a photocopy of her arse to the working group.

This is the sort of high level whatnots we need to deal with bollocks like this.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Breaking news on the telly just said the UK will formally contest this, as opposed to just ignoring it, which sounds interesting.

It is interesting, considering that it has no legal weight whatsoever and is basically just an opinion scrawled on headed notepaper.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Predictably, lots of entertainingly bonkers conspiracy theory nutjob Assange supporters in the comments section:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... -detention

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

From twitter

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Assange is only being arbitrarily detained if you assign an arbitrary definition to the word arbitrary. And detained

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:08

Manning is to be released in May, as Obama commutes the sentence. Assange could be in a pickle, now ( he said he would go to US if Manni g freed), as one might assume the Trump administration to be less accomodating than the current one.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16558

Why? I thought Assange/wikileaks helped Donny out with the election thing?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:16

MaliA wrote:

Manning is to be released in May, as Obama commutes the sentence. Assange could be in a pickle, now ( he said he would go to US if Manni g freed), as one might assume the Trump administration to be less accomodating than the current one.

I think you have that about face.

Why would Trump be against the guy who helped Russia 'hack' the election in his favour? Trump likes Assange, as long as he behaves himself and only releases info on the likes of Clinton.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:19

Curiosity wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Manning is to be released in May, as Obama commutes the sentence. Assange could be in a pickle, now ( he said he would go to US if Manni g freed), as one might assume the Trump administration to be less accomodating than the current one.

I think you have that about face.

Why would Trump be against the guy who helped Russia 'hack' the election in his favour? Trump likes Assange, as long as he behaves himself and only releases info on the likes of Clinton.

Because he's been very naughty and did stuff to make America less great and there's some shouting enough about Manning as it is. It'd be good to bring to heel tbe man who threatened great numbers of great American lives by having things published that made America less great. It'd be a strong showing for him to do this.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:21

Nah, Trump and Assange are buds.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:29

Lonewolves wrote:

Nah, Trump and Assange are buds.

Sexual assault buddies!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Also there is no US arrest warrant out for Assange. If he went to the US, he'd be safe from the Swedes.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:56

I would assume that Assange doesn't hold any particular allegiance to Trump though and would gladly leak stuff out about him if he thought it was in the public interest, no?

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 12:06

GazChap wrote:

I would assume that Assange doesn't hold any particular allegiance to Trump though and would gladly leak stuff out about him if he thought it was in the public interest, no?

You would assume incorrectly. Wikileaks has become a Russia/Trump mouthpiece in recent times.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 12:28

GazChap wrote:

I would assume that Assange doesn't hold any particular allegiance to Trump though and would gladly leak stuff out about him if he thought it was in the public interest, no?

Hhahahjahahahahahahahaahhaaha

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

GazChap wrote:

I would assume that Assange doesn't hold any particular allegiance to Trump though and would gladly leak stuff out about him if he thought it was in the public interest, no?

People often conflate Wikileaks of 2010 with Wikileaks of 2017 and with Assange. Wikileaks used to consist of a lot of different people, who were mostly responsible for the work it did on leaking and curating data on corruption, human rights violations, and illegal polluters.
None of those people are still with Wikileaks. The Wikileaks of today consists of Assange and a few stooges running propaganda, and it's completely bought and paid for.
Assange was never a friend of the public interest.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Cras wrote:

Assange was never a friend of the public interest.

Not strictly true - he has always been a very big friend of the public being interested in him.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 13:12

Fair enough, I'd not been following it that closely (clearly) - yah boo sucks and all that.

So, Assange may well end up becoming a "Fake News Cannon" ?

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

Alternatively, if Trump wanted to distance himself from the allegations, he could go for Assange, or at least not actively move to stop another agency.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 17:05

Ah, it seems commuting the sentence wasn't enough, so Assange will stay put.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 17:16

MaliA wrote:

Assange will stay put.

I am shocked.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 19:56

Almost as if he was a little rapey and does't want to be punished for it.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Yes. Worth repeating - the US have not requested that Assange be extradited. The US have not issued an arrest warrant for Assange. Sweden do have an active arrest warrant for him.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2017 20:27

Indeed. His objection to going to sweden was simply that they might extradite him to America. That objection is no longer valid, it seems.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:10

MaliA wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Manning is to be released in May, as Obama commutes the sentence. Assange could be in a pickle, now ( he said he would go to US if Manni g freed), as one might assume the Trump administration to be less accomodating than the current one.

I think you have that about face.

Why would Trump be against the guy who helped Russia 'hack' the election in his favour? Trump likes Assange, as long as he behaves himself and only releases info on the likes of Clinton.

Because he's been very naughty and did stuff to make America less great and there's some shouting enough about Manning as it is. It'd be good to bring to heel tbe man who threatened great numbers of great American lives by having things published that made America less great. It'd be a strong showing for him to do this.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/ ... f-sessions

myp · **Posted:** Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:50

MaliA wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Manning is to be released in May, as Obama commutes the sentence. Assange could be in a pickle, now ( he said he would go to US if Manni g freed), as one might assume the Trump administration to be less accomodating than the current one.

I think you have that about face.

Why would Trump be against the guy who helped Russia 'hack' the election in his favour? Trump likes Assange, as long as he behaves himself and only releases info on the likes of Clinton.

Because he's been very naughty and did stuff to make America less great and there's some shouting enough about Manning as it is. It'd be good to bring to heel tbe man who threatened great numbers of great American lives by having things published that made America less great. It'd be a strong showing for him to do this.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/ ... f-sessions

https://twitter.com/woodophoto/status/8 ... 3389237251

Assange; the guy in an action movie who helps the baddie to get in his good graces then the baddie executes him when he's served his role. https://t.co/pq9dma1x85
— And now Woodo. Except for viewers in Scotland... (@MrWoodo) April 21, 2017

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

MaliA wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/apr/21/arresting-julian-assange-is-a-priority-says-us-attorney-general-jeff-sessions

Mega LOL. About bloody time. The poor Ecuadorians must be desperate to get the squatter out.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

MrChris wrote:

MaliA wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/apr/21/arresting-julian-assange-is-a-priority-says-us-attorney-general-jeff-sessions

Mega LOL. About bloody time. The poor Ecuadorians must be desperate to get the squatter out.

Well, I mean, they can just show him the front door.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:00

Is it ok to add this to the 'credit' column of Mr Trump's presidency if he gets Assange out?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Cras wrote:

MrChris wrote:

MaliA wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/apr/21/arresting-julian-assange-is-a-priority-says-us-attorney-general-jeff-sessions

Mega LOL. About bloody time. The poor Ecuadorians must be desperate to get the squatter out.

Well, I mean, they can just show him the front door.

They're too polite.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:09

** DEFENESTRATION KLAXON! **

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:14

He said he'd stay and fight this out, and never give up, as he wasn't going to Quito.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:16

MaliA wrote:

He said he'd stay and fight this out, and never give up, as he wasn't going to Quito.

Good work.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri May 19, 2017 10:47

Sweden blinks

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:49

He's out of the Embassy! Who had April 2019 on the sweepstake?

BBC

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:51

Me. Send £££

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Christ, imagine leaving the single building you'd been living in for the last seven years. That would be weird as shit.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:15

Self imprisoned to avoid prison... for 7 years. Before going to prison.

Proper Brexited himself there.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Wait until he gets the invoice from Equador for his accommodation. It'll be a whopper.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/1 ... 5978102789

"Uncle Albert" trending because Julian Assange looks a bit like him. Superb work, Twitter. pic.twitter.com/EDvpiA6yDj
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 11, 2019

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2019 11:42

50 weeks gaol for skipping bail, apparently

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