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originally posted by: Illumimasontruth
IMO, it would not discredit Assange. At least not at this point because despite his words we still have no evidence a deal was made. So no deal to break. This could come to light though. All speculation at this point.
originally posted by: PlasticWizard
She wasn't pardoned... Her sentence was reduced to 7 years from 20.
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
originally posted by: PlasticWizard
She wasn't pardoned... Her sentence was reduced to 7 years from 20.
Hasn't she already served the 7 years??
So roughly the same thing.
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
So I see 2 options, honestly both just as likely.
1: Assange got wind of the pardon through a leak and decided to jump on the relevancy wagon.
2: the US government is calling Assange's bluff. Mostly assuming he will renig and be discredited in the eyes of his followers.
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
Anyone else think the timing is curious concerning the manning pardon???
Within weeks of Assange claiming he would allow extradition if manning were released...really???
So I see 2 options, honestly both just as likely.
1: Assange got wind of the pardon through a leak and decided to jump on the relevancy wagon.
2: the US government is calling Assange's bluff. Mostly assuming he will renig and be discredited in the eyes of his followers.
Either way I don't think he turns himself in.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
originally posted by: PlasticWizard
She wasn't pardoned... Her sentence was reduced to 7 years from 20.
Hasn't she already served the 7 years??
So roughly the same thing.
Not quite... A pardon exonerates the person of the crime. A commutation does not as it only reduces the sentence. The guilty verdict remains.
Fair enough he was released though sticking to assange's deal.
originally posted by: PlasticWizard
a reply to: JoshuaCox
It's a commuted sentence, Still not a pardon. In the eyes of the courts she still did the crime. Just got time served. Obviously a pardon is different.
Nice find. I doubt he actually leaves the embassy...
originally posted by: liveandlearn
a reply to: JoshuaCox
Here is a post on Wikileaks official twitter page about an hour agotwitter
And this one a few minutes ago twitter
Neither of them seem to confirm that he will give himself up but the first one implies it.
I for one hope he stays put. The US will not be kind for him messing up their plan.
Assange lawyer @themtchair on Assange-Manning extradition 'deal': "Everything that he has said he's standing by."
@razhael You received exactly that. "Everything that he has said he's standing by,"--which could not be clearer. Do not pretend otherwise
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