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Assange weasels out of pledge to surrender if Manning received clemency

by AlexAMEEE on 1/19/17, 6:19 AM with 6 comments

• by jonny_storm on 1/19/17, 3:50 PM

  I'm not certain Assange has "weaseled" anything in this particular case. Had he not sought an exchange?

  The logic of this article would have Assange extraditing himself to the US in 2045 had Manning's sentence not been commuted. What would be the point of Assange handing himself over, in either case?

  As it stands, Assange would be a fool to allow extradition now; if Manning goes free anyway, what use is there in Assange's martyrdom?

• by ChuckMcM on 1/19/17, 6:28 AM

  I can't say I'm actually surprised here. I don't know if Mr. Assange appreciates the optics of this move on his part, time will tell on how that plays out.

• by anotheryou on 1/19/17, 9:53 AM

  does the article already include information from this tweet? https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/821753136692002816

• by Chris2048 on 1/19/17, 11:07 AM

  This does a lot of harm to Assange if true :-/

  Maybe it's time for WikiLeaks alternatives?...