U.S. journalists continue to smugly deride Assange even as they pretend to show compassion for Manning. This is not a coherent position.
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The hysterical liberal Russia narrative is somewhat complicated by Obama's action. Manning is tied ineluctably to Assange.
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Hence, Obama's commutation of Manning can be interpreted as a tacit acknowledgment that Assange serves a valid journalistic function.
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Replying to @mtracey
You are assuming WL in 2017 has the same principles as in 2010.
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Replying to @mtracey
US started harassing Assange after the 2011 leaks, giving at the very least a motive for focusing WL on American political system.
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Replying to @eSverdlin
Shifting focus to the US didn't represent any kind of substantive philosophical departure for WL.
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Replying to @mtracey
Radical transparency applied to a single entity is pointedly political stance. Pre-2011 WL target diversity gone in 2015-16.
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