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0 pointsblast1y ago0 comments

Assange denies having said that, according to the article linked from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40786073. Is there proof that he did, such as a recording?

"Willing to hand death lists to psychopaths" is the language of a hit piece so your link seems a little biased.

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consumer4511y ago

Since this was written in the UK, couldn't he use their libel laws to sue if he hadn't said it?

The article states that there were multiple journalists who could be called as witnesses, and could testify as to what happened, one way or the other.

blastOP1y ago

"he didn't sue me for libel" is not much of an argument. Most false reports don't end up in a libel suit even in the UK.

I'm not saying it's false, I don't know, but the reporting on this has been hotly contested and there are charges of politicization all around.

consumer4511y ago

If I was him, and never said this, I would fight tooth and nail to prove that this was the case. He certainly appears to have enough supporters to fund such an endeavor.

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0 pointsblast1y ago0 comments

Assange denies having said that, according to the article linked from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40786073. Is there proof that he did, such as a recording?

"Willing to hand death lists to psychopaths" is the language of a hit piece so your link seems a little biased.

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consumer4511y ago

Since this was written in the UK, couldn't he use their libel laws to sue if he hadn't said it?

The article states that there were multiple journalists who could be called as witnesses, and could testify as to what happened, one way or the other.

blastOP1y ago

"he didn't sue me for libel" is not much of an argument. Most false reports don't end up in a libel suit even in the UK.

I'm not saying it's false, I don't know, but the reporting on this has been hotly contested and there are charges of politicization all around.

consumer4511y ago

If I was him, and never said this, I would fight tooth and nail to prove that this was the case. He certainly appears to have enough supporters to fund such an endeavor.

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