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Originally Posted by denuseri

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Why do people pick on America?

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What is meant here by 'pick on'???

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Originally Posted by leo9

His best chance there is that the US authorities have shown their hand by saying they want to charge him with espionage, which can carry the death penalty. As a general rule, we don't extradite European citizens to courts that might send them to be executed, and there would be outcry across the continent if the Swedish government made an exception for Assange.

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How can the Americans charge him with espionage, if three million Americans already had privi to the same secrets? That has to be a bluff.

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Originally Posted by denuseri

Why do people pick on America?

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Why not? Europe have been picking on the UK ever since we have been part of it, and I am a great believer in everyone getting their fair share.

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Originally Posted by denuseri

Why do people pick on America?

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I wouldn't call it picking. Picking on someone is when they are being abused for simply existing. US on the other hand doesn't simply exist. More then any other country in the world today, US has it's head in a lot of foreign issues. It's not all bad, some of US's work is quite good.

But then there are dark spots that people aren't willing to let go. Think 9/11 for them, and you get their mind set.

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Originally Posted by IAN 2411{lillirose}

How can the Americans charge him with espionage, if three million Americans already had privi to the same secrets? That has to be a bluff.

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My mistake, not espionage, treason. Which is worse, in terms of the sentences available.

You might think that a Swedish citizen can't be charged with treason to America. But as I understand it, the guy who passed the files to him is in jail awaiting trial for treason (and being seriously abused there, but that's to be expected.) If there is a prima facie case that Assange invited him to do so, rather than simply being given the disc out of the blue, he can be charged as an accessory.

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Originally Posted by Lion

I wouldn't call it picking. Picking on someone is when they are being abused for simply existing.

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That is what I thought..?

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US on the other hand doesn't simply exist. More then any other country in the world today, US has it's head in a lot of foreign issues. It's not all bad, some of US's work is quite good.

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No country simply exists - every country has it involvment to a smaller or larger extent, good and bad. US is a very big country, therefore with lots of involvment, good and bad, and therefore with lots of comments. To complain about that is illogical.