On Aug 23, 1:53*am, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 8/21/2010 2:04 PM DGDevin spake thus:

Approval of someone's politics shouldn't make us assume that any charge
against that person must be false. *Assange isn't exactly a saint; although
hackers might think of themselves as folk heroes even when they're breaking
the law. *But he gets the same presumption of innocence as anyone, and since
the charges have been withdrawn he gets the benefit of the doubt.

Just curious what you know about Assange that makes you say he's "not
exactly a saint". I ask out of ignorance, as I don't know much about the
guy; I'm planning on doing some research online but haven't done so yet.

I do consider him a hero for what he's done.


This scum freely handed out classified information
that helps the enemy, puts US and coaltion soldiers at risk and will
likely cost Afghan civilians their lives and to you he's a hero? He
should wind up doing 20
years in jail along with the private that is the likely source of the
information, who at least is in the brig awaiting trial. It is a
good window into your value system though.






This doesn't mean, of
course, that he doesn't have flaws or imperfections, as you alluded to.
But to me it's the important things that people do, not the picayune
human foibles they may be subject to, that matter in the end.

--
The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring,
with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags.

- Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)