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Mark Crispin Miller
Personal blog · markcrispinmiller.compoliticsculture
Mark Crispin Miller's personal blog at markcrispinmiller.com covers politics and culture. Since 2012, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “Eight big problems with the “case” against Assange”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this site for Mark Crispin Miller's writing on the Assange extradition case and an investigative report on Covid-19, including a 2011 article on eight problems with the extradition arguments.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Eight big problems with the “case” against Assange3 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2012-08-19
What Hacker News says?
Hardly, first off Sweden (I'm a swedish native) has already done covert extraditions of atleast two swedish citizens to USA authorities. Secondly Assange has offered to come to Sweden if given the promise that the Swedish government won't be extradite him to the USA, something the Swedish government refuses to do. So yes, as a swedish native I have no doubt that 'my government' would indeed extradite him should he s…
Comment linking /2011/02/eight-big-problems-with-the-case-against-assange-must-read-by-naomi-wolf/
on “End to end encrypted email, based in Sweden”Submitted Eight big problems with the “case” against Assange as a story · 10 points
HN discussionNow that we know Karl Rove is advising the Swedish government in the prosecution of Assange, I think it is completely reasonable to assume the worst with regard to Sweden's intentions about extraditing. I think this article makes a much more convincing argument about what is going on than the one in the post: http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/02/eight-big-problems-with...
Comment linking /2011/02/eight-big-problems-with-the-case-against-assange-must-read-by-naomi-wolf/
on “Legal myths about the Assange extradition”Submitted The Big Crackdown is upon us as a story · 4 points
HN discussionHere is the view on the case from a female journalist who has covered rape law for 23 years and is supporting women at rape centers (Naomi Wolf): http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/02/eight-big-problems-with... Assange isn't even charged with anything, he is wanted 'for questioning' and he has agreed to be questioned over video link but for some reason the police demands that he comes here to Sweden to be questioned.…
Comment linking /2011/02/eight-big-problems-with-the-case-against-assange-must-read-by-naomi-wolf/
on “Julian Assange unlikely to be charged in US”AORCA: Association des Officiers de Réserve des Corps de l’Armement (Association of French Reserve Army Officers) https://aorca.fr/public/ Original source: http://markcrispinmiller.com/2020/10/assessment-of-the-covid... Intro from report: In accordance with your instructions and in forwarding to you this report, the Investigation Group has the honour to convey to you its findings on the characteristics of the COVID-…
Comment linking /2020/10/assessment-of-the-covid-19-crisis-and-the-quiet-rollout-of-5g-by-the-association-of-french-reserve-army-officers/
on “Aorca: Investigative Report on Covid-19 and Related Matters [pdf]”