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Does HRC wanting to drone strike Assange qualify as something he might be concerned about?

https://www.rt.com/usa/361459-secretary-clinton-drone-assang...

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No real evidence for this.

http://www.snopes.com/julian-assange-drone-strike/

The person who wrote this article is obviously engaging in high level mental gymnastics.

She explicitly asked to have Assange assassinated -> people laughed -> until they realised she was serious because she offers arguments why it would be better to kill him.

My 2 cents: Assange is anti establishment and that's why he helps Trump.

It doesn't take gymnastics to reach the conclusion that the Secretary of State of the United States of America is not seriously advocating for a military strike on the Ecuadorian embassy in the largest city of our closest ally. The notion that Clinton wants to "drone" Assange is about as credible as the notion that she and Podesta discussed murdering Antonin Scalia in a "Wetworks" operation.

Wasn't this supposed drone quote said before Assange entered the Ecuadorian embassy? The quote was in 2010, but Assange wasn't at the embassy until 2012. Not to say I believe that Clinton was seriously considering assassinating Assange, but I don't think that not wanting a drone strike in the middle of London is a valid argument against it.

The "2010" quote is unsourced.

http://truepundit.com/under-intense-pressure-to-silence-wiki...

It was on 23rd Nov 2010.

Yes, that is an unsourced claim.

Yes unsourced claim referenced by Assange himself with his WikiLeaks Twitter account.

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/782906224937410562

The level of evidence for this claim is "I heard from someone that Clinton said it once, I won't tell you who that person is or provide any evidence I talked to them. But there is supporting evidence because she often jokes about drone striking troublesome adversaries."

It's not nothing, but it's pretty damn close.

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