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Is he not a persecuted whistle-blower?

Ah, the hypocrisy of the NY Times is enraging. Didn't they publish the leaked documents as well?! What cowards.

Well, not technically. He isn't being persecuted for being a whistle-blower and there isn't any hard evidence that he is. Of course, you can always assume that all the problems that exist with his extradition and all are caused by his whistle-blowing, but that's not an objective fact.

Look back - I think you will find that the NY Times did indeed publish some of the leaked documents...

Yes, I am aware. That's why I think the NY Times is being hipocritical.

And if you look more carefully, you'll find why the NYT comes up with these hilariously slanted headlines and salt misleading tidbits into various articles (like Assange and Domscheit's cat): the Ombudsman wrote about their interactions with Assange, and they clearly disliked his demands and treatment of them.

One does not engage in lèse majesté with the Grey Lady.

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