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Should Russia Free Jailed WSJ Reporter in Exchange for USA Dropping ALL Charges Against Julian Assange?
Twitter ^ | April 7, 2022 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 04/07/2023 3:14:08 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

[NOTE: I just posted the following message on Twitter.]

Just a thought here: How about if Russia agrees to free the jailed WSJ reporter [Evan Gershkovich] in exchange for the USA dropping ALL charges against Julian Assange so he too can become a FREE man? This offer by Putin would put the ball in Biden's court.

Whether or not Biden agrees to the deal, it helps Putin's image. And with that image improvement he would have enough prestige to make a PEACE deal with Ukraine to end that DANGEROUS war and prevent a possible nuclear holocaust.

This is even beyond freeing a couple of journalists. This is ultimately about PREVENTING WWIII, a war in which there would be NO winners, only LOSERS. So Mr. Putin, please make the offer. WSJ reporter's release in exchange for USA dropping ALL charges against Assange.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: evangershkovich; julianassange; juliosausage; vladimirputin; wsjreporter
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I see this as a WIN/WIN/WIN/WIN situation. The WSJ reporter is freed after over a week of imprisonment, Julian Assange is freed after a total of 11 years of imprisonment after being a refugee since 2012 in the Bolivian embassy in London and since 2019 in a British prison. Putin gets a chance to improve his prestige in the world by suggesting this deal which would give him room to offer to negotiate peace with Ukraine to end a war that could lead to WWIII and the end of human civilization. So, yeah, I see this as a WIN/WIN/WIN/WIN/WIN. However, as Barack Obama said, "never underestimate Joe Biden's ability to f**k things up."
1 posted on 04/07/2023 3:14:08 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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IBTAN


2 posted on 04/07/2023 3:14:45 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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& Ed...


3 posted on 04/07/2023 3:17:51 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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They should just drop the charges against Assange period.


4 posted on 04/07/2023 3:17:57 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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They should just drop the charges against Assange period.

It's been about 11 years now and that hasn't happened so maybe they have to be PRESSURED into dropping the charges.

5 posted on 04/07/2023 3:20:09 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminator)
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Agree on the exchange, but it has to include Assange making it to a safe country, like Russia or India, as the charges, of course, could immediately be reinstated, which, of course, the Neocons would do without skipping a beat, giving their never-ending lying.


6 posted on 04/07/2023 3:20:31 PM PDT by BobL
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Julian Assange is not a womyn’s basketball player, so he is not an asset to the US. So, no.


7 posted on 04/07/2023 3:20:46 PM PDT by Jonty30 (How is grinning and bearing something a bad thing? They are grinning.)
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If over the last two years Biden has not dropped Assange’s charges, he is not going to do it now.


8 posted on 04/07/2023 3:21:54 PM PDT by Round Earther
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Ain’t gonna happen even though I would be in favor of it.


9 posted on 04/07/2023 3:23:03 PM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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Hillary and the neocons would never allow it. But Putin should make the offer anyway just to embarrass them.


10 posted on 04/07/2023 3:25:03 PM PDT by jimwatx
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They are not going to drop the charges against Julian Assange... Why? Because what he will release it information on the scale of “ Michelle Obama is a Man” Barrack and Mike will destroy the world before they let the truth of who they are come out... and... they have even more damaging info on people who killed and had sex with children... (Just my theory) The US is being run on a global extortion scheme right now and yes... Barrack and Mike are so evil they will blow up the world before they come clean (just a theory)


11 posted on 04/07/2023 3:28:08 PM PDT by WinstonSmith1984
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Agree on the exchange, but it has to include Assange making it to a safe country, like Russia or India, as the charges, of course, could immediately be reinstated, which, of course, the Neocons would do without skipping a beat, giving their never-ending lying.

I think he would prefer Italy especially since they now have a SANE prime minister.

12 posted on 04/07/2023 3:38:22 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminator)
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Let’s get Paul Whelan home first.


13 posted on 04/07/2023 3:40:06 PM PDT by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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I wouldn’t trust the U.S government to hold to the deal. They would find something “unrelated” to charge him with.


14 posted on 04/07/2023 3:40:09 PM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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No. This would be a quid pro quo, which is how they seek to do business.


15 posted on 04/07/2023 3:42:13 PM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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Even if that (Michelle O. is a man) were true, which I don’t really believe, to use Hillary’s old line: “What difference at this point would it make?”

The Obamas are out of office. Michelle has ‘obtained’ her big best seller book. They have all material needs met threefold.

In today’s very twisted non-reality, Michelle being Trans might even result in getting a light beer brand sponsor, with her picture printed right on the can!


16 posted on 04/07/2023 3:42:24 PM PDT by lee martell
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Take Lavrov hostage.


17 posted on 04/07/2023 3:42:33 PM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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Putin does not want a negotiated peace with Ukraine.

The globalist are pushing for WWIII.


18 posted on 04/07/2023 3:42:42 PM PDT by occamrzr06
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[They] will be pleased that you used “her” preferred pronoun... 🤢🤮

;-)


19 posted on 04/07/2023 3:46:55 PM PDT by EasySt (Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see. #MAGA,A.)
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“I think he would prefer Italy especially since they now have a SANE prime minister.”

Not so sure of that, as she seems to be another US puppet, even though she campaigned MIGA style.


20 posted on 04/07/2023 3:49:22 PM PDT by BobL
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