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struggle4progress

(118,332 posts)
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 06:15 PM Jul 2013

WikiLeaks candidate says Assange rape claims “his own business”

WikiLeaks Senate candidate Dr Alison Broinowski says that if Julian Assange is found guilty of rape it would be “his own business” and has nothing to do with the party.
By Paul Bleakley on 26 July, 2013 1:16 pm

A CANDIDATE for the WikiLeaks Party has said that if Julian Assange were to be found guilty of rape it would have no bearing on the political organisation and was the leader’s “own business”, claiming that the assault allegations were part of an elaborate conspiracy involving the American government.

Dr Alison Broinowski, a former diplomat with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, was announced as a Senate candidate for the WikiLeaks Party in New South Wales at the upcoming federal election. She discussed the legal difficulties facing Mr Assange, her party leader, in a discussion with news.com.au shortly after the announcement of her candidacy ...


http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/in-australia/wikileaks-candidate-says-assange-rape-claims-his-own-business.htm

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WikiLeaks candidate says Assange rape claims “his own business” (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2013 OP
WikiLeaks has a political party? bunnies Jul 2013 #1
I was just going to ask the same thing. zappaman Jul 2013 #2
Indeed. bunnies Jul 2013 #5
Pirates too, Yar! Babel_17 Jul 2013 #3
ha! Imagine what their convention looks like. bunnies Jul 2013 #4
 

bunnies

(15,859 posts)
5. Indeed.
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 07:12 PM
Jul 2013

"The Wikileaks Party is a political party in Australia.[1][2] The party was created in part to support Julian Assange’s bid for a Senate seat in Australia in the 2013 election.[1][2]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wikileaks_Party

How the hell can he be a senator in a country he's not even IN?!

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