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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is silence from US  got so this confirms they had something to do with it. John kerry was in London yesterday.

There is also silence from Clinton campaign but she did post somthing about Alex Jones on social media implying that those on right are crazy.

I have no doubt that our US government is behind this. [/quote]

I like your logic.  Because the US has not claimed responsibility, or denied it, you have no doubt that the US government is behind this.  It could not have been the UK acting on her own, or at the behest of any other country.  It must have been the US government, because they haven't denied doing it.

Does that logic also apply to the UK?  Assange has only blamed a "state actor", not the US specifically, btw.[/quote]

Looks like pp was correct. 
And, while I am not a supporter of ANYONE hacking anyone, this is why so many people distrust our government officials.

[quote]Quiet pressure from the U.S. government played a role in Ecuador's decision to block WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from using the internet at Ecuador's London embassy, U.S. officials told NBC News.

"It was a bit of an eviction notice," said a senior intelligence official.
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However, U.S. intelligence officials told NBC that a message was conveyed to Ecuador that it should stop allowing Assange to carry water for Russian intelligence agencies, and that Ecuador, though run by a leftist, anti-American government, was receptive.

The U.S. moves come as bipartisan concern is growing about the alleged Russian interference amid a daily release of Podesta emails.[/quote]

Back when this happened, this is what the official government response was:

[quote]A senior administration official said that the U.S. did not push Ecuador to cut Assange off from the internet: "Reports that the U.S. government, to include the Intelligence Community, pressured the Ecuadorian government to interrupt internet service within Ecuador's embassy in London are not accurate."

The State Department said it did not pressure Ecuador or play any other role in blocking Assange's internet access.

"While our concerns about WikiLeaks are longstanding, any suggestion that Secretary (John) Kerry or the State Department were involved in shutting down WikiLeaks is false," State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.[/quote]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-urged-ecuador-act-against-assange-n669271[/quote]

That's some interesting cut and pasting, PP.  You left out the bit where a source close to Ecuador said has been frustrated with Assange and his presence at the embassy in London for months and has been considering how best to proceed.  You're also discounting the official response from Ecuador, that said Assange had been meddling in a foreign countries elections and that's a no-no.  If you're complaining about politicizing or shading an issue, well...[/quote]

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