Hypothetical

I agree, I would have no difficulty blowing the whistle either way although, as you say, I would be disappointed if he was on my side of the divide. But let's follow through on the hypothetical. What if, not having found anything they can use to discredit or punish you legitimately, they cobble together false criminal charges against you, and when you flee these charges, say move to Canada, they apply to extradite you not because you are an escaped felon but merely to answer allegations of wrongdoing? And if you then fled to, say, the Ecuadorian embassy and applied for political asylum, and it was granted, and the country which you have fled to threatens to break all tradition and remove you from political asylum by raiding the embassy, how then would you feel? I understand you are on the side of the angels in this disussion, but since you're the only response at this date, I'm using your reply to expand the topic into the direction I wish to take it. Lash

I guess if all that happened. I would use the internet to my advantage and throw my story online. Hopefully their would be enough good Samaritans left in the world that would believe in my cause. If that did not work maybe I would just return home and sit in prison and read all the Nelson Mandela books I could fine to see how he handled his situation. Granted it would be different circumstances but kind of similar in a way.

Correct me if I am wrong, this is the guy that leaked classified US info? He leaked it from his own website Wikileaks I have heard of this story but have not been following closely. As I have not heard our news bring it up in a long time. Now they are using these two women to try to get him extradited to the US? So we can put him on trial? Is that what you think is going on?

And that makes you more ethical than they how exactly? Lash

Ethics is the only issue for me. Whistle blowers like Julian Assange and his ilk could just possibly be the saviours of the world, were it not for the fact that so many people see it in the emotive "ratting out" terms, and/or are driven entirely by self-interest or conformity, or are simply apathetic. Being cynical about politics is irrelevant, you wouldn't find anyone more cynical in that respect than I am. I agree one has to choose one's battle. I was working on a report on the results of a local government program for running youth centres in the local region and came across the fact that a pool table purchased for a youth centre had ended up in a local councillor's entertainment room, a clear case of unethical behaviour by an elected official, but I came to the conclusion that it was a fight I would likely lose and it simply wasn't a big enough issue to put up with sh*tstorm it would have caused. But had it been a serious breach of political honesty I would have burnt every bridge in sight to bring him down. Lash

I disagree. That pool table is a big enough deal. It could have been just the tip of the iceberg. If you are going to be ethical then you really can't pick and choose. I don't believe in any governor and I know about the wiseguys. Try to rat on the mob and your family finds you body dumped somewhere Or... they Never find your body. A governor can never be a saint.He needed to lie and " borrow" to get in office! so what. That is why I said what I said. Unethical ? Perhaps. I hope we can agree to disagree.

Same rule both ways..:)