The Establishment/Incitements to Murder

This article concerns the extreme hysterical reactions - mainly in the USA - to the WikiLeaks' publication of US diplomatic cables. In particular the calls by Establishment figures for the murder (liquidation, assassination,'taking out' and other assorted euphemisms) of the WikiLeaks figurehead and co-founder Julian Assange.

To a man (and woman) those inciting the murder of Julian Assange have not, so far a WikiSpooks is aware, been disciplined in any way for their gross statements. All continue in the roles they filled when the statements were made and none, to WikiSpooks knowledge, has issued a retraction.

Compare and contrast what would happen to ANY Establishment figure were he/she to call for similar measures - or even reasonable judicial measures - to be taken against say a prima facie Zionist Israeli war criminal.

Establishment Figures calling for the Murder of Julian Assange

Date	Name	Position	Quotation	Reference
27 Jul 10	RALPH PETERS	U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and author	I do not believe in leaks. I would execute leakers. They're betraying our country.	Fox News
30 Nov 10	STEVE GILL	Right-wing Nashville radio host	Folks like Julian Assange should be targeted as terrorists. They should be captured and kept in Guantanamo Bay, or killed.	Nashville Scene
29 Nov 10	RUSH LIMBAUGH	Right-wing radio talk show host	Back in the old days when men were men and countries were countries, this guy would die of lead poisoning from a bullet in the brain.	YouTube Video
29 Nov 10	RUSH LIMBAUGH	Right-wing radio talk show host	(laughing) Ah, folks, even Greg Palkot of Fox News interviewed Assange, which means that Roger Ailes knows where he is. Ailes knows where Assange is. Give Ailes the order and there is no Assange, I'll guarantee you, and there will be no fingerprints on it.	RushLimbaugh.com
30 Nov 10	WILLIAM KRISTOL	Editor of the Weekly Standard	Why can't we act forcefully against WikiLeaks? Why can't we use our various assets to harass, snatch or neutralize Julian Assange and his collaborators, wherever they are?	Weekley Standard Blog
1 Dec 10	G. GORDON LIDDY	Former White House Adviser, talk show host	This fellow Anwar al-Awlaki – a joint U.S. citizen hiding out in Yemen – is on a 'kill list' [for inciting terrorism against the U.S.]. Mr. Assange should be put on the same list.	WND.com
29 Oct 10	JOHAN GOLDBERG	Editor-at-large of National Review Online	I’d like to ask a simple question: Why isn’t Julian Assange dead? ...Why wasn’t Assange garroted in his hotel room years ago? It’s a serious question.	The National Review
1 Dec 10	SARAH PALIN	Former US Vice Presidential Candidate	Julian Assange should be targeted like the Taliban	Computer World
30 Nov 10	THOMAS FLANAGAN	former advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper	I think Assange should be assassinated, actually. (laughs) I think Obama should put out a contract or use a drone or something…. I wouldn’t feel happy, uh, unhappy, if Assange disappeared.	Freedom Radar
7 Dec 10	BOB BECKEL	FOX News commentator	A dead man can't leak stuff...This guy's a traitor, he's treasonous, and he has broken every law of the United States. And I'm not for the death penalty, so...there's only one way to do it: illegally shoot the son of a bitch.	Huffington Post
3 Dec 10	ERIC BOLLING	FOX News commentator	[Assange] should be underground -- six feet underground. ... He should be put in jail or worse, hanged in a public forum.	YouTube Video
30 Nov 10	TODD SCHNITT	Radio Host	ASSANGE IS A TERRORIST, AN ENEMY COMBATANT, AND NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS SUCH”, SCHNITT HAS SAID REPEATEDLY ON HIS PROGRAM WHICH AIRS WEEKDAYS FROM 3:00pm-6:00pm EST.	The Schnitt Show
2 Dec 10	JEFFREY KUHNER	Washington Times columnist	Headline: Assassinate Assange? Body: Julian Assange poses a clear and present danger to American national security ... The administration must take care of the problem - effectively and permanently.	Washington Times
12 Dec 10	JOHN HAWKINS	Far-right blogger	Julian Assange is not an American citizen and he has no constitutional rights. So, there's no reason that the CIA can't kill him. Moreover, ask yourself a simple question: If Julian Assange is shot in the head tomorrow or if his car is blown up when he turns the key, what message do you think that would send about releasing sensitive American data?	Town Hall Blog