An adviser to Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada, has called for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be assassinated during an interview.
Prof Tom Flanagan said Barack Obama should “put out a contract and maybe use a drone or something” to rid the world of Mr Assange.
He said: “I think Assange should be assassinated actually … There is no good coming of this.”
As the anchor on the CBC news programme warned him that his comments were “pretty harsh stuff”, Prof Flanagan responded that he was “feeling very manly today”.
He continued: “This is really not stuff that should be out, even if in the vast sum of pages most of it is probably harmless, but there are things in there that really could complicate international relations and conceivably lead to war.”
He rounded off his interview by adding: “I wouldn’t feel unhappy if Assange disappeared.”
As the interview ended, the anchor commented: “I’ve got to say, Tom Flanagan calling for that, that’s pretty strong stuff”.
Prof Flanagan’s comments came on Tuesday evening, after the second day of WikiLeaks revelations from US State Department documents.
Interpol has issued a “Red Notice” alert for Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, in relation to two rape charges issued by Swedish police.
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