Alleged rapist.

It was the Scottish courts system who sent the Lockerbie bomber back home, had absolutely nothing to do with the British courts.

It was the Scottish court system that sent the Lockerbie bomber home. It had nothing to do with the British courts.

I doubt he raped anyone. The rape charges in Sweden are a setup to extradite him to Sweden, who will then extradite him to the US to face some really lame espionage charges. It's too much of a coincidence that these rape charges appear right after he reveals US military secrets.

Free Julian Assange!

@Carl

That would also be a good demonstration of oppression.

You do know that what Sweden calls rape is not even close to the same as here in the US , In Sweden if your a male and you don't bring a condom when anticipating sex it is called rape if you have sex , even when both parties are willing participants .

Of course I'm not sure why it seems to be only the mans responsibility to bring the condom , after all isn't it an equal society where the woman could have brought one for herself also , so shouldn't she face jail time too ?

As far as I know there still are no actual rape charges filed against him , he is wanted for questioning only about a possible rape . So I gotta agree that this is all a big scheme to get him sent to the US and I wouldn't want to be coming here if I were him either .

so why object to a trial in one of the most liberal countries in the world?

Because that is one of the most femi-nazi liberal countries in the world. All it takes it a woman to ACCUSE you of looking at her wrong, and you are now a sex offender for life.

I wouldn't trust that country to give me a fair trial on a rape charge either.

RE: Assange, life threatened if released.

Please...if "they" wanted him to be dead, he would be dead. "They" have let him remain alive.

Adwap....

The funniest story I ever heard about sex laws in Sweden was this.

In Sweden, the age of consent for sex is 14.

It's against the law for an adult to hit or strike a minor (in Sweden, anyone under 18).

So you can screw your 14 year old girlfriend until the cows come home, but you can't spank her while you're doing it. LMAO.

I think it's true. Any Swedish law experts out there to weigh in.

Ecuador can grant him asylum.

Grant him citizenship and make him an ambassador with diplomatic immunity.

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umbraobscura

@Carl That would also be a good demonstration of oppression.

If he skipped bail isn't he a fugitive? Also it's hard to consider someone oppressed when prior to his Ecuadorian Embassy entrance, he spent an extended period under house arrest at a British mogul's mansion.

@COYOTEHUNTER,

Altho they COULD, the international shock of attacking a diplomatic house would be MUCH worse than Ecuador. Also attacking the diplomatic territory of another country IS an international crime.

UnitedStates1776

Ecuador can grant him asylum.

Grant him citizenship and make him an ambassador with diplomatic immunity.

For him to be granted a Diplomatic Passport that is VALID he needs to enter UK under that Passport. Anything like that issues in UK won't be valid till he leaves first.

Swagganaut...

Except for the fact that the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, and about 200 other news organizations also released the same information at the very same time. And he didn't commit any espionage, somebody sent him a computer file. Just like somebody sent a file to the NY Times and they published it.

Want to lock all them up as traitors to?

JaneEcoUK is beginning to look like the Soviet Gulag. CCTV cameras everywhere?

If memory serves the UK had the highest number of CCTV publically placed in the world. It has for some time. However... even ignoring that, most embassy building have excessive CCTV and other security. That's common pretty much anywhere.

@ Rockhead-434586,

Those were my thoughts the whole time I was reading the article. Let a mass murderer go and think you can keep someone for one for leaving your country? The Airport, really? Where is the closest boat? I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't already in Ecuador

Roger Z...

The fact that you don't mind being lied to by your government, doesn't mean the rest of us are OK with it.

my, my, you just repeat the same ONE story over and over. he had more than just what the rags printed, he acquired STOLEN info and it wasnt just what was printed my media but people like you dont care what crimes he committed because your only listening to people you want to listen to. he still has stolen info that has not been released and his proxy groups take orders from him, he hasnt just stolen from the US but im sure you wouldnt care about a thief as long as he is stealing for 'your side'

the media who also printed stolen info should also be arrested for same charges, you cant steal, you cant profit from theft and its exactly what assange did and if you want to include the media then i would say fine, the ny times has been releasing state secrets and confidential info for awhile now under the guise of 'first amendment rights,' government also has the power to keep state secrets for the good of the nation and every time some media rag spills the beans for profit, we lose a hand.

If I were an English teacher this story would get an F...its a half story and there is no background information....just a plot to kill a man asap..lame

@Jonedep

For me this has nothing to do with lies or our government. He is running from serious charges in another country, not even ours. If this guy has nothing to hide, and what he has been doing is so good and righteous, why is everyone after him ? Thanks for you comment :)

You cant steal,you cant profit? do you mean like what happened to our social security funds.If you want to have secrets you should have the ability to keep them secret. Do you think american companys have ever made a profit selling our (their)secrets. And to all the sniper fans hows the weather in the hills of Kentucky?

Because, you twit, Roger, governments operate in secrecy. Now all I ask you is why the secrecy? Planned wars, covert ops for foreign regime change, bribes, corruption, unauthorised alliances, weapon sales...?

Anything good for the people in that list? No. Is that why they don't want anyone to reveal their dealings? Yes. Do the people have the right to know? Yes. Can you understand any of this? No.

All of you are saying that, Assange, this genius for stealing and revealing national secrets is afraid to stand up for what he believes? Strange that he would listen at the keyhole, reveal state secrets, be found out and then run like a scared rabbit for what he did.

I can't bend my mind around that. He deliberately violated the law and then wants to be called a hero and wants to hide the rest of his life. Am I the only one to see how incongruous this all sounds?

In Arkansas, if you get a divorce, your ex-wife is legally still your sister. This does not add much value to the conversation, but it is a note of interest.

This story reminds me of the FBI agent that was found dead in Burbank. After revieling a posible false flag attack, he is chased by govenment agents, disappears, giant search with dogs, and three month later he's found dead in the search zone. The second agent he names, who also has knowlege, is arrested on very shady child porn charges. I guess if you want the public to blindly get behind you child porn is a good card to play. The story ran for only a few hours then disappeared.

@ Roger Z.

Look at China, if you say anything bad against the government, you will magically commit some serious crimes and put away.

And US criticized China, yet doing the exact same thing.

You think those crimes just come up right after he releases documents to be pure chance? You need to go out more.

RogerZ et al

Assange has never been charged with anything. Originally, he was wanted for questioning because two prostitutes said that they asked him to get an HIV test and he didn't. There was never a rape. More like an argument between a couple of working girls and a john.

When MSN starts running pieces that the UK is thinking of storming an embassy over someone who wasn't formally charged with a crime, that tells you all you need to know. UK wants him for the US and we'll torture and kill him if we get him.

As for being a traitor to our country - he's not an American. releasing those videos of US soldiers killing innocent children seems like nothing more to me than on point journalism. Much unlike what I am reading above.

I guess the British Government, can allow Foreign Agents to come to their country and murder people and leave, but they will do anything to capture a whistleblower, targetted for an alleged rape in another country.

ofcourse1, while i do not particularly like what i've seen as the character of assange, i view his crimes as a necessary step in the right direction. yes, it caused an upset, but i see an upset as an opportunity for those in positions of authority to be held accountable for what they do and say.

to propose raiding an embassy to get a rapist? Not bloody likely

..........who also happens to be giving a very public display of thumbing his nose at the Britsih government in their own country, with help from the Ecuadorian embassy. When you taunt someone bigger and more powerful than you, you give them reason to go after you, or as some people say, when you play with the bull, you get the horns.

lee-2266415

ofcourse1, while i do not particularly like what i've seen as the character of assange, i view his crimes as a necessary step in the right direction. yes, it caused an upset, but i see an upset as an opportunity for those in positions of authority to be held accountable for what they do and say.

-----------A valid point, however, instead of leaking government/military information which could degrade the security of our country, I rather think his time could have better spent doing this to Wall Street, the Big Banks and the corporate offices around the country that are bleeding it dry, that would have been a much better opportunity to hold devious and unethical people accountable..

Michael Johnson-2683868

In Arkansas, if you get a divorce, your ex-wife is legally still your sister. This does not add much value to the conversation, but it is a note of interest.

..............Just Arkansas? I'll bet there are other states, probably all clustered in the same geographic area. I once heard Jeff Foxworthy say you know you're a redneck if you go to family reunions to meet women. This all has nothing to do with Assange, but that horse getting beaten is not just dead, it's become petrified. A little diversion is good once in a while.

Roadhouse Blues-Do you know the definition of relative humidity?

It's the sweat that runs down the crack of your sister's a** while you're doin' her!

Yes, the dead horse has been beaten way too much.

COYOTEHUNTER

Just kick down the door for heavens sake, its not like ecuador has any major weapons or has a seal team protecting them....sas could do it in less than a minute and they'd probably never know what hit them....or just snipe the bastard as he walk in front of a window....

Hey MACHO, why don’t you kick it yourself? Seems sas hasn’t got what it takes. But you do, right? There’s always a coward to make comments like yours.

Jeff J,

NO....I didn't know that definition, and after reflection, in all due respect, I didn't want to either.

gpym194

It was the Scottish courts system who sent the Lockerbie bomber back home, had absolutely nothing to do with the British courts.

I thought the Scottish were British.

interested observer, everything you listed as possible courses of action for the USA/Britain are the exact reason why Assange is right, and the USA is wrong.

Assange is wrong and a traitor, and he knows it. That's why he's hiding like a coward.

interested observer

Man, next to you Dubya looks like a rocket scientist and COYOTEHUNTER like a sissy.

You need real big ones to say so many stupidities in so little time.

Congratulations!!!

This guy must have some serious @!$%# on our govts....they want this guy dead!

First place they probably dont even care about this punk. They want to know who leaked the stuff he had and how it got by security. Want him dead? Over dramatic I would say. There were no earth shattering things in any of that crap he released.

that is one of the most femi-nazi liberal countries

That gets my nomination for dumbest quote of the month. Show me a liberal nazi

I think he is a scumbag and should be dealt with.

I thought the Scottish were British.

While Scotland is art of the Great Britain they have their own governing body its called a partial self government and they have representation in the UK parliment. They make their own decisions on most matters but it is interesting reading trying to sort out how it all works. Quite confusing but one thing never call an Irishman or a Scot British!

@John Doe

Assange can't be a traitor. He is not a US citizen.

There are thousands of Wikileaks pages. They are issued as found, no editorials. Find them. Read what you want. Decide for yourself. Consider how Wikileaks acquired the pages. Consider the content. Compare it all to what you know from the media news.

Wikileaks didn't make the story, just are passing it to you.

Assange was due to release information about our banking system. That is the last thing the government wants the public to know about. The pigs and their bought government are destroying America.

We do know our big banks have been getting billions in 0% loans and using that money to drive up the price of oil and other essentials by manipulating the commodities market. Everyone in power knows this, including the president; But nothing is done to stop the pigs from robbing us with our own money. Also all government loans should be made directly for a small interest. This would cut house notes by half or more and leave trillions in the hands of our people instead of thieving banks. Why should anyone pay a bank 600k for a 200k house when the tax payers back the loan? This is insane, unless you are a big banker without moral values.

malestorm: You are exactly right. I was cleared for top secret and feel safe in saying that most of our secrets are designed to keep the public ignorant. We have troops all over the world defending big money interest. We need all the light we can get on this corrupt corporate and financial system. Even so,many seem to like to play the roll of the three monkeys that see, hear and speak no evil. We had better stand against this evil before we are pushed into depression and chaos.

It is stunning the Lackey to America that Britain has become. Rule Britania B'wah hahahah! America whines and cries because somebody revealed what a shiatbag they are and snaps its fingers and Britain, always quick "Yassuh, Massa America! What ever you says, Boss!". That's what happens when you have war after war and leave your best behind. And then two major massacres of the remaining British Manhood, both wars of Britain's own making, and The Empire evaporated. Nobody worthy left to tend the store. Stripped of the very core of its true culture and morality. The state raising children without fathers to tell them the truth. Lackey to what has become the second most psychopathic country on the planet. Good luck with that...

The answer for Ecuador is simple.They just need to explain to the UK government that they will seize the UK Embassy if any attack is made on their Embassy.That the large British investments in Ecuador,would be nationalized as well.The days of British power in Latin America are over. Almost all South American governments are left of center. And not a single one would side with Britain over an insult to a fellow South American state.

I heard that Assange has now gotten a hold of Mitten Rmoney's tax returns and is going to publish them soon. Apparently someone in the IRS sent him a copy and Mitzi is about to pee his pants about it. I wonder what he will say once they get out?

Oh, and all of you keyboard commandos, that sound so badass on paper (you know, all the right wingnuts that think a sniper should take him out, seize the Embassy yada yada yada), you guys should have joined Blackwater, but I don't think they have a video games division, and you must have an IQ above 50, so keep fightin!

Breadex

If you are confused don't act like a professor. Scotland belongs in the British Isles and therefore the Scottish are British. The fact that they don't like to be called British doesn't mean they are not. If I call you idiot you don't like it but you are.

this town needs an enema.

Actually... no

They are willing to raid based on breaking of UK law... in violation and running he is basically a bail jumper with attempt to flee international ... Also extradition has been apprived so he is violation that too. The REASON it all began isn't actually the crime they would raid about.

Fox Purtill, he was never charged with a crime in Sweden. As for storming an embassy for someone who, in the UK court system, was asked to stay in his home, yet was never charged and certainly not convicted of a crime, how can he be bail jumping in the strictest sense of due process?

I seem to recall when this whole mess began in 2010 that Sweden actually did have a warrant for his arrest well before the WikiLeaks fiasco. They just never bothered to follow through with it until after he began famous/infamous (depending on how you look at it).

And whoknow, think of it like this: If you get pulled over by a cop but you're sure you weren't speeding, the cop takes your information and then tells you to wait there while he runs your plates and then you decide to make a break for it, it really doesn't matter if you were innocent or not. The moment you run from the authorities, regardless of if you had been convicted yet or not, you're asking for someone to chase you down.

Not saying the Brits are right for doing it, but they've got a case.

I hope the United Kingdom realizes that storming the Embassy of Ecuador is an act of War and a War Crime and that China and Russia might decide that they have had enough of being pushed around and actually do something this time in defense of Ecuador.

You know the law about a condom seems wierd until the wors aids comes up. Sweden is pretty liberal on sex and I guess the cost of treating advanced aids patients made them make a law like that. He played the game thumb his nose at governments now he is begging one to save his arse. man up guy you played and lost and had a very bad escape plan just like the Arab leader and they had a lot more dough than he did and could not get out of their countries before the hammer dropped.

He hasn't been charged with anything so why arre they out to get him. If he is only wanted for questioning why don't they gol there to question him. Eric Holder and Napalitnon said they would try him for treason . I would like to know how you can try a citizen from another country for treason in the US

your an idiot

Hey bob!...you find that box to stand on so you can kiss my A$$....

Bob...That's quite a Gordian Knot of dumb ideas you have there.

want to bet? :)

your an idiot

The funny thing is, you probably don't even see the irony in what you typed.

Bob -2089091

Exactly. Most of the people posting on here are government shills. Assange did nothing to the US other than report on a war crime and expose international crimes committed by the US State Department. And now they are doing whatever they can to capture, torture and then kill him for ever daring to defy the bankrupt Bank run War Mongering American Monster.

Bob, if a U.S. spy were caught in North Korea, would he not be tried for treason/espionage in North Korea? He doesn't have to be their citizen, he committed a crime against their country and therefore they are going to try him if they get the chance. If said spy escaped across the border, then he would be out of North Korea's reach (without violation sovereign borders), but the Koreans would still put pressure to have him extradited. They just probably wouldn't get their way.

It's the same in this case. A man claimed victory for publishing stolen, sensitive information in an effort to undermine/defame a country and is now wanted for espionage. There's as much sense in that as anything else. The only difference is that Assange doesn't "commit" espionage for the sake of one country in a war effort, he just does it because... well, I guess he feels like he has to. And, like in the spy scenario, the U.S. may not be able to force any country to extradite Assange without violating sovereignty, but if it is voluntary... then Assange will get his trial.

Sounds like the US goverment needs to chillout in Columbia for a while..

Noryc, there's a reason they call it "Political Asylum". It's sought when a person alleges that a country that seeks him does so on the basis of corrupt motives. That such motives happen to be recognized as binding law in that country is precisely the point.

If the US had him they may well give him a trial, but if the charge itself is unjust, then the trial means nothing. When I was a kid, it was only people in other countries like the USSR that sought political asylum in the USA. But now that the USA is acting like the USSR, it's the USA that people flee.

When did reporting facts become a crime?

A large % of the above don't even know what Julian Assange has done, or how many places are interested in questioning him, and for what.

a few of the above seem to be hitting on all cylinders.

What exactly are the 'Ecuadoreans' lying about?

Do you seriously have a clue as to what the grown ups are talking about here?

This man has a big target on the center of his forehead because he dared to pull down the pants of the United States and Britain and prove to the world that they 1) invaded a country without cause (regardless of who the dictator was), 2) killed almost 100K people based upon that lie, 3) continue to allow corporations to run roughshod over billions of people worldwide in their quest for world dominance and total control of those countries' natural resources for their own gain, 4) intend to keep the majority of the world under their thumbs, and 5) will do anything in their power (including setting up people, killing people, torturing people, making people "disappear", propping up warlords, drug-dealers, murderers, rapists, child molesters, etc.) to KEEP themselves in power.

I applaud the Ecuadorians' bravado and hope they are eventually able to sneak Assange out of their embassy to freedom.

Regardless of the twisted BS that the US/UK put out about Assange (or anyone else who dares to threaten their unelected "reign"), I will never never NEVER believe anything they have to say. In so many regards they have lost any semblance of credibility. This is nothing but another of their set-ups in order to SHUT someone up.

From the Native Americans (given small pox poisoned blankets to wipe them out), to African Americans (given syphilis), to poor whites (living in the shadows of toxic metals, coal plants, oil and other refineries), to OUR OWN MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN (many military bases are KNOWN toxic waste dumps - known by those at the top, that is), corporations and power-hungry a-holes at the highest echelons use and abuse their power at every turn.

Suuposedly they are only in power with our implicit approval (yeah, right). Only an IDIOT would believe we live in a free and open democracy. We are mere puppets to their rule.

I applaud Assange for his bravery - yes, bravery - in exposing the truth. I know for most people it's easier to live with their heads in the sand (on the left AND the right). Why are we not outraged by "black budgets"? How do we know that the tens of billions in these unaccountable budgets are not simply being transfered and/or pocketed by those "chosen" to protect OUR interests? Why no accounting of all the money that simply disappears every year?

The real (and outrageous) "red herring" is that we are supposed to be outraged by bullsh** like "Obamacare", "Medi-Scare", illegal immigrants voting (but not really), "black people" siphoning off millions of dollars in welfare (while corporations and military officials siphon off TENS - IF NOT HUNDREDS - OF BILLIONS), blah, blah, blah.

It is the most basic premise of "keep 'em sidetracked (oooh, shiny!! Oooh, a new iphone!!! Whoo-Hoo, NASCAR!! Did ya see that new Batman movie? Let's play fantasy football!!)" and divide (the people via ethnic, religious and economic lines) and conquer (the world).

"the rule of law". What's that? Who does it applies to?

Thank you sir..well put. More and more people are waking up to this reality.

keep repeating the lies robert, we see through your mask the more you do it.

Robert...

Please stop spreading the truth, you're confusing the kool-aid drinkers...like swagganaut.

Swaggarnaut...

Our own government admits it. As far as I understand we've already admitted to 1, 2, 3, and 5 in Roberts list.

I would also refer you to Colin Powells speech to the Untied Nation before the invasion of Iraq. I would then refer you to one of the several interviews he's done over the past year. When a former 4 star General of the Army, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and former Secretary of State comes out and says we lied, well he's probably in a better position to make the call than you are.

Robert (#6.2), you're my hero. Thank you for posting all that and ramming it down the throats of all the depressingly misguided US, er, I can't find a good collective noun for them).

Bad governments are par for the course, but having a population of poisoned OK, I'll settle for 'twerps') is painful and hard to bear.

Still, at least you are out there somewhere, so I no longer feel alone. Thanks.

Robert...What are you trying say?

I know you're just trying to be a sarcastic douche, but if you really don't know what he's saying from that, then you don't have any god damn reading comprehension at all.

Swaggernaut

"im sure just saying it is good enough for people like you right? keep repeating the same thing over and over and eventually people will believe it as truth is the mantra right?"

Everything below can be verified by CBO reports and even MSN articles:

Here are some documented truths for you:

1. 1.1 trillion was spent last year on defense that is entirely unbudgeted and unallocated, bringing the total spent on defense for the year near to two trillion. That's 1.1 trillion dollars that the government spent that we can't know what they did with, who it went to or what it was used for. Tht's a fact. See the CBO.

2. The DOD spent 60 billion in Afghanistan that IT can't account for - no idea where it went.

3. The partial fed audit showed more than 6 trillion in bail out funds to banks that was given out without congresses knowledge.

4. Of our current debt, more than 2/3s went to the following things (notice welfare doesn't even factor in):

two unfunded wars

Bush era tax cuts for the rich

Medicare Part D

TARP funds

Stimulus packages and additional bank bailouts

5. Spending on medicare is nearly a trillion a year now. A trillion a year to cover healthcare for less than 20% of the population and most of that spent (horded and stolen) in the last six months of a patient's life.

6. The NDAA explicitly gives the President the right to abduct any citizen using either the police or the military and hold them indefinitely without ever giving them a trial. This nullifies the fifth amendment.

7. The Patriot Act gives law enforcement and the government the right to tap all communications systems, perform no knock searches and even search a person's residence without them being there and without ever telling them - no signature from a judge is ever necessary. I believe that nullifies the 4th and 5th amendment.

There's plenty more if you bother to look. CBO shows that small business assets have been declining for 20 straight years, there's the attack on free speech and the right to peacefully assemble...

We as a nation simply no longer live under the rule of law and with each passing year, another segment of the government (right or left) finds another way to crap on the constitution and tear another strip away from the bill of rights.

I was going to compliment WhoKnow, but, then I read Robert's piece. You(both) are da man as they say. It is amazing how many completely buffaloed Americans are out there that believe that the problem is the economy. I have been told every election cycle that 'it's the economy, stupid.' Everytime, the same thing. Actually the economy has never worked correctly. There have been depressions back to 1805. Then when we aren't having depressions we are having recessions. So, I have come to the conclusion that, really, 'it's the stupid economy.' Then, as you say, we are maintaining all this warfare off the books, so, that's really what's hurting us, both morally and financially. Swaggernaut and that Coyoteclown are the people that are ruining America, along with our politicians, both Romney and Obama as well.

Well said, Robert and WhoKnow.

There was absolutely nothing in those documents everyone on earth did not already know. Also how could anyone other than our own people ever be able to prove any of it wa legit? Just like the crap he released on the Arab country. Only people who know for sure those were legit are the Arabs.

You people who complain about the systematic take ove rof our government just wait till after this election. You are about to witness a complete take over and you just sit there and take it. Your vote means nothing.

Wow! Several people in a row making sense and speaking truth. Thank you all it cheered me up.

That's not a crime.

It is amazing how people suddenly resort to name calling when they are not able to logically work out what is going on. Marxists, commies, un-christianlike, dont believe in god, they all come out. I would suggest Assange has come very close to the truth by what was released. Unimpressed governments will now try and find any excuse to put him in a jail to shut him up. Alleged rape. Yeah right. If he goes to Sweden he will probably just disappear.

ricardoh...

I doubt you'd know a commie or a marxist if one sat in your lap. You might as well call him a socialist too, they're probably all the same to you anyways...Right.

yeah they pretty much are the same, only difference is what is controlled but the people are always oppressed and at the mercy of the government. im sure you think any one of those is just fine and history has been lying this whole time, im glad our founders were smarter than you and created a republic of free men to self-rule.

Your a moron

The irony is side splitting.

If anything, at least you're consistent.

Swaggarnaut...

At least you didn't call us a democracy.

BTW you do realize we're talking types of economies, not types of government.

jonedep, good one, as they say, 'touche'.'

BOB:

After listening to you through out this post, the only side you will be on is the back side of your keyboard. However, I'm sure the Brittish Government will let you join his side, front, or back--think they call it a two fer. Criminals always hero worship other criminals. Assange is wanted by Sweden for alleged crimes he committed in their country. They have a treaty with Great Brittan that allow for extradition in this situation. It is not a requirement and not Sweden's responsibility to bring judges, prosecutors, investigators, and a whole court system to question this idiot. Now he is afraid to return to face the music, after dancing overtime to the piper. All this talk about what and how Sweden will mistreat him is just BS. I have been to Sweden (on several occasions) and I will go back in the wink of an eye. Of course I did not commit any crimes while I was there, and was not accused of any either. I just imagine that makes a difference. Peace and Love!

Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden. He has not been charged with anything yet. Usually you don't extradite persons not charged or convicted. And, yes, Sweden will hand him right over to the US authorities, probably before they question him. He didn't do anything that the NY Times didn't do when it published the Pentagon Papers. And he certainly didn't do what Daniel Elsburg did, because he is not a citizen of the US. Traditionally people seek asylum in embassies, and traditionally embassies are not invaded. I suppose Britain could start a new tradition, but, I would suggest that if it tries to do that that it's embassies(worldwide) should be treated the same way with Britain being brought up on war crimes by any and all parties that don't want a free for all on their embassies. Let's start the World War Britain, what do you say!!!!

There must be soemthign to this

Yea the USA wants this guy but they have no Legal right to him. So they hope to use what amount to "did you have a condom on" as "rape" charges Sweden laws are weird. To get him sent to Sweden where he will quickly be sent to the USA were he will likely never be seen again or held up as a public example of what happens when you exposed that the USA was lieing to EVERYONE.

@joe

America endangered the lives of innocent Iraqi citizens. If you say hang Assange, then we should hang those responsible for killing Iraqi civilians. And why would I want to leave America when I can fix it?

Joe Blow...

You're such a great American...NOT!

With thinking like that maybe it's you who should move to mother Russia.

he profiteered from stolen state secrets, i would probably call that espionage regardless if he stole the info or not, he knew it was stolen and he wanted more stolen info and in a time of war that is punishable by death and since he is not a citizen of the US there does not have to be any trial. capturing him might be hard but its within our authority as a sovereign nation to seek his arrest. u cant steal and you cant profit from theft, i thought that was common sense law but i guess people still are enamored with thieves as long as the thieves steal from the right people.

What happened to transparency?? You know, suing the US Attorney General for not releasing court sealed documents. You want to know everything, well, Assange was just helping you out. He exposed all the dirt. Ohhh??? What's that??? Ohhhhhh!!! You only want dirt to make the President to look bad, even if it means disrupting an on going investigation. After all, was no problem outting a CIA agent was it?

If you're so outraged about exposed sh!t, quite demanding sh!t be exposed.

Anyway.........

Much Love n Peace

Da Pup

>:o):

Pup!

yes How dare people exposed the "GREAT EMPIRE" as dishonest about there wars.

Liberals are traitors and should be dealt with accordingly.

Dealt with for what? Caring about something other than money? Like people, for example?

Holy Cow, WOW so many Government Plumbers and Yes men on tonight. WOW.

And thats my opinion.

You clearly seem to have no clue about South American culture (his shirt has markings common of the region).

umbraobscura...of course that is a regionally appropriate shirt, and of course Blamo obviously doesn't share your astute grasp of South American garb (neither do I actually), but C'mon man...how you gonna take the brother serious wearing that shirt? Yeah, what's the brother gonna say when President Bush gives an interview in a cowboy shirt? You and I both know presentation is part of getting your message out and understood. You show up in a cowboy shirt, people suspect you might be a cowboy. Show up wearing a peasant shirt, people suspect you might be a peasant. Me personally, there's nothing wrong with being a peasant, but if that's how you want your country to be portrayed, well then have at. But don't expect everyone else to take you too seriously.

RTColorado...

Not sure if you're digging at GW or not...but I'm pretty sure he gave a few press conferences in a Cowboy shirt...live from Crawford, TX.

And you are right...it's pretty hard to take GW seriously.

We'll see how smug he is when he becomes someone's beeach in prison!

@shil

Oh yeah, how dare Julian Assange fear for his life?! (sarc)

Espionage should have put fear into him. After you commit that crime, it is too late to fend fear. Sheesh!!

He may be arrogant but he's certainly no coward. It takes stones to buck the authorities as he has. The overwhelming majority, if not all the information he has released was kept secret not because it was threatening to our efforts but because the government does not want to have to defend it's actions. They bull $hit us about their rational for going to war, about how they manage the wars and now they're BSing us about why Assange must be contained. There are your cowards.

You are probably right. In this case you should have just had MI1 take him out. Yeah I read a lot of Jack Higgins.

Right on! He should have realized that there is a fine line between famous and infamous! That fool finally got that message.

No, he's worried about being extradited to Sweden who will then likely extradite him to the US. I think the rape charges are a setup.

It not even real rape charges it amounts to "did you put on a condom". He had consensual sex with two woman who days later file a complaint about him not using a condom and the case is dropped because it was bull@!$%#. Then suddenly a week or so later Sweden just becomes SO outrageed they just have to Get the guy to sweden for questioning. What cheaper to send someone to talk to him in the UK NO he has to go to sweden for "questioning".

It's bull@!$%# to get him sent to the USA period.

neoatg

Absolutely wrong, it has to do with him cheating on 2 women at the same time. Both women didn't feel the need to charge him because he said he was using a condom with each women and each believed they were his full time GF. The problem now occurs when the women find out about each other and learn he pulled the same stunt with both which left them now leaving them with a fear of contracting STDs (this actually constitutes sexual assault also in the US). Its called a female's revenge and he indeed deserves to pay how he treated these women, he is a coward.

Let me spell it out! The U.S. has treaties with the Brittish Government same as Sweden. If the U.S. wanted him they could extradite him same as Sweden. I'm sure the Brittish Government would gladly send him to anyone who wanted him. Sweden is the only country that have any interest in him at the moment. Those seems to be facts????

@K. Truant

Lol if you actually think that is what is going on. He's being setup so he can be extradited to Sweden who will then extradite him to the US. Do you honestly think these rape charges appearing after he reveals military secrets is a coincidence?

I could care less about his sex crimes history. He is guilty of releasing classified cables that were the property of the United States government. Assange knew the laws regarding the information he released and now he has to pay.

Julian Assange should have thought about all of this prior to releasing hundreds of thousands of classified secrets. NOW he has to pay!

Hsart Assange is not subject to US laws or do you think the USA has athorty over the entire world.

You're right King David. If the British violate the perimeter of the embassy and take hostages (Assange) it is a very serious matter. It would put Queen Elizabeth II up there with the Ayaytollah Khomeini's Islamist Students who stormed the American Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 and took hostages and with Sudam Hussein who invaded Kuwait in 1990.

Frankly, the Brits are not that stupid. I think it's just saber rattling to get Equador to formally give Assange asylum so they can respond to those who want him extradited.

Except this is Ecuador stating that Britain said they would take him from the embassy, funny how no one else heard it. I think this is more of a political publicity stunt to make the UK look evil, though they are following the UN's extradition Laws mandated to them.

He had better go to Sweden. There are some baaad hombres in South America that will take his money, pretending his safety, and kill him for anyone with one dollar higher bid. I think he is much safer in Sweden!!

K. Truant,

There's no such thing as UN mandated extradition laws. Where did you get that mis-information?