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msanthrope

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11. He was detained by foreign police, and nothing happened to him!

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #10)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 11:51 AM

Aug 2012

Did you miss his 2-year jaunt through the court system?

If we wanted Assange harmed, don't you think we would have done so?

Right now, Julian's own hubris is doing the job just fine.

Any comment on the sexual offences I posted? Tell me, which ones does he not have to answer for?

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Ecuador offered to send Assange to Sweden: [View all] Are_grits_groceries Aug 2012 OP

AHA ...now we know the plans for Assange riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #1

The US would merely be a way station. hifiguy Aug 2012 #34

I hope the DUers that had doubts about this now reevaluate the situation. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2012 #2

Have we asked to extradite Mr. Assange? No? msanthrope Aug 2012 #3

How do you know what we have asked? nt Are_grits_groceries Aug 2012 #4

It's a little thing called a court. You have to make an application msanthrope Aug 2012 #7

Those are the *allegations* that he faces... ljm2002 Aug 2012 #12

Yes. And he will face them in Sweden, where he can raise the defenses msanthrope Aug 2012 #13

"Just as anyone accused of such things..." ljm2002 Aug 2012 #20

Sweden can question him at Ecuador Embassy. morningfog Aug 2012 #14

No. That's not how it works. msanthrope Aug 2012 #16

He hasn't been charged. morningfog Aug 2012 #19

They don't have to charge him. They have a valid warrant. msanthrope Aug 2012 #22

How many people have had international arrest warrants issued against them morningfog Aug 2012 #28

He didn't jump bail. n/t ljm2002 Aug 2012 #21

Really? It was in all the papers. His bail money is being forfeited. nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #23

I assumed you were referring to when he left Sweden... ljm2002 Aug 2012 #27

Officially? No. That would expose US involvement. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #8

We have the CIA! We don't need to make 'backdoor requests.' msanthrope Aug 2012 #9

There would be a lot of international outcry and splainin to do HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #10

He was detained by foreign police, and nothing happened to him! msanthrope Aug 2012 #11

CCR Condemns Reported Sealed Indictment Against WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange morningfog Aug 2012 #29

And? Any proof that a second-hand email boast is true? nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #30

The behavior of all interested parties certainly supports it. morningfog Aug 2012 #31

I think its pretty clear what is going on here joelz Aug 2012 #5

Yep. Its rather evident Sweden and UK are US puppets. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #6

Why would Sweden promise to protect someone who isn't their citizen from the rest of the world? randome Aug 2012 #15

It's not ludicrous at all. ananda Aug 2012 #17

Why? randome Aug 2012 #24

The Arab Spring started in Tunisia, partly due to info from Wikileaks cpwm17 Aug 2012 #33

They've done so before. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #25

The difference between us is that I'm not angry at YOUR entertainment value. randome Aug 2012 #26

I'm pretty sure it's the US that wants him Marrah_G Aug 2012 #18

Thank you Ecuador, for taking a stand against injustice. qb Aug 2012 #32