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randome

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26. The difference between us is that I'm not angry at YOUR entertainment value.
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 01:25 PM
Aug 2012

That and I'm willing to be convinced that I'm wrong.

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
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