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In reply to the discussion: Julian Assange: the balcony defence (Guardian editorial) [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)70. but that does not mean that the charges are anything more than
a pretext to punish and silence a political gadfly.
Cardinal Mindszenty would have been viewed as such a gadfly -- very annoying. We gave him asylum.
It is precisely in these cases that asylum is appropriate.
There are other grounds for asylum, but persecution or prosecution that is a pretext for political repression is certainly a good one.
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This is actually a major diplomatic incident. Sweden took out a warrant and defended it
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#6
If there were a complete breakdown of the rule of law in the UK, such that
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#38
If it were really about the rape charge, Sweden would question Assange in the
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#53
You misunderstand what "questioning" means here: the Swedish prosecutor has determined
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#57
"I believe Swedes have lots of drunken sex so Assange must be innocent!"
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#61
The allegations are indeed best tried in Swedish court, not in the press or on a chatboard
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#67
... a valid European Arrest Warrant .. has to be enforced as a matter of international law ...
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#69
If you believe "The time line proves it" then put the timeline beside your argument
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#22
It may be that in Sweden, the prosecutor and judge conduct the investigation
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#74
Up at the upper left corner is a Google search window, type my user name in there and have at it
MrScorpio
Aug 2012
#5
I do not know how you would know the actual facts in this case. Perhaps you have ESP?
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#10
If the women do oppose charging him, then Assange will quickly walk away scot-free in Sweden
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#18
"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story"
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#58
Funny. This phrase is very familiar to me. I think someone posted almost the
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#54
"... As a matter of fact ... this person passes the threshold of being an “accused” person
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#19
Since when is an alleged rapist allowed to dictate the terms of an investigation? n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2012
#21
It's quite neanderthal to launch such personal attacks to defend against sexual assault allegations:
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#24
Your first link is to an unsourced claim by another DUer, to the effect that the women
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#26
If Four Corners is right, then the Swedish prosecutors will quickly be done with Assange
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#30
Assange is wanted in connection with allegations of criminal offenses in Sweden. The Swedes by now
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#33
There's no extradition request from the US. If the US requested extradition of Assange
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#35
You are perhaps another advocate of Assange's strange theories of international law?
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#32
can you point me to a single country that would grant a blanket pardon of sorts to
Bodhi BloodWave
Aug 2012
#36
"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story"
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#55
based on one of the only news articles that has one of the ladies interviewed i'd say you're wrong
Bodhi BloodWave
Aug 2012
#62
Just "an editorial"? Or an anti-Assange editorial selected by you for your anti-Assange campaign?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#79
How dare The Guardian take the view Assange should just go face the Swedish allegations!
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#81