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hifiguy

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61. No shit, Owl. The OP is almost as obsessed with attacking him
Fri Aug 17, 2012, 10:58 PM
Aug 2012

as the spooks are with getting their hands on him and breaking out the waterboard.

Assange turned out to be a coward [View all] struggle4progress Aug 2012 OP
Are You Paid By The Word, The Post, Or The Opinion ??? WillyT Aug 2012 #1
ooh willy, +100000000000 xiamiam Aug 2012 #12
However... but he is being paid. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #21
Now, now, it's against DU rules to accuse other DUers of astroturfing... backscatter712 Aug 2012 #25
Bwahaahaa! Darlin'...you have done won my heart forever. Zorra Aug 2012 #44
Bring A Nickel, Tap Yo Feet... WillyT Aug 2012 #91
Love this! n/t Tess49 Aug 2012 #181
Gotta go with you on that one. Zalatix Aug 2012 #110
+ whatever is the most plus possible. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #119
lol Matariki Aug 2012 #135
Dude has averaged 22 posts a day for 8.5 years. Nostradammit Aug 2012 #201
Yeh, keep ignoring the possibility of his being sent to America. HERVEPA Aug 2012 #2
65,000+ posts????? joeybee12 Aug 2012 #3
You aren't interested in what the Swedes are saying in response to all the accusations struggle4progress Aug 2012 #29
I remember when the vast majority of U.S. citizens believed that Al Gore invented the internet. Luminous Animal Aug 2012 #48
The point of view doesn't seem very rightwing to me: the author doesn't believe Assange struggle4progress Aug 2012 #51
It's more than "the author doesn't like Assange." Scootaloo Aug 2012 #101
Eeek! It's an attempt at persuasion! *hand-wringing* struggle4progress Aug 2012 #116
Very good, you identified the intent Scootaloo Aug 2012 #118
+1 progressoid Aug 2012 #209
Read the comments if you want to know what the Swedish people think I just did: sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #60
Thank you! For some reason, Google Translate wouldn't translate the comments for me. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2012 #71
I found a good site. Some of them don't translate very well or not at all. sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #73
The following Swedish-English dictionary was recommended to me eridani Aug 2012 #106
I keep wondering creeksneakers2 Aug 2012 #78
They can't. There are no requests from the US for extradition, yet. sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #80
People are unaware the OP is a QUOTE, I guess Warpy Aug 2012 #79
You have to have done something extremely right to get that many high-level bastards against you. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2012 #107
It is Swedish equivalent tama Aug 2012 #128
Assange is a Hero. Vox Moi Aug 2012 #4
A hero to some.... PragmaticLiberal Aug 2012 #49
He's done a tremendous amount of good for the world at incredible personal cost. 20score Aug 2012 #162
He who fights and runs away...etc n/t LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #5
Lives to fight another day! mazzarro Aug 2012 #108
Laughable Sweden's the coward, too cowardly to stand up to the US and issue a non extradition treaty riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #6
How do you "issue a non-extradition treaty"? TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #62
All Sweden has to do is say they won't allow Assange to be extradited to the U.S. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #140
And why should Sweden defy international law and piss off the US for... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #143
If Sweden was following its old precedents backscatter712 Aug 2012 #145
Assange is threatened with the death penalty now? And the prosecution is... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #148
There's that grand-jury investigation in the U.S. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #149
And when was that last used? Even Manning wasn't seriously threatened... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #153
Ira Einhorn. The prosecutor finally took death off the table, and the guy ran it up the flagpole MADem Aug 2012 #180
That's him. He did bounce around for 20 years before... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #182
He used the old "Say it forcefully enough, and people will believe you" schtick. MADem Aug 2012 #183
Is it defying international law when they refuse to extradite capital cases? EOTE Aug 2012 #197
Not true-- as long as there are no capital charges they are still... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #199
Please cite this law. EOTE Aug 2012 #203
I'll cite nothing-- I'm not a lawyer. But, this is not a law, it's... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #204
So you're pulling this out of your ass? EOTE Aug 2012 #205
Who's pulling what out of an ass? Not you, of course... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #206
I am not a fan of Assange but these attacks on him are becoming comical. grantcart Aug 2012 #7
I know - they're beyond absurd! n/t backscatter712 Aug 2012 #36
we get that you despise him--is this latest screed for the newbies? niyad Aug 2012 #8
It's Swedish opinion. We know what Ecuador and the UK think. Let's hear from Sweden struggle4progress Aug 2012 #11
Let's hear from the women who claim they were NOT raped MNBrewer Aug 2012 #19
I give you the one and only interview they did....which weirdly enough is hard to find translated riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #31
Ooo, great link! You won't mind it I quote from it, I'm sure: struggle4progress Aug 2012 #35
Go nuts. I'm only interested in the women from the Assange case riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #37
I'm using your link, which indicates it's one of the women involved who is quoted there struggle4progress Aug 2012 #38
Yes, who states it wasn't rape. "Voluntary relations" is pretty explicit nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #41
So maybe Assange will be back out of the hands of the Swedish police soon after surrendering to them struggle4progress Aug 2012 #52
The situation at least one woman described is clearly rape by Swedish law. pnwmom Aug 2012 #113
Assange denies these allegations. girl gone mad Aug 2012 #172
Let him deny them in Sweden, where the allegations were made, and where he is wanted struggle4progress Aug 2012 #190
Sure he will, Sweden just has to give him an assurance they won't extradite him to the US. Simple nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #192
Funny that she didn't say anything like that when she invited him to stay with her sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #173
This message was self-deleted by its author LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #103
"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story" struggle4progress Aug 2012 #198
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #30
Self-delete leveymg Aug 2012 #45
Damn. I may just have to guzzle down some mead and set sail for England struggle4progress Aug 2012 #57
"I would say go to hell, but you probably would not want to?" Do I have that translation right? MADem Aug 2012 #184
A bit more earthy than that. I apologize. leveymg Aug 2012 #185
It is Swedish opinion tama Aug 2012 #129
Whatever your thing is with Julian Assange is just down right creepy. What is Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2012 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author backscatter712 Aug 2012 #28
Yeah.. sendero Aug 2012 #10
i pray they never get their hands on him..he deserves the right to do what he does xiamiam Aug 2012 #22
Do you ask those questions of DUers with far more posts? former9thward Aug 2012 #68
Most DUers with far more posts laundry_queen Aug 2012 #77
I don't get it either, I have been here over eight years, but lack the HUGE spam count Dragonfli Aug 2012 #85
I see people knocking posters for having just a few posts. former9thward Aug 2012 #195
I can multitask. nt laundry_queen Aug 2012 #202
I got many of those posts serving as a DU2 moderator: sometimes as moderator I'd have 200 posts/day struggle4progress Aug 2012 #87
And the rest you got by spammng Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #167
I think we know who the real coward is. And a non-thinker as well. russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #13
What a strange post. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #14
This poster has been all over DU trying to tear this man down and Cleita Aug 2012 #18
He's been waging an amazingly persistent campaign. The posts keep coming! backscatter712 Aug 2012 #54
I asked him and he hasn't answered. n/t Cleita Aug 2012 #55
You really have it in for him. Cleita Aug 2012 #15
Who cares if Assange is courageous? Cicada Aug 2012 #16
Please show me on this doll where Julian Assange touched you Electric Monk Aug 2012 #17
Oh. My. Gawd!! Best laugh I've had all day riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #23
! graywarrior Aug 2012 #27
Genuinely LOL! backscatter712 Aug 2012 #33
This is a very deserving post. I'm waiting for an answer. Auntie Bush Aug 2012 #39
heh. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2012 #109
Ahahahahahahaha Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #160
Heeheehee! Luminous Animal Aug 2012 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author lordsummerisle Aug 2012 #24
Another article from the Swedish FOX News... backscatter712 Aug 2012 #26
If you read Swedish (and I do) Demeter Aug 2012 #32
All I've been getting is the Google Translate version of the article. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #34
Given the unkind stereotypes of Sweden circulated here by Assange supporters, I thought it fair struggle4progress Aug 2012 #117
Stereotypes, or facts? Demeter Aug 2012 #125
I suppose some people might regard it as a clarion call for fascism, if one wrote an article saying struggle4progress Aug 2012 #130
Not a good job then tama Aug 2012 #131
A view often suggested here at DU is that the Swedish courts are merely prostitutes struggle4progress Aug 2012 #141
Well tama Aug 2012 #147
seems the article only serves to reinforce those opinions.. frylock Aug 2012 #154
Contrary does not mean correct. progressoid Aug 2012 #210
Now you have just become obnoxious and irritating Marrah_G Aug 2012 #40
It's more fun to harangue him! backscatter712 Aug 2012 #42
as you wish struggle4progress Aug 2012 #63
Smear campaign FAIL. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #43
want to bet his flight would end up In Washington DC, NOT sweden lol nt msongs Aug 2012 #46
If by "coward" they mean a smart chess player, then I agree. It's a fraudulent case. Gregorian Aug 2012 #47
Retreating in the face of overwhelming force isn't cowardice, it's good strategy. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #53
Clear? tama Aug 2012 #134
DU rec... SidDithers Aug 2012 #50
.. Cha Aug 2012 #67
A welcome confirmation, as always, that I am on the right side of the issue. nt Bonobo Aug 2012 #89
Why are you so overtly obsessed with Assange? It's bordering on surreal. Owl Aug 2012 #56
No shit, Owl. The OP is almost as obsessed with attacking him hifiguy Aug 2012 #61
I do wonder why the OP is so determined? n/t backscatter712 Aug 2012 #64
Hero or not, Assange is unlikely to get a fair trial bhikkhu Aug 2012 #58
The people afraid of the truth Assange has exposed are cowards... nt Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #59
LEAVE JULIAN ALONE!!!! cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #65
.. Cha Aug 2012 #70
Well in the opinions of a large segment of the World's population, he is. sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #75
It sure was thoughtful of Wikileaks to help the Belarusian government identify its opponents: struggle4progress Aug 2012 #124
Some of those articles are highly biased, ronnie624 Aug 2012 #138
If Wikileaks were running a little private intelligence service on the side, selling information struggle4progress Aug 2012 #142
Making those accusations is one thing, ronnie624 Aug 2012 #146
I gave you a link to a thread with multiple links in it, tending to support that ugly possibility struggle4progress Aug 2012 #156
I don't think 'progressive' means what you think it does. n/t ronnie624 Aug 2012 #105
Heh! Capt. Obvious Aug 2012 #123
Oh yes, the Swedes, the ones who rolled over for the Nazis. Matilda Aug 2012 #66
Sweden managed to maintain it's neutrality during both world wars and during the cold war struggle4progress Aug 2012 #76
You Need To Get Out More, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2012 #102
the 1% called Incitatus Aug 2012 #69
I'd speculate as to how they're expressing their gratitude... backscatter712 Aug 2012 #72
That's okay. Incitatus Aug 2012 #74
Without people to do the work for them Hydra Aug 2012 #81
For some reason I was reminded of this: Incitatus Aug 2012 #82
Pathetic. I hope they don't pay you much. Marr Aug 2012 #83
Fellow DU citizen, I must remind you that accusing people of being paid shills is a no-no. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #86
I have to agree. Bonobo Aug 2012 #88
Exactly. It would be terrible form to hurl such insults, even when they're well-deserved. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #92
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #115
my understanding is that changed with DU3. uncle ray Aug 2012 #93
LOL. 'Drown our voices out?' RZM Aug 2012 #94
Some people, who fancy themselves free-thinkers, cannot stand dissent struggle4progress Aug 2012 #97
Dissent or not, it's bizarre faux-persecution RZM Aug 2012 #99
What if it is true? We should just shut up? Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #120
According to the rules... backscatter712 Aug 2012 #126
If you don't like the opinion, you can complain to the Swedish newspaper that published it struggle4progress Aug 2012 #90
Just to let you know: You give away your bias so badly... Bonobo Aug 2012 #95
It's thoughtful of you to say so, I suppose, but I'm not hiding my views struggle4progress Aug 2012 #96
Less a question of "views", more a question of "state of mind". nt Bonobo Aug 2012 #98
it's not a "swedish" view, it's a "right-wing swedish" view. it's aftonbladt. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #114
Aftonbladet is one of the older newspapers in Sweden. The history of the newspaper struggle4progress Aug 2012 #133
i know it belongs to a 'labor group'. i'm judging it on its behavior -- tabloid sensationalism, HiPointDem Aug 2012 #139
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #84
I wish I could unrec. nt. polly7 Aug 2012 #100
The US National Defense Authorization Act is not a conspiracy theory. cyclezealot Aug 2012 #104
I wouldn't be surprised if they sent a drone after Assange. Zalatix Aug 2012 #112
Walking into a U.S. trap would be stupidity. cali Aug 2012 #111
Should there be a Romney Attorney General Next year.. cyclezealot Aug 2012 #121
K&R OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #122
He's nuts treestar Aug 2012 #127
And your qualifications to make this diagnosis are? hobbit709 Aug 2012 #132
Common sense treestar Aug 2012 #158
LOL tama Aug 2012 #166
What charges? Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #168
You don't get out much in the real world do you. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #171
Asking the US authorities to "bring it on" Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #163
Look what happens when very powerful people are exposed KansDem Aug 2012 #136
FAIL for transparency of intent Matariki Aug 2012 #137
Fail. Alduin Aug 2012 #144
Assange offered to be questioned by Swedish authorities in the UK yurbud Aug 2012 #150
So what? Assange is wanted for a Swedish criminal process, at a stage that the UK courts have agreed struggle4progress Aug 2012 #155
if you can't win on the issues, turn to petty gossip and personal attacks yurbud Aug 2012 #151
For example: accusing the Swedish women in this case of being extreme feminists or CIA agents. struggle4progress Aug 2012 #178
so...Great Britain suddenly got religion on sex crimes and decided questioning suspects yurbud Aug 2012 #207
Perhaps I missed a point here or there.... djean111 Aug 2012 #152
Disagree. Unrec. Taverner Aug 2012 #157
Are you serious? Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #159
Wow! I wasn't a fan of unrec's. But in this case... This post is deserving of one. 20score Aug 2012 #161
"Santa Assange's country house Christmas" has sad photos showing how Julian has suffered struggle4progress Aug 2012 #179
I think that it is wonderful that kind and compassionate well to do folks, Zorra Aug 2012 #193
Doesn't Julian's suffering just bring tears to your eyes? struggle4progress Aug 2012 #194
Wow. That's like, really, really, sad. Zorra Aug 2012 #196
Yep. You won't see him w/o his shirt...the yellow stripe shows. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #164
The Yellow Stripe? HangOnKids Aug 2012 #200
Another Swedish opinion tama Aug 2012 #165
That ends any possibility of you receiving further attention from me. I hope others also drop you. sibelian Aug 2012 #169
Since many here jump up and down, accusing the Swedish prosecutors of prostituting struggle4progress Aug 2012 #174
Assange is indeed a coward Zorro Aug 2012 #170
^^^This is NOT me!^^^ I am Zorra. With an "A" on the end. The female counterpart of the Zorra Aug 2012 #191
No. Assange is a hero, standing up to Big Brother, War Inc. Octafish Aug 2012 #175
I agree. Overseas Aug 2012 #187
Again? brush Aug 2012 #176
Quelle horreur! An anti-Assange article from a Swedish paper! I fear I may swoon! struggle4progress Aug 2012 #177
This message was self-deleted by its author TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #186
silly H2O Man Aug 2012 #188
To fear extradition to a country that has tossed out habeas corpus is not cowardly. It's sensible. Overseas Aug 2012 #189
He'd be extradited to the US and sent to GITMO or worse if he went to Sweden. Assange is no fool. Erose999 Aug 2012 #208
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