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In reply to the discussion: IMO the denial of Sweden to guarantee Assange that he will not be sent to the US is enough to [View all]struggle4progress
(118,039 posts)235. "The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story"
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30-åriga kvinnan: Jag utsattes för övergrepp
Berättar om anklagelserna mot Wikileaks grundare Julian Assange
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article7652935.ab
30-åriga kvinnan: Jag utsattes för övergrepp
Berättar om anklagelserna mot Wikileaks grundare Julian Assange
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article7652935.ab
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IMO the denial of Sweden to guarantee Assange that he will not be sent to the US is enough to [View all]
redgreenandblue
Aug 2012
OP
if the allegations were true then Sweden has acted in the most disgusting manner
Swagman
Aug 2012
#1
She can arrest him there - there's an unprecedented Interpol arrest warrant for questioning!
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#39
If she was to arrest him in London would Assange surrender and go back to Sweden?
hack89
Aug 2012
#48
The British police just recently arrested 11 Icelandic bankers on Interpol arrest warrants
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#57
Sure he will, Sweden just has to give him an assurance they won't extradite him to the US. Simple
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#67
Apparently he does have a legal leg to stand on or he wouldn't be sitting in the Embassy
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#274
Neutralized? He just got the support of the entire continent of South America,
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#278
I give up. If you cannot understand what happened here, I don't have time to waste
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#280
The British police did arrest Assange once and were preparing to arrest him again
hack89
Aug 2012
#68
I see nothing in your comments that preclude or even defend the Swedish prosecutor from interviewing
hlthe2b
Aug 2012
#53
The Brits have already agreed to extradict him. There is no reason NOT to interview him in London.
hlthe2b
Aug 2012
#61
The point being argued is that the Swedes can't arrest someone in a foreign country
hack89
Aug 2012
#73
So you honestly believe that Assange would have surrendered to Swedish authorities
hack89
Aug 2012
#94
He has potentially committed two "Offences against the administration of public justice"
hack89
Aug 2012
#211
Thank you. I knew this info was out there but I didn't have time to look for it.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2012
#126
His lawyer had asked for an interview for weeks and was refused. He was then told it was okay
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#264
The lawyer(and thus Assange) knew seven days in advance of Assange's interview.
hack89
Aug 2012
#265
So Assange willingly choose indefinite incarceration in the Ecuadorian embassy.
hack89
Aug 2012
#106
He's having a great time according to his beautiful, female Australian legal advisor.
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#219
And since the police DID interview Assange and have been free to do so again
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#160
Well now you are proving HIS point, his reason for not being willing to trust them.
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#167
Then why have the refused to accept his repeated invitations to speak to him?
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#171
And has been demonstrated to you over and over, they can arrest him in the UK. nt
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#174
Then why pray tell do you say over and over that "they can't arrest him"? They can
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#176
I absolutely do NOT support violating the sovereignty of a foreign embassy
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#182
That is so much bs. If they believe there is sufficient evidence to arrest him, they don't need
1monster
Aug 2012
#203
His lawyer testified to this in a British court - it is a matter of public record
hack89
Aug 2012
#216
there are lots of ways to internalize a narrative provided by society's owners
villager
Aug 2012
#82
It's not the disagreement, it's the apologies and situational ethics. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2012
#108
Military Industrial Complex. Its something Eisenhower first put into common usage
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#157
Ecuador is being commended now all over the world. The Brits and Sweden are being
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#6
"--- You can't give a blanket pardon to someone before seeing the evidence..."
jerseyjack
Aug 2012
#12
good to know you support a Swedish prosecutor who is a partner in a law firm advised by Karl Rove
Swagman
Aug 2012
#85
one of your fellow assange supporters used the article to defend assange by making false claims
Bodhi BloodWave
Aug 2012
#231
Actually, it's one of the oldest swedish newspapers; it's owned by a labor federation; and
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#248
Well, when women state clearly that they were not raped, I think it is insulting to
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#133
"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story"
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#235
Except the women themselves aren't calling it "rape", nor did they want to press charges
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#34
"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story"
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#236
and yet Sweden's actions have been an utter disgrace to genuine rape victims everywhere
Swagman
Aug 2012
#88
"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story"
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#237
If you think their testimony supports your view you believe them; otherwise you call them liars
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#240
And you are still not posting the evidence that shows that the 'other woman'
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#241
For the 10th time since you keep spamming these threads, Sweden has a history of rendition
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#33
No. The UK has not been implicated in THAT particular war crime. But Sweden has nt
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#42
Sweden was complicit with US in previous cases of extraordinary rendition.
HooptieWagon
Aug 2012
#47
Last time I'm going to answer this. Sweden has a history of participating in illegal rendition
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#65
To declare him a terrorist or an enemy combatat so they can disappear him
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#154
The US is doing something. They have a Grand Jury seated looking into charging
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#97
The UK extradites about 20 people/yr to the US, Sweden extradites about 1/yr
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#177
When the whole sordid history of that era is written down, it will be clear that the UK was more
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#184
You mean when Wikileaks exposes the UK like they did with Sweden's war crimes
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#186
The 2001 Swedish case wasn't exposed by Wikileaks: the victims sued in court for damages and won
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#187
Please by all means, avoid the point that we won't know the "whole sordid tale"
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#193
but if they wanted to aid the us with an 'extraordinary' rendition they'd just say 'sure we promise'
Bodhi BloodWave
Aug 2012
#267
You act as if Sweden would be forced to do this in the future, that's just plain ridiculous.
EOTE
Aug 2012
#228
i suppose that could be the case, aside from the inconvenient fact that the women..
frylock
Aug 2012
#271
one of the females thinks she was a victim of sexual abuse/molestation but not rape
Bodhi BloodWave
Aug 2012
#272
"It's as thought he last ten years never happened and I find it frightening."
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#103
I think it's the same people who run around this website questioning other Democrats
Puglover
Aug 2012
#270
Such possibilities, and similar possibilities, are already covered by existing treaties:
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#227
Assange thinks he can set conditions Sweden must meet, before he goes to Sweden
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#246
So you DO believe a person under extradition order has some right, to demand that everyone promise
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#250
Do we need 30 threads on this guy? majority of people don't care. Can we have an Assange Forum? n/t
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#60
dear! precious! Julian never argued in court that he was in danger of being sent on to the US
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#104
"... There was at one stage a suggestion that Mr Assange could be extradited to the USA (possibly to
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#122
That court made a terrible decision, which is not unusual for courts btw. But that
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#156
It's shocking the amount of DUers who do not view it as a crime anymore. nt
laundry_queen
Aug 2012
#202
Sweden improperly transferred two prisoners to Egypt in 2001 and got
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#239
Here's the 2006 HRW summary: Diplomatic Assurances Against Torture Offer No Protection From Abuse
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#244
So... Sweden should put aside treaties and international laws for this one man because?
CabCurious
Aug 2012
#269