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In reply to the discussion: Wikileaks Greatest Hits: Steve Jobs' HIV test report [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)All Julian has to do is go there, be arrested and charged, and defend himself. He wants to be above the law - the "heroic" act of leaking documents means he should never be charged.
US has not charged him with anything and isn't even looking into it - there's no chance he would be extradited here. And if he was such a hero, he would be willing to face the music (like Ellsberg). And further the UK is more likely to extradite him here than Sweden is.
He uses the fact people don't know these facts and lies to his supporters - they want to believe in him and believe he'd never do anything wrong, so they fill the internets with his lies and omissions (the US wants his head ((but only vis Sweden, lol)); there are no charges pending in Sweden, or if there are, he's not guilty, and should not have to answer to them like anyone else would, with the usual misogynistic attacks against the accusers, and the false claim that the women don't want the prosecution to continue - they do, and even if they didn't, a prosecution can still take place and ought to, as people don't get to level charges and drop them at will.)