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Assange is a cowardly, lying, raping weasel. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #1
Oh, I suspect not BainsBane Dec 2013 #2
Well, one can hope, right? Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #3
One of the results of evading an arrest warrant BainsBane Dec 2013 #6
Jeez. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #270
I didn't say you had to agree with the court's ruling BainsBane Dec 2013 #274
This has been argued over and over again Hissyspit Dec 2013 #277
What US extradition issue? BainsBane Dec 2013 #279
Sweden has not guaranteed that they will not render him to the U.S. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #305
In other words BainsBane Dec 2013 #320
Bullshit. 99Forever Dec 2013 #4
Sweden has issued an arrest warrant. BainsBane Dec 2013 #5
Why Assange can't be interviewed in the UK BainsBane Dec 2013 #7
Swedish prosecution: Assange to be surrendered to Sweden BainsBane Dec 2013 #8
Events concerning Julian Assange in chronological order BainsBane Dec 2013 #9
I don't get the arguments that Assange shouldn't face the charges. Dash87 Dec 2013 #10
Of course they don't matter. They're part of the conspiracy. randome Dec 2013 #12
You're damn right! treestar Dec 2013 #208
Of course not. They are women BainsBane Dec 2013 #15
Yup. Part of it too is the blatant "can do no wrong" hero worship. Dash87 Dec 2013 #22
He's their favorite quarterback BainsBane Dec 2013 #23
The bat signal has been up for a few hours Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #11
Is that your way of saying you don't care BainsBane Dec 2013 #13
Of course I care Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #14
Ah, was that you? BainsBane Dec 2013 #18
You're being silenced and censored? pintobean Dec 2013 #227
Perhaps you can try to take care of that BainsBane Dec 2013 #248
Huh? pintobean Dec 2013 #250
The game is up BainsBane Dec 2013 #268
Nice dodge. pintobean Dec 2013 #297
No, it wasn't him. pintobean Dec 2013 #379
Assange isn't that important... snooper2 Dec 2013 #34
But these are our problems BainsBane Dec 2013 #40
most Americans don't give a rats ass about Assangy snooper2 Dec 2013 #45
The issue isn't Assange per se BainsBane Dec 2013 #50
I see that too much on DU Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #52
^^^This^^^ riqster Dec 2013 #77
^^^ A thousand times this (nt) Recursion Dec 2013 #101
isn't that human behaviour though hfojvt Dec 2013 #147
There was a period of time when xulamaude Dec 2013 #160
Actually, there are many ways in which this case is not like Steubenville at all. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #272
Lol pintobean Dec 2013 #46
He said "bats" huh huh huh xulamaude Dec 2013 #55
If anyone has the original document of the 2nd International Arrest Warrant for Assange BainsBane Dec 2013 #16
Here.. and remember he isn't arguing innocence... just that the acts he msanthrope Dec 2013 #33
Thanks Msanthrope BainsBane Dec 2013 #36
The reason Assange has lost so much support in the UK is because people there read msanthrope Dec 2013 #38
Because, technically, it wasn't 'rape-rape'. xulamaude Dec 2013 #49
If you google the Polanski rape apologia threads, you find the msanthrope Dec 2013 #54
Yep - because 'technically' a 13 year old girl xulamaude Dec 2013 #58
More attempts at misdirection. former9thward Dec 2013 #109
Nonsense. Actual innocence is a reason for non extradition. msanthrope Dec 2013 #161
There was no evidence given. former9thward Dec 2013 #212
WHAT???? Did you not read the parts about the evidence given by witnesses? Assange called msanthrope Dec 2013 #221
Who are you trying to fool? former9thward Dec 2013 #226
Nonsense. Assange's witnesses...and his sworn deposition testified as to the msanthrope Dec 2013 #306
Which actually gets in the way of his defenders treestar Dec 2013 #210
In this thread, BB has substantively addressed and demoloshed every argument I've seen Recursion Dec 2013 #17
They will do what they always do BainsBane Dec 2013 #20
Yeah, nobody else does that. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #271
That's a mighty broad brush that you're whipping around there... countryjake Dec 2013 #275
I don't know you BainsBane Dec 2013 #276
After forty some years of standing up & fighting against political persecution... countryjake Dec 2013 #291
We're talking about Sweden, not the USA. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #300
So dismissing the threat that WikiLeaks represents to the USA... countryjake Dec 2013 #331
Assange isn't Wikleaks. Sweden doesn't have an arrest warrant out for Wikileaks BainsBane Dec 2013 #355
The screaming hypocrisy can be elucidated by recognizing that this same group would be assange's GoneFishin Dec 2013 #377
You won't brook continued disinformation. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #19
It's linked BainsBane Dec 2013 #21
You don't appear to care about the truth DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #114
What does this have to do with Assange and protecting sexual assailants BainsBane Dec 2013 #171
Obviously, it goes to character. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #201
It's irrelevant. The OP provided evidence for everything s/he said. pnwmom Dec 2013 #349
I won't brook it, either. As for primary source material, msanthrope Dec 2013 #42
Still waiting for a response here? Recursion Dec 2013 #44
Upon being presented the primary legal argument being made here msanthrope Dec 2013 #51
You're acerbic, but you'll get your answer. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #104
Holy crap. nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #111
It's not that hard. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #116
Shit, I haven't billed 150 an hour since I was a paralegal. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #159
Sorry about the lowball figure. My mistake. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #163
Lol! "Fan club"! xulamaude Dec 2013 #168
I've finished reading the fact finding document DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #186
To answer you paragraph by paragrpah-- msanthrope Dec 2013 #219
Thank you for your reply DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #225
Thank you for your polite reply back. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #323
^^^ Everyone should read this reply. ^^^ joshcryer Dec 2013 #347
This is a thought-provoking post. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #352
Of course it's driven by political pressure but not the type you think... msanthrope Dec 2013 #365
Question regarding extradition treaties: joshcryer Dec 2013 #356
I think you're incorrect about the interview, and let me try to explain why.... msanthrope Dec 2013 #363
I work for a living. You're a "network engineer", aren't you? DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #102
Yet you have no problem posting several ad hominum attacks BainsBane Dec 2013 #172
I noticed that same thing. Accused Msanthrope of being "acerbic" but is ten times more hostile Number23 Dec 2013 #185
I actually hold some respect for Msanthrope. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #191
Incentive for many, many others to use that phrase more often... Number23 Dec 2013 #246
You're going to interpret my words the way your psyche needs you to DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #255
lol You have terribly and VASTLY overestimated your affect on my psyche or your ability to read it Number23 Dec 2013 #261
effect, not affect DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #262
Spelling lessons from "Disgustipated". What a privilege. Number23 Dec 2013 #264
Like their role model, assange. That's all they know. nm Cha Dec 2013 #243
If you have the requisite courage to talk to a stranger on the Internet, please do. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #260
DU Rec! No one is above the law. No victim should be silenced or shamed. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #24
Thank you! BainsBane Dec 2013 #25
I agree. Rape needs to be stopped! If a person of power needs to be tried, let it happen ... In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #29
The more so since rape is a power trip. riqster Dec 2013 #87
I remember for a while people were saying the rape allegation was just about a "broken condom." Nine Dec 2013 #26
This is the first OP of yours I can remember whole heartedly agreeing with. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #27
It was a honey trap arranged by some intelligence service. FarCenter Dec 2013 #28
"The b--tch set me up". really? this is the man i am suppose to respect. fuck him.. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #30
Rally around the star quarterback BainsBane Dec 2013 #31
Notice the verbiage? "Gold digging," etc. Dash87 Dec 2013 #41
You are using a story by a disgusting anti-Semite and Wikileaks employee that msanthrope Dec 2013 #32
Yup. More victim bashing. This makes my point perfectly. Dash87 Dec 2013 #37
Written by a Wikileaks employee, no less. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #39
Good thing I never donated. Dash87 Dec 2013 #48
Oh for Christ's sake. You realize Barry actually did smoke crack, right? Recursion Dec 2013 #43
You cited a virulent anti-Jewish bigot along with shaming a rape victim geek tragedy Dec 2013 #57
Let's not forget that Shamir started the 9/11 rumour that all Jews msanthrope Dec 2013 #60
Note also that the article provides the names of the sexual assault victims. geek tragedy Dec 2013 #61
But if she didn't want her name published xulamaude Dec 2013 #70
Four people disagreed with you. To say that proves "misogyny is rampant here" is a stretch. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #129
misogyny rarely gets hidden here. DU is more typical of the Internet geek tragedy Dec 2013 #131
There are several sites out there that disparage the victims, too. joshcryer Dec 2013 #338
You really should self delete this post maddezmom Dec 2013 #68
Majority of the jury voted to keep it. Misogyny and citing holocaust deniers along geek tragedy Dec 2013 #95
I believe the first alert only mentioned the use of the word bitch maddezmom Dec 2013 #97
Nope, another jury upheld is victim naming post below. geek tragedy Dec 2013 #99
Well I guess it because she has been discussed at length here in the past maddezmom Dec 2013 #108
Sure, because victim-shaming is okay if the alleged sexual assult perp is the star geek tragedy Dec 2013 #110
Didn't say I agree just pointing it out. maddezmom Dec 2013 #115
Was not accusing you, have nothing but mad respect for you. peace nt geek tragedy Dec 2013 #120
Actually it referenced victim shaming BainsBane Dec 2013 #257
Well I didn't see it but was going on what you said in another post maddezmom Dec 2013 #263
How about Cha Dec 2013 #245
Here's why that's a very stupid argument jeff47 Dec 2013 #128
"Has nothing to do with the NSA, "empire," authoritarianism, or one's views of government." Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #35
LOL. woo me with science Dec 2013 #47
Except that he doesn't say that he didn't do it. His own sworn deposition simply states stevenleser Dec 2013 #59
See post #220. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #309
Post #220 is exactly what I said. He does not deny the facts of the case he disagrees with the stevenleser Dec 2013 #333
So it's just a coincidence that all of the people who vigorously promote those flimsy charges also Marr Dec 2013 #53
I posted the warrant upthread..what is flimsy about those msanthrope Dec 2013 #56
You have regularly defended the NSA's domestic spying programs here. Marr Dec 2013 #67
it must be difficult for you... looking at the acts alleged on that warrant, msanthrope Dec 2013 #156
No, I'm saying your belief in Assange's guilt is directly related to your position on NSA spying. Marr Dec 2013 #184
I think he's a rapist because I'm a criminal defense attorney, msanthrope Dec 2013 #199
I had no idea that a law degree could bestow expertise in psychology so deep, Marr Dec 2013 #228
Seriously...you think you need a degree in psych to know a rapist? msanthrope Dec 2013 #278
That's a different issue treestar Dec 2013 #284
Could you provide a link to msanthrope defending NSA? joshcryer Dec 2013 #343
That's because the legal argument in which you speak was directed at extradition Major Nikon Dec 2013 #178
You're using a long-discredited opnion piece by Naomi Wolf as a legal argument? msanthrope Dec 2013 #193
Discredited how? Major Nikon Dec 2013 #224
I'll let you work the google so you can figure out why a 3 year old rape apologia msanthrope Dec 2013 #307
If you are going to contradict me, then please do so specifically Major Nikon Dec 2013 #318
I think you fundamentally misapprehend something here, so let me try again. msanthrope Dec 2013 #319
I am not Major Nikon Dec 2013 #322
You are making assertions that make it obvious that you have not read msanthrope Dec 2013 #325
I could just as easily say the same about you Major Nikon Dec 2013 #332
Exactly...the judge was bound to the warrant because Assange didn't dispute the acts alleged. msanthrope Dec 2013 #334
Fair enough, let's read on then Major Nikon Dec 2013 #364
Exactly....because Assange did not raise 'innocence' as a ground for non-extradition, msanthrope Dec 2013 #366
Where exactly in the decision does it say that? Major Nikon Dec 2013 #367
Let me explain something to you about basic procedure.... msanthrope Dec 2013 #368
You can't have it both ways Major Nikon Dec 2013 #370
You know....you are conflating a lot of different issues and you don't seem to msanthrope Dec 2013 #371
Unsupported opinions are just that Major Nikon Dec 2013 #372
OmFG.....Assange did not raise 'innocence' as a ground for non-extraditon msanthrope Dec 2013 #373
I never looked for it and have no reason to do so Major Nikon Dec 2013 #374
Now we are getting to it..what was the Belmarsh court's finding regarding msanthrope Dec 2013 #375
You mean his testimony on a matter completely unrelated to Assange's guilt or innocence? Major Nikon Dec 2013 #376
Yes--that testimony that tells us that upon learning of his imminent arrest, Assange fled Sweden. msanthrope Dec 2013 #382
You are speculating and you got your facts wrong (proof enclosed) Major Nikon Dec 2013 #386
That's not proof...that what the judge found Hurtig lied about. Again...you msanthrope Dec 2013 #389
The judge never found Hurtig lied (proof enclosed) Major Nikon Dec 2013 #391
You mean when the judge used the word "prevarication" to describe Hurtig's testimony, right? msanthrope Dec 2013 #393
When you start quoting from the decision, then we'll have something to talk about Major Nikon Dec 2013 #395
Prevarication is not only a direct quote but was discussed upthread, extensively. msanthrope Dec 2013 #397
So why can't you quote the exact sentence so we can examine the context? Major Nikon Dec 2013 #399
"You're not posting in a vacuum, you know." xulamaude Dec 2013 #63
Yeah, it's also funny how some of the same folk who defend Assange BainsBane Dec 2013 #66
I was never involved in the "rape porn" discussions. /nt Marr Dec 2013 #73
The OP insists his position on the charges has nothing to do with his position on the NSA. Marr Dec 2013 #69
No - you were talking about women here who call out xulamaude Dec 2013 #72
Three people, including me, are telling you that they take no position on the NSA. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #74
Of course there will be individual exceptions. Marr Dec 2013 #79
Ha!!! Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #82
Here: xulamaude Dec 2013 #85
That was an overstatement; inaccurate and poorly worded-- I agree. Marr Dec 2013 #88
Words matter. nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #92
I am opposed to the spying by the NSA gollygee Dec 2013 #256
The OP said: ieoeja Dec 2013 #78
Just take a look at the rec list. Puglover Dec 2013 #324
lol-- no kidding. Marr Dec 2013 #329
Is it just a coincidence that your claim is 100% unsubstantiated and likely false? nt geek tragedy Dec 2013 #64
lol, right-- you have no position on the NSA. /nt Marr Dec 2013 #76
I do, but it's not what you imagine it to be. nt geek tragedy Dec 2013 #83
Wow-- you know what I imagine? Marr Dec 2013 #90
Yes, anyone who criticizes Assange and thinks he's trying to avoid culpability for his geek tragedy Dec 2013 #93
I have vigorously opposed the NSA and other invasions to the point of having posts hidden Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2013 #80
Let me be very clear-- I'm not a defender of Julian Assange. Marr Dec 2013 #86
"I'm not a defender of Assange, I just think all of his accusers are part of a conspiracy geek tragedy Dec 2013 #94
Not all of them, no. Marr Dec 2013 #107
Sure, just like SOME Assange supporters are rape apologists. geek tragedy Dec 2013 #113
Some could be-- I don't know. What I *do* know is that I've noticed a correlation between Marr Dec 2013 #118
Have you noticed this correlation running the opposite way as well, with geek tragedy Dec 2013 #122
As a matter of fact, I have. Marr Dec 2013 #123
Sure. Which is why it's important to discuss the FACTS of his criminal case geek tragedy Dec 2013 #124
Actually, it's the discussion itself that's political. Marr Dec 2013 #126
That's a big stretch - xulamaude Dec 2013 #144
Don't confuse your sense of morality with law. Marr Dec 2013 #182
No, he isn't Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #233
In your opinion, it suggests guilt. Marr Dec 2013 #236
It suggests guilt because he admits to the substance of the charges. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #238
That's conflating two unrelated issues. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #216
"But it is foolish...to think that the law is never used to discredit people for political purposes" Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2013 #103
Why Sweden? jeff47 Dec 2013 #130
Setting him up in ostensibly neutral Sweden for a easily understood crime works much better FarCenter Dec 2013 #149
Setting him up in the UK for an easily understood crime works just as well. jeff47 Dec 2013 #150
Ad hominem treestar Dec 2013 #280
Gonna have to kick and REC this! zappaman Dec 2013 #62
Stasi!!! nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #65
Solid scholarship. Reccommended. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2013 #71
Why I am Convinced that Anna Ardin is a Liar FarCenter Dec 2013 #75
Assange will have his own counsel to bring to testimony any facts he sees fit. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2013 #81
His right to counsel is not so clear FarCenter Dec 2013 #84
So what this "Conclusion" is really claiming is Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2013 #96
Has the Swedish government promised not to extradite . . .? another_liberal Dec 2013 #105
Irrelevant. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2013 #117
I guess we will have to disagree on this point. another_liberal Dec 2013 #119
Why would we seek extradition from Sweden? jeff47 Dec 2013 #132
We tried with Great Britain . . . another_liberal Dec 2013 #133
We tried by not filing charges or seeking extradition. jeff47 Dec 2013 #139
We expressed an interest in "Talking to him." another_liberal Dec 2013 #179
Our government can unveil the same indictment while he was in the UK. jeff47 Dec 2013 #180
You mean "the United Kingdom" Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #249
You need an editor. another_liberal Dec 2013 #303
That's not me, that's the high court judgement. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #310
Watch the insults, my friend. another_liberal Dec 2013 #311
Post removed Post removed Dec 2013 #313
Just ad notam wrt the Swedish legal system KitSileya Dec 2013 #299
Jury results (with at least one asshole misogynist juror) geek tragedy Dec 2013 #98
You can alert on the alert and it will go to admin maddezmom Dec 2013 #100
wow Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2013 #106
Man that Juror #6 is all kinds of confused. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #112
"These young women made themselves public figures by their own choice." xulamaude Dec 2013 #121
Yeah, holy crap gollygee Dec 2013 #258
In Sweden their identities are supposed to be secret. joshcryer Dec 2013 #340
She didn't file charges until the 20th. joshcryer Dec 2013 #339
I second Nuclear Unicorn's #80. This is solid work and agree with this wholeheartedly. stevenleser Dec 2013 #89
Julian Assange is not an overwhelmingly admirable person. MineralMan Dec 2013 #91
You "appear" to have a misplaced and extreme naive faith and belief in the forces Zorra Dec 2013 #125
Well said. another_liberal Dec 2013 #127
Why Sweden? jeff47 Dec 2013 #134
Maybe the evidence that Sweden was complicit in some of the "rendition" flights? hobbit709 Dec 2013 #135
I thought this was all well known.. polly7 Dec 2013 #138
Still wouldn't make it easier than the UK. jeff47 Dec 2013 #140
No, he can not be easily extradited from the Ecuadoran Embassy in London. Zorra Dec 2013 #137
Because Assange was always in the embassy. He wasn't walking around London before that. jeff47 Dec 2013 #141
Thank you Zorra...was ready to trash this thread until you put the facts KoKo Dec 2013 #145
It took 125 replies for someone to state the plainly obvious. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #136
Under almost any other circumstances, Zorra Dec 2013 #143
+ 1,000,000,000 What You Said !!! WillyT Dec 2013 #157
So we couldn't find any UK women to lie about rape? jeff47 Dec 2013 #187
Selective naivete, I think. It goes with the selective ignorance and selective principles that have Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #285
Assange admits he penetrated without a condom. joshcryer Dec 2013 #346
Thread. Win. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #142
Aaaaaand /thread LittleBlue Dec 2013 #148
the entire statement is false. Assange does not claim the charges are trumped up BainsBane Dec 2013 #164
Broken record. LittleBlue Dec 2013 #166
You seem to care an awful lot about broken records though. xulamaude Dec 2013 #169
Bravo. Well said. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #151
Assange himself doesn't say the allegations are false BainsBane Dec 2013 #153
Why are defending the accusers? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #158
Because rape victims are human beings BainsBane Dec 2013 #162
Sure I do. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #167
"not so eager to see Assange imprisoned." xulamaude Dec 2013 #170
Fine. But, there are certainly some here who have decided he is guilty. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #173
Care to share some links? nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #176
Read the op Soundman Dec 2013 #188
If I only had a dime for every 'implication' on DU xulamaude Dec 2013 #203
Based on your request for links it is evident you didn't read it with out some degree Soundman Dec 2013 #215
"It's a subconscious thing you see." xulamaude Dec 2013 #218
That is for a court to determine BainsBane Dec 2013 #174
How do you determine that the women are telling the truth? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #177
How do you determine that the women are lying? jeff47 Dec 2013 #192
It's just my opinion that they're lying. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #229
It's my opinion that they have no benefit from lying jeff47 Dec 2013 #316
How? TorchTheWitch Dec 2013 #302
Shameless. The Guardian: 8/22/10 ~ "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denies rape allegations" Zorra Dec 2013 #220
crickets... Matariki Dec 2013 #287
Only crickets I'm hearing are the ones that indicate a lack of reply to post 301.... msanthrope Dec 2013 #327
Exactly, it is yet more lies that authoritarian toadies manufacture quinnox Dec 2013 #290
This thread has been like flypaper Bobbie Jo Dec 2013 #326
Blah blah blah anybody who questions authority or exposes wrongdoing by your beloved authorities Zorra Dec 2013 #335
Toadies, etc.... Bobbie Jo Dec 2013 #336
Describing someone as authoritarian who almost always supports, and who rarely or never Zorra Dec 2013 #337
Good lord Bobbie Jo Dec 2013 #350
And has since admitted the allegations while denying they constituted rape. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #301
It's already very clear what the plaintiffs are alleging. Zorra Dec 2013 #330
Oh, yeah, Julian thought a sleeping person was consenting to unprotected sex. joshcryer Dec 2013 #348
As misanthrope pointed out, that changed with the filing in the UK. joshcryer Dec 2013 #341
"there is overwhelming evidence that false allegations" Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2013 #165
+1000. nt. polly7 Dec 2013 #175
+ a million. Post of the year, as far as I'm concerned quinnox Dec 2013 #181
Brava! Thank you for stating the obvious! countryjake Dec 2013 #183
Outstanding. 99Forever Dec 2013 #239
+100000 Hear, hear. woo me with science Dec 2013 #266
As we both know, fighting fascism is a lifetime commitment, until further notice. Zorra Dec 2013 #282
Until further notice. woo me with science Dec 2013 #294
"Assange admits penetration without condom" = "false allegations"? joshcryer Dec 2013 #342
I was under the impression he was actually wanted for questioning in connection with allegations. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #146
There is a chronology of events in post 9 BainsBane Dec 2013 #152
Would you address Zorra's post please? Oakenshield Dec 2013 #154
Zorra should address BainBane's points first since BB is the OP. stevenleser Dec 2013 #155
Depending on the facts, I might buy the argument. Jim Lane Dec 2013 #200
And now try "I raped the girl, but they are only prosecuting me because I am a political dissident" stevenleser Dec 2013 #222
I understand that you are trying to equate "guy" with "girl" xulamaude Dec 2013 #231
Sorry, you lost me. Jim Lane Dec 2013 #235
Can't read post 153? (nt) jeff47 Dec 2013 #195
Yes - that confirms "he's wanted for questioning in connection with" dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #204
If you bother reading the rest of the material jeff47 Dec 2013 #207
Charges are filed after an interview dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #211
Again, you are treating this as US law, not Swedish law. jeff47 Dec 2013 #213
Look at me dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #217
You are making a truthful but irrelevant statement. jeff47 Dec 2013 #314
Sweden's justice system is not the same as the US justice system jeff47 Dec 2013 #198
One simple solution would be for the US to assure him that he wouldn't also be Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #189
Apparently the Labor Party has something like that in the works BainsBane Dec 2013 #194
I think its a great idea. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #196
Sounds good to me BainsBane Dec 2013 #197
Can't really do that. jeff47 Dec 2013 #202
You're sort of contradicting yourself, sounds like. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #206
I wanted to get across that I do not think he committed a crime regarding Manning's leak. jeff47 Dec 2013 #209
And I'm only offering suggestions on ways out of the impasse. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #223
Again, why is this the US's problem to solve? jeff47 Dec 2013 #315
Some points you overlook Jim Lane Dec 2013 #190
So those very powerful people could only find women to lie for them in Sweden? jeff47 Dec 2013 #205
Responses to your questions Jim Lane Dec 2013 #230
Cogent whatchamacallit Dec 2013 #265
If only those responses actually addressed the issues jeff47 Dec 2013 #317
More responses Jim Lane Dec 2013 #358
I am not assuming omnipotence. jeff47 Dec 2013 #369
This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Dec 2013 #308
Brava on you BainsBane.. for pointing out the facts on Cha Dec 2013 #214
Actually, the OP is misinformed. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #251
This is probably the best OP on this case I've seen yet. cemaphonic Dec 2013 #232
All of your points - Thank you. nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #234
Wow. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #312
Actual innocence is a reason for non extradition. Assange did not msanthrope Dec 2013 #328
"The question for now is what you each of us here on DU is: Are you someone who believes some people Hissyspit Dec 2013 #237
This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #240
Anyone defending someone hiding from sexual assault allegations Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #241
I kinda feel that way about those who try to label their ideological opponents as rape apologists Major Nikon Dec 2013 #253
Look at this thread BainsBane Dec 2013 #273
I wasn't defending him. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #254
"We released over ten years of emails from the CIU and those climate scientists. . . " ucrdem Dec 2013 #242
I still can't figure out authoritarian schmucks who front... 99Forever Dec 2013 #244
Exactly. ucrdem Dec 2013 #247
Actually, you've had lots of things explained to you. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #252
You mean somewhere rape victims are considered human beings who actually matter? BainsBane Dec 2013 #269
You mean somewhere where people are considered innocent until proven guilty? Hissyspit Dec 2013 #289
That is the point of a trial BainsBane Dec 2013 #293
Ideally, yes. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #295
Post 277 BainsBane Dec 2013 #321
It's simple...they must add a bit of truth, if they want to make their lies believable, to those Zorra Dec 2013 #286
Wow, what a complete misrepresentation. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #259
Yes it is. That's why I posted it. ucrdem Dec 2013 #281
Yeah, it was all his fault. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #288
The fact that he played ANY role doesn't trouble you? ucrdem Dec 2013 #292
No, he doesn't. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #296
Sorry, no cigar. There's no excuse for lending credence to the Climategate smears. ucrdem Dec 2013 #298
Wow (again), that's not analogous at all. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #304
He said the media took SOME things out of context. joshcryer Dec 2013 #345
Holy fucking shit. I did NOT know that Wikileaks was behind that. joshcryer Dec 2013 #344
He had no choice, right. ucrdem Dec 2013 #361
I falsely thought Wikileaks released everything but the "insurance" file proves they don't. joshcryer Dec 2013 #362
Strange bedfellows. n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #351
Speaking of fellows ucrdem Dec 2013 #360
The first with the description, having read comments, appears neutral. I'll go along: freshwest Dec 2013 #380
Yep. Good rant. ucrdem Dec 2013 #381
Assange Supporters kind of Sound like Zimmerman Supporters JI7 Dec 2013 #267
Damn, you nailed it. Which is probably why his political party has already gone the Number23 Dec 2013 #357
Well said... SidDithers Dec 2013 #378
Thanks for posting this davidpdx Dec 2013 #283
A large part of the problem is that the allegations wouldn't be considered rape Warpy Dec 2013 #353
So what? BainsBane Dec 2013 #354
I appreciate that you are now calling Assange "this particular accused rapist." Jim Lane Dec 2013 #359
Note the utter victim shaming---the repeat of the utter lie that that the victim was paid. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #384
He didn't say the victim was paid Major Nikon Dec 2013 #387
"Another is that the alleged victim seems to have been paid to make them and stick to them." msanthrope Dec 2013 #390
You do understand the literal difference between "seems" and "was", yes? Major Nikon Dec 2013 #392
You gonna give me a definition of "is," too? You made a mistake.... msanthrope Dec 2013 #394
Why don't you simply explain why you clearly misrepresented his statement? Major Nikon Dec 2013 #396
Right...keep trying to mitigate post 353. I think the more attention you draw to that msanthrope Dec 2013 #398
Strawman. There's nothing to mitigate. I'm asking why you misrepresented his statement. Major Nikon Dec 2013 #400
Um..no. Kindly read the allegations--the specific acts on the warrant listed above msanthrope Dec 2013 #383
+1 Well stated Harmony Blue Dec 2013 #385
Their lawyer is certainly getting paid Major Nikon Dec 2013 #388
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