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dude... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #1
it's just a job. ret5hd Sep 2012 #2
good point... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #4
Your job is the same as the rest of us Bragi Sep 2012 #42
Damn... missed the memo a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #43
see OPer yurbud Sep 2012 #59
should I do weekly or quarterly reports? a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #61
Yep. Gotta keep labeling the propaganda for what it is. woo me with science Sep 2012 #53
thank you. i'm too lazy to type that much. ret5hd Sep 2012 #67
This is good news. avaistheone1 Sep 2012 #3
To paraphrase an astute comment from Obama's speech to the UN today: JDPriestly Sep 2012 #5
The US hasn't done anything to Assange. They've only prosecuted Manning, because he was pnwmom Sep 2012 #6
so far there has been no prosecution of Manning Pharaoh Sep 2012 #7
You're right, I misspoke. n/t pnwmom Sep 2012 #8
You are incorrect. There has been no trial, but there is a prosecution. nt msanthrope Sep 2012 #22
Wrong, msanthrope! No charges have been filed against Assange! Peace Patriot Sep 2012 #31
Um--Do you realize I was replying to a post about Bradley Manning, not Mr. Assange? msanthrope Sep 2012 #39
"... It is a central contention of the defence that the warrant was issued for questioning struggle4progress Sep 2012 #64
you really can not prosecute Pharaoh Sep 2012 #83
What are you talking about? His trial is scheduled for next year, after the defense completes its msanthrope Sep 2012 #86
The trial had most recently been scheduled to start 21 September but was delayed by struggle4progress Sep 2012 #91
There were rumors of a grand jury before the Swedish matter was big in the press. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #17
Rumors? So? The grand jury is needed to prosecute Manning. pnwmom Sep 2012 #28
The nature of the investigation was revealed by Australian media... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #34
If the US had sent an extradition request, the UK could have detained him at any point pnwmom Sep 2012 #37
The Australian embassy reported... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #38
They WERE under consideration, but -- upon consideration -- it was clear that the laws pnwmom Sep 2012 #49
Do you have any proof of this or is it just mere speculation? AntiFascist Sep 2012 #51
What is a fact is that the Obama administration made no move to extradict Assange from pnwmom Sep 2012 #54
See post #55 below... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #56
Because the US is not ready to try to extradite Assange at this time. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #55
they don't need Pharaoh Sep 2012 #84
Under Swedish law, Assange's trial should begin within two weeks of the day he's charged, struggle4progress Sep 2012 #93
check your sources reorg Sep 2012 #96
Well you may well be right, I dont know and as long as Assange is allowed to remain cstanleytech Sep 2012 #45
So, do you have any evidence.... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #9
British minister predicts long showdown over Assange struggle4progress Sep 2012 #24
Here is the Swedish Prosecution Authority's website... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #36
There has been a Swedish court order for Assange's arrest since 2010: Assange appealed struggle4progress Sep 2012 #44
You probably haven't heard reorg Sep 2012 #46
The ICJ ruled in1950 that diplomactic ayslum is not part of accepted international law hack89 Sep 2012 #47
It is quite funny reorg Sep 2012 #48
LA can believe and do what they want hack89 Sep 2012 #50
The discussion tonight is about human rights reorg Sep 2012 #62
Why do you keep minimizing the rape charges? hack89 Sep 2012 #70
I know the prosecutor is investigating possible charges reorg Sep 2012 #75
I read the four detailed charges in the arrest warrant hack89 Sep 2012 #77
Yawn n/t reorg Sep 2012 #78
Didn't think you had read them hack89 Sep 2012 #80
You already had the last word reorg Sep 2012 #81
Don't you think it is up to the Swedes to decide what consitutes rape hack89 Sep 2012 #79
No, I don't think it is up to the Swedes to decide reorg Sep 2012 #82
I know exactly what the charges are - I have posted them hack89 Sep 2012 #88
"Unlawful coercion", "Sexual molestation" (twice), "Rape" hack89 Sep 2012 #89
Wait, wait! The US has been using its embassies to shoot local folk? Since when? struggle4progress Sep 2012 #60
I remember lengthy discussions here reorg Sep 2012 #66
That was a strange case. Raymond Davis showed some consular ID, but he never showed embassy ID. struggle4progress Sep 2012 #76
Correction to the CNN hack: AntiFascist Sep 2012 #52
Assange is absolutely the wrong case to advance the cause hack89 Sep 2012 #57
Regardless of how some people feel about Assange... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #58
I don't read Spanish. nt hack89 Sep 2012 #71
Yep, it can only be that. harmonicon Sep 2012 #10
Heroic Ecuador defends the natural right of men everywhere to have sex with unconscious women! struggle4progress Sep 2012 #63
Fact is reorg Sep 2012 #68
The actual facts of the case can be determined in the Swedish courts -- but struggle4progress Sep 2012 #72
the sad fact is that Swedish prosecutors are powerless reorg Sep 2012 #74
You're actually trying this shit on me? harmonicon Sep 2012 #85
I provided quotes from Correa, one of the women, and the UK magistrate struggle4progress Sep 2012 #92
Not the quotes, chief, your editorializing. harmonicon Sep 2012 #94
Mr. Assange's stalker strikes again here in DU. MNBrewer Sep 2012 #11
It's quite amazing. Quite an obsession for this person. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #12
What is also interesting... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #13
Makes no sense. I think that the national security bureaucracy is just furious because Assange JDPriestly Sep 2012 #16
The US investigation against Assange... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #18
If you don't like the story, you can always complain to AP or the Washington Post struggle4progress Sep 2012 #73
I'll continue to point out that you're an Assange Stalker MNBrewer Sep 2012 #95
I'll point out that no one forces you to read my remarks struggle4progress Sep 2012 #97
Desperately clinging to an interpretation of events cprise Sep 2012 #14
K&R This should get interesting... midnight Sep 2012 #15
"embassy hideout"??? Matariki Sep 2012 #19
LBN SOP: struggle4progress Sep 2012 #20
Yeah, well. I guess AP headline writers are unprofessional idiots then. Matariki Sep 2012 #21
Foreign Minister Bob Carr has dismissed Julian Assange's attempts to try and address ... struggle4progress Sep 2012 #23
Mr Carr is very selective in choosing whom to help. Matilda Sep 2012 #26
"Assange refused offer of assistance from Australia" msanthrope Sep 2012 #27
So "they" say. Matilda Sep 2012 #29
Well, if they are all against him, why is he complaining about their lack of help? msanthrope Sep 2012 #41
Carr details Assange consular help struggle4progress Sep 2012 #30
That 'list" is not proof of diplomatic assistance. Matilda Sep 2012 #35
"... Since he was arrested in the UK in December 2010 he has been visited by consular officials, struggle4progress Sep 2012 #65
I bet he wears a "Free the Malvinas" t-shirt for his speech. nt msanthrope Sep 2012 #25
that's Argentina not Ecuador grantcart Sep 2012 #32
If you read the OP, there's a story about Assange trying to get Argentinian support. msanthrope Sep 2012 #40
Will you be giving a heads up so everyone can tune in? grantcart Sep 2012 #33
http://rt.com/on-air/un-general-assembly-live/ reorg Sep 2012 #69
Videolink? He's not even trying anymore cemaphonic Sep 2012 #87
"This can only be understood..."!? roody Sep 2012 #90
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