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struggle4progress

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55. "The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story"

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 02:12 PM

Aug 2012

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Berättar om anklagelserna mot Wikileaks grundare Julian Assange
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Julian Assange: the balcony defence (Guardian editorial) [View all] struggle4progress Aug 2012 OP

And you are gloating about this, why? Cleita Aug 2012 #1

This is actually a major diplomatic incident. Sweden took out a warrant and defended it struggle4progress Aug 2012 #6

The Guardian is a left of center news outlet and I'm quite familiar with it. Cleita Aug 2012 #9

This guy is a little strange.... movonne Aug 2012 #29

"There's no evidence that the UK is a lawless state," cprise Aug 2012 #37

If there were a complete breakdown of the rule of law in the UK, such that struggle4progress Aug 2012 #38

If it were really about the rape charge, Sweden would question Assange in the JDPriestly Aug 2012 #53

You misunderstand what "questioning" means here: the Swedish prosecutor has determined struggle4progress Aug 2012 #57

The amount of money Sweden has spent on this case is way out of JDPriestly Aug 2012 #60

"I believe Swedes have lots of drunken sex so Assange must be innocent!" struggle4progress Aug 2012 #61

As I explained to someone earlier, unless Sweden has a very low standard JDPriestly Aug 2012 #65

The allegations are indeed best tried in Swedish court, not in the press or on a chatboard struggle4progress Aug 2012 #67

Honestly! How much clearer can I make it. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #68

... a valid European Arrest Warrant .. has to be enforced as a matter of international law ... struggle4progress Aug 2012 #69

but that does not mean that the charges are anything more than JDPriestly Aug 2012 #70

According to these women, he sexually assaulted them, and he's avoiding pnwmom Aug 2012 #11

My question exactly. He isn't being subjected to the same laws as Cleita Aug 2012 #15

If you believe "The time line proves it" then put the timeline beside your argument struggle4progress Aug 2012 #22

I think I already gave you or someone a link to Cenk's Cleita Aug 2012 #71

What evidence could the women bring to prove their claims. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #66

I would assume so if standard legal practices are followed. Cleita Aug 2012 #72

Thanks. I was beginning to feel very lonely here. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #73

It may be that in Sweden, the prosecutor and judge conduct the investigation JDPriestly Aug 2012 #74

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #2

Tell us more MrScorpio Aug 2012 #3

MrScorpio... a geek named Bob Aug 2012 #4

Up at the upper left corner is a Google search window, type my user name in there and have at it MrScorpio Aug 2012 #5

Welcome to DU. n/t Cleita Aug 2012 #7

THERE WAS NO RAPE. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #8

I do not know how you would know the actual facts in this case. Perhaps you have ESP? struggle4progress Aug 2012 #10

The Women are against charging him and NEVER accused him or rape. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #12

The women's lawyer said in June that they want him investigated for rape. pnwmom Aug 2012 #14

Investigating him for rape is quite different than charging him. n/t Cleita Aug 2012 #16

Of course they want him charged. That's why they want him to be investigated. pnwmom Aug 2012 #20

And so concerned are they for the two women cprise Aug 2012 #39

There were two different women with two separate sets of allegations, pnwmom Aug 2012 #40

My understanding is both cprise Aug 2012 #43

There is no such thing as an "otherwise consensual situation" pnwmom Aug 2012 #44

Borgstrom is, apparently, controversial himself. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #56

If the women do oppose charging him, then Assange will quickly walk away scot-free in Sweden struggle4progress Aug 2012 #18

Why is Karl Rove an advisor to the Swedish government in this matter? cprise Aug 2012 #41

Probably for his expertise in the propaganda and astroturf game, HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #42

"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story" struggle4progress Aug 2012 #58

Funny. This phrase is very familiar to me. I think someone posted almost the JDPriestly Aug 2012 #54

Maybe not-having-ESP has finally become cool struggle4progress Aug 2012 #64

The particulars at least one woman described fit the legal definition pnwmom Aug 2012 #13

He is still only wanted for questioning, not to face charges. Cleita Aug 2012 #17

"... As a matter of fact ... this person passes the threshold of being an “accused” person struggle4progress Aug 2012 #19

Since when is an alleged rapist allowed to dictate the terms of an investigation? n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #21

I wish we could get such zeal in the prosecution of violent rapes JDPriestly Aug 2012 #59

Surprise-surprise: Assange's accusers have ties with the CIA 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #23

It's quite neanderthal to launch such personal attacks to defend against sexual assault allegations: struggle4progress Aug 2012 #24

Please see 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #25

Your first link is to an unsourced claim by another DUer, to the effect that the women struggle4progress Aug 2012 #26

Contrary to consensus reality 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #27

If Four Corners is right, then the Swedish prosecutors will quickly be done with Assange struggle4progress Aug 2012 #30

Then why won't Swedish Guv-mint promise to not extradite JA to USA?? 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #31

Assange is wanted in connection with allegations of criminal offenses in Sweden. The Swedes by now struggle4progress Aug 2012 #33

Well, you obviously have your mind made up. 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #34

There's no extradition request from the US. If the US requested extradition of Assange struggle4progress Aug 2012 #35

No it is not a free pass and you know it cprise Aug 2012 #45

That's way too much truth for one OP. Plz STFU. 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #48

well done 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #47

who are you...and why won't you read the facts...he said he would movonne Aug 2012 #28

You are perhaps another advocate of Assange's strange theories of international law? struggle4progress Aug 2012 #32

can you point me to a single country that would grant a blanket pardon of sorts to Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2012 #36

Given Sweden's and US's record of extraordinary rendition and torture HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #46

yet more conspiracy over an honest answer, why am i not surprised. n/t Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2012 #49

Its fact, not conspiracy. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #50

i'll keep fighting for justice for the two women n/t Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2012 #51

The two women who denied they were raped? HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #52

"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story" struggle4progress Aug 2012 #55

based on one of the only news articles that has one of the ladies interviewed i'd say you're wrong Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2012 #62

how truly honorable frylock Aug 2012 #80

Or a professional. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #63

Google Operation Mockingbird AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #77

Wikileaks and Guardian are not in best terms tama Aug 2012 #75

Just part of the anti-Assange spamathon. n/t AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #76

It's an editorial from The Guardian about a current event struggle4progress Aug 2012 #78

Just "an editorial"? Or an anti-Assange editorial selected by you for your anti-Assange campaign? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #79

How dare The Guardian take the view Assange should just go face the Swedish allegations! struggle4progress Aug 2012 #81

Who cares? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #82

You have purposefully ignored tama Aug 2012 #83

The Man Who Spilled the Secrets (Vanity Fair | February 2011) struggle4progress Aug 2012 #84