IMO the denial of Sweden to guarantee Assange that he will not be sent to the US is enough to

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148. For one thing, he's asking for a blank check.

Were there specific pending extradition charges from the US, he *might* be able to get assurances about those specific charges, but he's asking for a blanket "no extradition" promise. No country concerned with it's international diplomacy (especially toward the 800 lb gorilla that is the US) is going to agree to such terms, even if they were inclined to.

Which brings us to...

Assange has fled both the Swedish justice system, and the British attempts to honor their extradition request. Why should they extend special considerations to someone who has treated their courts with nothing but contempt?

Personally, I think that everyone that sees the big bad hand of the US in all of this is falling for Assange's PR. If the US intended to legally extradite him, they would have already set the process in motion, and could do it just as easily from the UK as Sweden. (Plus, they would have to have to charge him with something that the UK or Swedish courts would accept). If they want to illegally grab him under some sort of BS War on Terror justification then they don't need all this charade, and again, probably already have done so. I know the last few decades have taught us that the US is willing and capable of pulling some shady shit in the name of national security, but this really looks like a case of a fugitive from a legitimate criminal investigation using his notoriety to evade justice.