What motivates the outrage over Julian Assange's Political Asylum?

[sabrina 1]

46. No, there is no question that he has been available for two years to speak to the

Swedish Prosecutor but for some reason, she has refused to speak to him. Well, we know the reason, IF she spoke to him, she could not demand that he be extradited. Her refusal to speak to him going as far as to lie about it, made it obvious that extradition and imprisonment is all the prosecution was interested in.

Once that became obvious, Assange appealed to block any such extradition now that it was clear this was the goal. Few people have been fooled into thinking that by trying to block this egregious attempt to incarcerate him without even filing charges translates into what you just said, that he was trying to avoid talking to them.

He DID talk to them. You have not explained why they refused to do so again, especially since Sweden had done this in the past, spoken to a 'witness' which is all Assange is at this point, who did not wish to go to Sweden. Why would this be any different?

He has been warned, and there is no question about it, that going to Sweden would jeopardize his freedom and maybe even his life (top US officials have been calling for his assassination) and he is absolutely right to seek asylum.

These latest attempts to intimidate Ecuador have only emphasized the desperation of the Western powers to shut him up, one way or another and made a mockery of Britain's claims of having respect for the law.

All this for someone who has never been charged with a crime. Journalism is a dangerous occupation these days. No wonder our own 'journalists' just read the memos they are handed.