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

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240. If you think their testimony supports your view you believe them; otherwise you call them liars

In #93 (the post to which I was responding), you say
The women both said there was no rape.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1150393

But then I confront you with a news story to the contrary in my reply #237
"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1166377

And your reaction is to accuse the woman of lying in your response #238
Yes, she lied about her friend. Thanks.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1166434

This illustrates quite clearly why we don't try ordinary criminal complaints in the press or on message boards: otherwise, the popular folk would always go scot-free and the unpopular folk would always swing from lamp-posts. I don't know the man or the women, and I don't know whether or not the press reports are accurate. It's an ordinary criminal complaint in Sweden; the Swedish warrant prevailed in open court; and the shifty-eyed forked-tongue double-standards of some Assange supporters will not help resolve the case fairly