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In reply to the discussion: WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near end of long fight to stay out of US [View all]Emrys
(9,210 posts)56. Calling them "FAKE" is absolutely dismissing them, and is disgraceful.
To take just one case, Assange had non-consensual penetrative sex with a woman he was involved with. She went to the Swedish authorities because she was worried and wanted him to have an AIDS test to reassure her, but he had refused to do so and in fact never complied. That's pretty shitty conduct on his part.
The authorities applied Swedish law, which defines what she said happened as rape, then mounted an investigation. Your continual painting of the Swedes as being pawns of the US does your argument no favours, nor do your continual attempts to paint Assange as some sort of blameless victim while displaying no concern for those left in his selfish wake.
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WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near end of long fight to stay out of US [View all]
justaprogressive
Feb 2024
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He needs to be extradicted, tried in a US court and if, convicted,
MarineCombatEngineer
Feb 2024
#10
He hid in the Ecuadorian embassy for years while failing to observe his bail conditions.
Emrys
Feb 2024
#20
Julian requested and was granted political asylum by the country of Ecuador.
justaprogressive
Feb 2024
#32
And in April 2019, Ecuador rescinded Assange's asylum and revoked his Ecuadoran citizenship.
Emrys
Feb 2024
#33
And they rescinded it, which is Ecuador's absolute right to do so,
MarineCombatEngineer
Feb 2024
#44
Assange is an Australian citizen. He's not a political refugee. He's not being persecuted. He's being prosecuted.
LeftInTX
Feb 2024
#65
Thanks for trying, justaprogressive. Here's an article that summarizes the case for freeing Assange:
TheRickles
Feb 2024
#27
He should have requested extraction from his Russian handlers like Snowden did
Prairie Gates
Feb 2024
#28
Here is The Guardian's editorial in support of Assange - short, and to the point.
TheRickles
Feb 2024
#42