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jeff47

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9. If your quote were true, Assange would have already gone to Sweden

Mon May 20, 2013, 12:51 AM

May 2013

If the women did not wish to file a complaint, they would not testify against Assange, and the charges would be dismissed - can't make a case without the testimony of the women.

If the claim is evil Obama wants to extradite, then why on earth would he wait for Assange to get to Sweden? The UK would send Assange over with a gift bow stuck to his head if the US sought extradition from the UK. There is no logical reason to wait for Assange to get to Sweden.

But it makes for a lovely conspiracy theory to try and deflect the charges against him.

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Assange reveals GCHQ messages discussing Swedish extradition [View all] 99th_Monkey May 2013 OP

Diving into the deep end with this...but what if he actually raped that woman? Gravitycollapse May 2013 #1

If he did rape her LittleBlue May 2013 #2

Swedish law is not US law. jeff47 May 2013 #5

two words: bradley manning. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #12

Yep LittleBlue May 2013 #16

Except their law requires that he be questioned in Sweden. nt pnwmom May 2013 #26

His Crime is "Sex By Suprise" not rape..Get that straight! mpgalloway May 2013 #3

No, the claim is that he held the victim down after she wanted him to put on a condom. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #4

Difficult call nlomb269 May 2013 #6

Swedish law and US law are not the same on this subject. jeff47 May 2013 #8

... in November a Swedish court approved a request to detain Mr Assange for questioning relating to struggle4progress May 2013 #33

"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story" struggle4progress May 2013 #36

Fair question, but as I understand it, the women involved never intended to file a complaint 99th_Monkey May 2013 #7

If your quote were true, Assange would have already gone to Sweden jeff47 May 2013 #9

It all comes down to one thing at the end of the day 99th_Monkey May 2013 #10

Nope. First it comes down to which story makes any sense jeff47 May 2013 #11

sweden is where the charges are. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #13

No evidence whatsoever of an indictment. ucrdem May 2013 #17

Thanks for this link! dreamnightwind May 2013 #18

+1000 n/t 99th_Monkey May 2013 #24

"Obama's atrocious record punishing whistleblowers"? ucrdem May 2013 #15

Your kidding. GoneFishin May 2013 #19

the UK can't just hand him over Rise Rebel Resist May 2013 #22

"The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story" struggle4progress May 2013 #35

"GCHQ is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act." ucrdem May 2013 #14

Instant messages that sound like idle gossip by low-level employees. randome May 2013 #20

Well... ucrdem May 2013 #21

"It's more proof of a cover-up!" struggle4progress May 2013 #34

Definitely a fit-up. ucrdem May 2013 #37

Exposing war crimes is a crime. Octafish May 2013 #23

Leaking classified info is a crime. Sometimes leaking is done for good reasons CJCRANE May 2013 #25

Is it still a "crime" when the "leaking" is an inside job 99th_Monkey May 2013 #28

Of course it is. CJCRANE May 2013 #29

Excellent! 99th_Monkey May 2013 #30

Plus I think the media relies on too many "anonymous sources"... CJCRANE May 2013 #31

Not if you're a journalist. Octafish May 2013 #32

So the whole AP thing has been a figment of our collective imagination? cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #38

We must be talking about two different things, because I didn't say that. Octafish May 2013 #39

It is "speculation and chatter" pnwmom May 2013 #27