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savannah43

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56. No, it isn't.

Thu May 23, 2013, 03:15 PM

May 2013

He had consensual sex with two women and during the act(s) one of them wanted him to stop, allegedly because of a lack of condom(s).

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&ved=0CF8QFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2F8301-503543_162-20026102-503543%2Fsex-crime-allegations-against-assange-detailed%2F&ei=VGqeUa_tNaPA0QHUvYCQAQ&usg=AFQjCNHgo-EQG_Npu8_XUbD-kUCxgZablw&sig2=9Reug9GPswgjYVY6I7kDJw&bvm=bv.46865395,d.dmQ

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CEAQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fworld%2Farticle%2F0%2C8599%2C2035032%2C00.html&ei=VGqeUa_tNaPA0QHUvYCQAQ&usg=AFQjCNE_cD1sqRTwgbKyIPzaGTf8qu0iVQ&sig2=OdJI_8bK_orhIUfyhZ2iLg&bvm=bv.46865395,d.dmQ

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CEgQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fasia-pacific%2F2013%2F04%2F201344101924549129.html&ei=VGqeUa_tNaPA0QHUvYCQAQ&usg=AFQjCNEZA8ELC5J67MRFjVo7JBIxlCJxRA&sig2=_5o3tIrTP0EZAcW7hOf-ig&bvm=bv.46865395,d.dmQ

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Revealed: Assange �rape� accuser linked to notorious CIA operative [View all] Fire Walk With Me May 2013 OP

So she must be lying, then. Julian Assange: the only probable rapist whose victims it's OK to smear. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #1

This is very old "news" that tells us nothing. The woman is the one being smeared here. pnwmom May 2013 #2

I'm waiting for more information, but the trend is compelling. n/t Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #3

What trend? If there's more "news" of this quality -- pnwmom May 2013 #8

If Assange is guilty, he should be punished. Make no mistake. BUT Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #15

She sent the email to make us THINK she was too stupid to be a CIA agent. randome May 2013 #21

Why are you regurgitating stuff from Israel Shamir? geek tragedy May 2013 #12

Thank You. The hypocrisy is breathtaking. This woman continues to be victimized by Assange &.... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #4

Hey, the left's favorite Holocaust Denier (Shamir) says she's a lying slut, geek tragedy May 2013 #13

there's a leftie Holocaust Denier? How did I miss this�. must investigate Shamir. KittyWampus May 2013 #23

Israel Shamir writes for Counterpunch and is BFFs with Assange nt geek tragedy May 2013 #26

"Assange claims to have only met Shamir twice; Shamir was given the same level of access to a" Hissyspit May 2013 #86

Assange lied geek tragedy May 2013 #88

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit May 2013 #81

Yup... SidDithers May 2013 #34

separated at birth 90-percent May 2013 #42

Also linked to the Martian invaders. whistler162 May 2013 #5

So apparently it's not "rape" any more, it's "sex by surprise" (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #6

I also do not like the diminishing analogy along the lines of "friendly fire" Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #7

Shut him down? Are you joking? ucrdem May 2013 #24

Brits have spent four million pounds on police at the embassy. Banks have Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author ucrdem May 2013 #29

I'm waiting for more information, which appears to be surfacing. Of course Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #32

Hint, those IMs he read last week. ucrdem May 2013 #33

We already knew that before Wikileaks treestar May 2013 #46

It is very clear at this point that Assange has issues with women. NCTraveler May 2013 #9

Does he truly think that making the same speeches time after time will change anyone's minds? randome May 2013 #39

I think you would be seriously challenged... Pelican May 2013 #10

What's even more alarming is that this "blame the victim" mentality is tolerated at a progressive... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #14

They're citing Holocaust deniers to support their smear geek tragedy May 2013 #16

It just goes to show you what the pecking order is Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #17

+1 Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #20

What "victim"? MNBrewer May 2013 #22

The women he had sex with without their consent. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #41

The ones who pressed charges? MNBrewer May 2013 #52

Facts are such inconvenient things. TinkerTot55 May 2013 #61

The facts are only inconvenient for rapist Assange's defenders. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #64

Ah, I see. Hissyspit May 2013 #78

Charges against Assange: tammywammy May 2013 #68

Notice there is no use of the word 'charge' Hissyspit May 2013 #75

That was her statement. tammywammy May 2013 #77

No, I don't. Hissyspit May 2013 #79

So you're saying it wasn't 'legitimate rape' nt geek tragedy May 2013 #69

Oh, I disagree. Remember Scott Ritter? randome May 2013 #19

Unfairly targeted over and over and over, apparently... SidDithers May 2013 #37

"according to Israel Shamir" who happens to be a white supremacist geek tragedy May 2013 #11

The OP has a history of using questionable sources to support their argument... SidDithers May 2013 #38

Why are you posting this baseless smear? I support assange... Luminous Animal May 2013 #18

+1 janlyn May 2013 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth May 2013 #28

The charge is that he had sex with people without their consent. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #43

No, it isn't. savannah43 May 2013 #56

The court document I saw has an accusation of RAPE: Common Sense Party May 2013 #65

Incorrect tammywammy May 2013 #73

She had sex once consensually after insisting he used a condom pnwmom May 2013 #83

Yes. savannah43 May 2013 #50

Actually, yes, you are. TinkerTot55 May 2013 #62

Someone can be charged who forced himself on a sleeping bed partner pnwmom May 2013 #82

Legal myths about the Assange extradition tammywammy May 2013 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth May 2013 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth May 2013 #31

... SidDithers May 2013 #36

Let's praise the rapist while scolding the President for complimenting a woman on her looks. Pragdem May 2013 #55

Let's drop the "innocent until proven guilty" shit zeemike May 2013 #63

How many years does a guilty indictment by a DU'er bring with it in a court of law? LanternWaste May 2013 #98

Probably none. zeemike May 2013 #99

Who has done that? Hissyspit May 2013 #80

What a load of hearsay, insinuation and bilge dressed-up to look like fact Nuclear Unicorn May 2013 #40

Would expect nothing less from Rawstory. nt Pragdem May 2013 #44

Irrelevant to whether she was assaulted treestar May 2013 #45

But -- but -- CIA! Nuclear Unicorn May 2013 #48

And this guy she was "linked" to was charged in 1976. pnwmom May 2013 #84

Since the article has the charges wrong BainsBane May 2013 #47

Political rape after the fact n/t Nuclear Unicorn May 2013 #49

So much for guilty until proven innocent, huh? savannah43 May 2013 #57

He chose to evade prosecution BainsBane May 2013 #60

All of that is utter authoritarian nonsense. Hissyspit May 2013 #72

It is factual BainsBane May 2013 #91

Actually they are not the same. Hissyspit May 2013 #76

for years there was no video BainsBane May 2013 #92

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #51

Condemn Assange for rape if it happened; thank him for revealing the heinous crimes by the powerful. snot May 2013 #53

Article is from 2010 and based on a Holocaust denier's allegations. geek tragedy May 2013 #54

Are you psychic? Or full of CIA info? Or related to one of the women? savannah43 May 2013 #58

I find it rather telling that people are willing to smear a woman geek tragedy May 2013 #59

what a twisty turny world we live in, eh? nt sibelian May 2013 #90

Nailed it... SidDithers May 2013 #94

Our humanitarian, honest, democratic, CIA set someone up?!!? Say it ain't so. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #66

Well thank you for this OP zeemike May 2013 #67

I hear she's less then 6 degrees of seperation from Kevin Bacon. JoePhilly May 2013 #70

A rape apologist? No. A rapist apologist --quite possibly. Raine1967 May 2013 #71

The CIA would never do anything dishonest LittleBlue May 2013 #74

Why doesn't Sweden LostOne4Ever May 2013 #85

Legal myths about the Assange extradition tammywammy May 2013 #87

11. The Swedish/US Bilateral Treaty gets around safeguards of normal extradition with a fast-track Hissyspit May 2013 #89

If this is true LostOne4Ever May 2013 #93

See post 89. Hissyspit May 2013 #96

Revealed: Assange defender linked to notorious anti-Semitic holocaust denier...nt SidDithers May 2013 #95

It was "revealed" 3 1/2 years ago n/t Turborama May 2013 #97