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In reply to the discussion: Defending Assange against sexual assault allegations [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)In paragraph one--yes. Assange's Swedish attorney lied. The Belmarsh court found that Assange had been briefed by attorney, and was aware of the fact that he was going to be subject to a blood test and arrest at the meeting scheduled with the prosecutor. Assange left Sweden the next day.
Paragraph 2--No. The only way that Riddle could have found that Assange should not go back to Sweden was to agree with the spurious argument that the acts alleged in the warrant were not sexual assault in any reasonable context.
Paragraph 3--He can't be 'interviewed' on videoconference because he isn't going to be 'interviewed' as we use that term legally. He's going to be arrested, and Sweden has no jurisdictional authority to conduct that process in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. That's the legal reason. The other reason is that fugitives don't dictate justice, which is what I tell fugitive clients who earn a bench warrant for failure to appear. You noted that Riddle caught Assange's attorney in a "prevarication." Understand that this was collusion by attorney and client and a willful flee. I would be disbarred for such an action. And my client would not be able to 'negotiate' the terms of justice at any point. This is how fugitives are treated, world over.
Paragraph 4--No woman had any ties to the CIA. That was a lie, published by a Wikileaks employee, Israel Shamir. Read downthread for that why that shitbag of a Holocaust denier should not be believed under any circumstances. Seriously--Alex Jones is a more credible source.
As for the US being behind the prosecution---well, why would we let him run to the UK then? I'm not going to dismiss you with "CT" but it seems like the longest and most incompetent black-bag operation, EVER, if this is CIA.
I think Occam's Razor applies. Julian Assange is, personally, a narcissistic shit-bag who has lots of unprotected sex. I mean, four kids with four different women indicate to me that Mr. Assange really, really doesn't like condoms (that comes from a leaked police document.) And his personal profile and stalking of a 19 year old is creepy as hell. Read the links---
http://gawker.com/5757325/julian-assange-has-at-least-four-love-children
I think it's possible to run Wikileaks, and be a rapist. Shit....look at Roman Polanski. It's possible to make great movies, and still be a rapist. I think that the actions described in the warrant are consistent with a narcissistic asshole who has gotten away with assault a few too many times. Enough times, that he actually thinks it isn't assault.
Truly--I think Assange is a rapist because he is acting like one, and the allegations seem credible to me.