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41. I look back over five decades, too.

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Thu Aug 23, 2012, 07:24 PM

Aug 2012

And I am more optimistic for our future than before.

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Julian Assange can remain in Ecuador's embassy 'for however long it takes' [View all] alp227 Aug 2012 OP

Nice Ambassador Jeneral2885 Aug 2012 #1

And that's putting it mildly. 1monster Aug 2012 #3

The US and UK need to grow up, suck it in, and just let this one go. leveymg Aug 2012 #2

it's not the first Jeneral2885 Aug 2012 #4

This is a matter for Sweden and the UK. pnwmom Aug 2012 #6

Francis FitzGibbon's post is full of crap... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #7

Regardless, as a practical matter, it would be harder to extradite him from Sweden pnwmom Aug 2012 #8

Sweden does have a history of .... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #13

You're going to blame Obama for something done under the Bush administration? pnwmom Aug 2012 #15

Who's blaming Obama? AntiFascist Aug 2012 #17

He would have to be involved in any such action and you know it. pnwmom Aug 2012 #19

His alleged rape victims don't even want to press charges! AntiFascist Aug 2012 #20

They most certainly do want to press charges. This is what their attorney said in June: pnwmom Aug 2012 #22

They would have been satisfied if he had taken an AIDS test, end of story... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #24

All we have to go on is what the women say now through their attorney. pnwmom Aug 2012 #25

I'm not going to try and defend Assange's character... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #26

Yes. But do you know anything about rape victims? pnwmom Aug 2012 #30

I've never said he shouldn't face trial in Sweden... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #32

You don't think South American "dignitaries" ever do anything for self-serving reasons? pnwmom Aug 2012 #42

Of course it is self-serving... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #43

That guy? He's just grandstanding. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #44

6 guys and 1 women, according to the photo in this article... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #46

That is true tama Aug 2012 #37

Where the buck stops tama Aug 2012 #29

Good example of the military taking control... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #31

For me tama Aug 2012 #34

Kindly cite where President Obama said Manning was "guilty." nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #47

Sorry, he said "He broke the law" implying that he is guilty... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #49

And he did break the law, did he not? But his guilt is to be determined, as it msanthrope Aug 2012 #52

By stating that "He Broke the Law" he is presuming that Manning is guilty... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #53

Um...that us not a picture of Bradley Manning at your link. Further, of course he is presuming msanthrope Aug 2012 #54

It looks like the White House explained things differently... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #55

And nothing said there contradicts what I wrote...Obama did not speak as to Manning's guilt. nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #56

It'll be a lot easier to extradite him from Sweden than the Embassy of Ecuador in London. leveymg Aug 2012 #9

True. But the US has nothing to do with him going to Sweden, pnwmom Aug 2012 #10

About that, I don't think we'll agree. leveymg Aug 2012 #11

You haven't given any reason for your belief. He would need the permission pnwmom Aug 2012 #12

You're ignoring the history of both UK and Sweden as enablers of leveymg Aug 2012 #16

Good for Ecuador navarth Aug 2012 #5

This is good news for President Obama hack89 Aug 2012 #14

A lot of things about the upcoming post 11/06-era increasingly alarm me. leveymg Aug 2012 #18

Obama wants Assange in a Swedish, not US jail cell hack89 Aug 2012 #21

I don't think Obama personally has paid much attention to Assange. He's delegated leveymg Aug 2012 #23

Unless you believe that Obama does not have the final word hack89 Aug 2012 #28

I think he lets them have a very long lead. leveymg Aug 2012 #35

His political advisers are smart and are paying attention hack89 Aug 2012 #38

I wish I could have the sort of blind faith in the wisdom of WH advisers that you seem to. leveymg Aug 2012 #39

I just reject your picture of a distant, unaware President. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #40

I never said he was unaware. leveymg Aug 2012 #48

I look back over five decades, too. randome Aug 2012 #41

I hope I'm wrong. eom leveymg Aug 2012 #45

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What if he gets sick darkangel218 Aug 2012 #27

He will be arrested and sent to Sweden. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #33

Two more centuries of this crap on DU? Nooooooooo!!!!! randome Aug 2012 #36

hahaha fascisthunter Aug 2012 #51