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ronnie624

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24. Those aren't evidence of anything.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #21)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:57 PM

Sep 2012

Just more spam, all of which I've already read.

A more likely scenario, is that Assange and wikileaks pissed off some powerful people within the U.S. political power structure, who are now strongly motivated to neutralize them, one way or another. In fact, many public statements, made by a number of U.S. political leaders, make this a virtual certainty.

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Ecuador suggests transferring Assange to its embassy in Sweden so he can be questioned [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2012 OP

Good idea. dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #1

Sounds reasonable. I hope it is. Vidar Sep 2012 #2

There's a two-year-old Swedish court order to arrest him; and the UK courts have found that struggle4progress Sep 2012 #3

I don't think they will prosecute. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #6

So President Obama is no different from Bush? hack89 Sep 2012 #8

I'm not sure what you mean. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #11

You said that Obama would skip prosecution and just make Assange disappear. hack89 Sep 2012 #12

No, you supplied that part in your own mind. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #14

Well, he's not a terrorist or an enemy combatant so you don't know a thing. randome Sep 2012 #16

"Vast shadowy forces", no. The U.S. Justice Department, yes. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #18

Stealing military documents IS a crime but not the crime of a terrorist or enemy combatant. randome Sep 2012 #19

He is targeted for prosecution by high-level officials in the US... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #29

I can't imagine Obama taking the risk hack89 Sep 2012 #17

Your post is full of unfounded assumptions, leading questions and other logical fallacies. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #20

But Assange "disappearing" is a reasonable assumption? OK. nt hack89 Sep 2012 #22

You have a very irritating habit ronnie624 Sep 2012 #25

And you have a very irritating habit hack89 Sep 2012 #26

A simpler theory, supported by lots of evidence, is that Assange is just a real a-hole to women: struggle4progress Sep 2012 #21

Those aren't evidence of anything. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #24

No links from you, a half dozen from me, including quotes from Assange and people who know Assange, struggle4progress Sep 2012 #28

I don't need links to prove wikileaks pissed off powerful people within the U.S. government, ronnie624 Sep 2012 #32

Couldn't it both be true that he is crap with women and has pissed off powerful people? Selatius Sep 2012 #34

Of course. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #35

Looking for more comfortable living quarters I suspect. nt hack89 Sep 2012 #4

ok... sounds reasonable to me fascisthunter Sep 2012 #5

Agreed. 1monster Sep 2012 #7

Possibly reasonable. geek tragedy Sep 2012 #9

I wonder if the offer itself means Assange has already overstayed his welcome in Ecuador. randome Sep 2012 #10

Unlikely, since he's not in Ecuador but in their London embassy. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #13

That IS Ecuador, for all intents and purposes. randome Sep 2012 #15

a fair chance for Sweden to save face reorg Sep 2012 #23

You really think a soverign country would pervert their justice system that way? hack89 Sep 2012 #27

You're right, reorg. Sweden needs a way to look clean again. This is the chance they need. Judi Lynn Sep 2012 #30

Sounds absolutely reasonable. Sweden and the UK will just look like bigger dicks when... Poll_Blind Sep 2012 #31

This is designed to get the UK off the hook for their threat to raid the Ecuadorian embassy. Monk06 Sep 2012 #33