Attorney at firm representing Assange accusers helped facilitate CIA renditions in 2001

[Joanne98]

An attorney representing two Swedish women who brought sexual assault charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was investigated following revelations that during his time in the Swedish government, his administration helped facilitate extraordinary renditions that allegedly resulted in two terrorism suspects being tortured in Egypt.

The US policy of extraordinary rendition, or kidnapping terrorism suspects from foreign countries and transporting them to locations where torture is permitted, was a hotly contested issue during the administration of President George W. Bush -- and it wasn't just Americans who were outraged by the practice.

A Swedish investigation in 2009 ended up referring former justice minister Thomas Bodström, who now resides in the US, and former prime minister Göran Persson, to a constitutional committee looking into the expulsion of two terrorism suspects at the outset of America's terror war in 2001.

Bodström insisted then and maintains today that he was unaware of CIA involvement in the deportation of Ahmed Agiza and Mohammed Alzery to Egypt. Sweden's former foreign minister, Anna Lindh, was pegged as the official who ultimately made the decision.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/attorney-firm-representing-assange-accusers-allegedly-facilitated-cia-rendition/

[Solly Mack]

1. k/r

[maryf]

2. tangled web

K&R

[sabrina 1]

3. No surprise and I wonder how well he knows Karl Rove?

All the more reason why Julian Assange should stay away from Sweden. This will definitely help his extradition case.

Btw, where are the charges? So far, nearly six months later, no charges have been filed against Assange in Sweden.

[Ghost Dog]

4. There are plenty of collaborators in positions of power in UK too.

Mr. Assange should seek asylum in Switzerland, or perhaps Norway, or, of course, Cuba, imho.

[sabrina 1]

5. I know, he really isn't safe anywhere in Europe as the leaked

documents have revealed. Most of the European Governments appear to be very much under the influence of the U.S. Government.

South America might be a better base of operations for any organization like Wikileaks. South American nations have had their fill of U.S. interference in their affairs and are demonstrating their independence by throwing out their old U.S. backed regimes, and electing their own democratic governments. The only country in Europe where he could expect protection right now, is Iceland.

[Ghost Dog]

6. Yes. Latin America has certainly seen the enemy

right up close.

:hug: ;)

[midnight]

7. This is getting really sleezy.... He should not be released to Sweden.