Wikileaks founder accused of rape

[Jeffersons Ghost]

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange accused of rape

Swedish authorities say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, on accusations of rape and molestation.

The warrant was issued late on Friday, said Karin Rosander, communications head at Sweden's prosecutors' office. Swedish police have been trying to contact Mr Assange, but have been unable to so far, she told the BBC.

On Twitter, Wikileaks, which has leaked Afghan war documents, quoted him saying the charges were "without basis"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11047025

[LAGC]

1. Rape AND molestation?! Wow.

I guess they really got good ol' Assange by the balls now.

Wonder how much the Pentagon/CIA paid to get that little allegation published?

[LAGC]

13. I take that back.

It sounds like the Swedish prosecutors office is handling an actual case at this point! It's not just tabloid gossip, there are REAL charges being pressed here!

Incredible! If these bastards get away with silencing Assange by paying some girls to lie and press false charges against him, it will send a message to whistleblowers everywhere! DON'T FUCK WITH THE PENTAGON, OR WE WILL DESTROY YOU.

I only hope he has contingency plans in place to pass the torch at WikiLeaks, in case he gets arrested and can't make bail. Just the mere allegations are enough to ruin his reputation. Mission accomplished!

[midnight]

2. The timing sure is interesting.

[Occulus]

10. Isn't it, though?

The one paper publishing these allegations is a known rag. Don't you just love the way they're expecting us all to just play along?

I smell a rat.

[Better Today]

3. Page not found. I'm still waiting for a reliable source to say that this

isn't just some made up tripe (I know that IF there are charges, they are likely made up tripe, but I'm talking about the warrant). This is the first to state that a member of the prosecutor's office has said a warrant was issued, but of course the link doesn't work. So whose to say, yet.

[baldguy]

5. Take the period off the web address.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11047025

[Jeffersons Ghost]

7. try this link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11047025

[Ptah]

6. remove the period from the end of the link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11047025

[Swagman]

4. and so the campaign to destroy him begins...

[malaise]

8. Oh My - don't yah just love the timing

I smell BS

[boston bean]

9. seems a tad convenient, eh?

[MrScorpio]

11. The timing is very convEEEEnient nt

[Occulus]

12. Just a little.

Smirk.

[malaise]

18. Charges dropped

Ah well - BS is BS.

[xchrom]

14. it's the actual charges that bother me,

he's not such a young man. and all of a suuden -- BAM -- rape and molestation.

and these are charges you can't ever run away from.

[stray cat]

15. I assume Sweden doesn't issue arrest warrants unless they think there may be a case

otherwise its just an allegation and questioning. It may be an empty charge but just because someone is a DU hero doesn't mean they are incapable of doing anything wrong

[LAGC]

16. You don't need much for a "rape" or "molestation" charge to stick.

Just the mere accusation by an accuser is often all it takes. Sure, the police try to look for obvious holes in the story, but if the accusers have their stories down well enough, they can certainly fool the police. Even better if they can prove Julian Assange was ever alone with either of the girls.

I just hope one of the accusers gets cold feet and tells the truth about the source of the allegations once they have to testify under oath. Wouldn't it be sweet irony if an undercover CIA agent was exposed as having paid the girls to lie?

[seabeyond]

17. i will wait for more info before i conclude he is innocent of rape. nt

[malaise]

19. Hopefully the fact that the warrant was withdrawn

will be enough for you.

[seabeyond]

22. if there is not a case, then so be it. i dont have any reason to want someone to be unfairly charged

with any crime and certainly rape.

[seabeyond]

23. and see, i just saw another thread where warrant was withdrawn.

does it really hurt to wait and see?

[Forkboy]

20. Shouldn't it be the other way around?

Shouldn't you wait for solid evidence before concluding he's guilty of rape? Or is it guilty until proven innocent in your mind?

[seabeyond]

21. actually i think i first typed ... i said it in a way i thought might imply i thought he raped

so i changed it to put in the innocent part, because i am clueless adn not going to accuse him of something. if this comes off as me being unfair to him, fix it in your mind. because that is not what i am doing here

i have NO clue if there is really a case or not

i am not going to say it is a frame because i have no info say it is. i am not going to say he raped, cause again, there is not enough info

best i can do