WikiRape? How convenient.

[Stinky The Clown]

WikiLeaks founder accused of rape, molestation in Sweden
By the CNN Wire Staff
August 21, 2010 9:55 a.m. EDT

Stockholm, Sweden (CNN) -- The founder and editor of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is wanted in Sweden after accusations of rape and molestation, a spokeswoman for the Swedish prosecutor's office told CNN Saturday.

Spokeswoman Karin Rosander said Assange was arrested in absentia Friday night, and faces charges in relation to two separate instances, but she didn't have more detail about when the alleged crimes occurred or who the alleged victims are.

Assange denied the allegations in a posting Saturday on the WikiLeaks Twitter page, saying, "The charges are without basis and their issue at this moment is deeply disturbing."

A rape charge carries a possible prison sentence, while a molestation charge would not, Rosander said. In Sweden, a crime of molestation is not limited to child victims.

>snip<
More at this link:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/21/sweden.wikileaks.charge/index.html

How much are you believing this?

I am caused to think immediately of Scott Ritter.

[RandomThoughts]

1. Standard spin, Targeted justice

However, we also have heard about other people raping.

Contractors during interrogations. Which is real?

So what is the point of the post?

[Stinky The Clown]

5. "So what is the point of the post?"

Well, since you asked, clearly nothing. No point whatsoever. So sorry to have caused you to click in to a provocative thread title and then disappoint you. Can you ever forgive me?

[RandomThoughts]

24. No problem, by me replying to a pointless post.

My post is possibly pointless, since it is in part based on your post.

So us doing the same, how could I hold it against you.

However asking what the point is, is not saying it is pointless, so maybe that is it also.

[Pavulon]

2. Deny the enemy his terrain. He can not stay

in a country with laws that will allow him to publish documents he received as part of a crime. If he fails to show on the warrant he will be an interpol fugitive.

He has been playing a chess game and should not be surprised when the other side moves pieces as well.

[suffragette]

19. Since the charges were cancelled, sounds like Sweden

didn't appreciate another country playing that game on their sovereign territory.

But interesting that by posting "Deny the enemy his terrain" you are pointing out that the whole thing was trumped up from the start.

[Upton]

3. When first saw this story..

I thought the same thing...what a coincidence that these charges would surface now, and how convenient.

[msongs]

4. hmmmmm wonder which government might be instigating this? nt

[Richard Steele]

6. Stinky, please stop reading my mind. K&R

[jonnyblitz]

7. several DUers who were licking their chops over this story

are going to be sooooo disappointed.

[Forkboy]

13. Those DUers are willing lapdogs.

Fuck 'em and the status quo they rode in on.

[DailyGrind51]

8. Michael Corleone wants to "get something" on this uncooperative Nevada senator,

so he has the guy drugged, only to have him wake up in a hotel room with a dead hooker. Tom Hagen assures the senator that Michael will cover up the incident. Suffice to say, the senator becomes cooperative. The Corleone family takes over gambling in Nevada.

[Stinky The Clown]

17. Those were (fictional) interesting times that refected (real) interesting times that continue today.

[DailyGrind51]

18. Classic silencing tactic, framing someone with either "a dead hooker or a live boy"!

[pschoeb]

9. The warrant has already been rescinded

Sweden has cancelled an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on accusations of rape and molestation.

The Swedish Prosecution Authority website said the chief prosecutor had come to the decision that Mr Assange was not suspected of rape but did not give any further explanation.

The warrant was issued late on Friday.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11049316

[spanone]

10. charges dropped.....now isn't that special....

[butterfly77]

11. When I saw it earlier this morning

I said "Some more manufactured bullshit"

[Subdivisions]

12. I just saw a breaking announcement from MSNBC a few moments ago...

Seems the arrest warrant has been withdrawn. And Reuters is now reporting the same:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE67K08R20100821

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Sweden has withdrawn an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who had been wanted on suspicion of rape and molestation, the National Prosecutor's Office said on Saturday.

It said in a statement on its website that Chief Prosecutor Eva Finne had determined there were not enough grounds for the warrant.

A spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said Assange, whose whistle-blowing website last month published secret U.S. military files on Afghanistan, was no longer wanted by Swedish authorities.

...snip...

[Warren Stupidity]

14. Already tossed by the Swedes.

This was straight up bullciat.

[Odin2005]

15. This is a setup.

[CoffeeCat]

16. I call total bullshit...

...and I also agree with you about Scott Ritter.

Look at what happened to anyone who threatened their previous Iraq war. Scott Ritter. David Kelly. Valerie Plame.

Seriously though. How many times can they pull this out of their bag of tricks? They'll look like idiots if
every time someone who threatens to expose them--is accused of child molestation.

This is so obvious...it's silly and stupid.

And as someone who does volunteer work with adults who were sexually abused as children--I don't call "bullshit" lightly when
it comes to child molestation and rape. But this...is outrageously obvious.

The people who fancy themselves as evil overlords are getting sloppy.

[Stinky The Clown]

20. The Swedish prosecutor has done the same call of bullshit

At least on the rape beef. The molestation beef is as yet unresolved.

[LAGC]

21. The funny thing is, there's no age limit on molestation in Sweden!

So he can be accused of "molesting" an adult! WTF?!

At least there's no prison time on-the-line for that charge in Sweden, but still... enough to sully his reputation, even if the charge doesn't stick.

[SoCalDem]

22. If you recall, the Scott Ritter case turned out to be true

:(

smoke often means fire:(

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/01/ex-un-nuke-inspector-ritter-arrested-in-online-child-sex-sting/1

[LAGC]

23. That's exactly what they WANT you to think!

I'm not so sure about the Ritter case either. I don't trust cops that do those online stings. Too easy to fabricate chat logs and make it seem worse than it really is. Could have very well been a case with the cop sending Ritter pictures of an adult woman, and then getting him in a compromising situation by masturbating on webcam, then doctoring the logs to make it sound like he was chatting with a supposed underage girl.

I really hope Assange is smarter than that, and doesn't allow himself to get drawn into any potentially compromising situations.

[daleo]

25. I thought the trial was pending. n/t

[derby378]

26. Is there any evidence that Americans might have fueled this?

A CIA plot, perhaps? Or does anyone suspect someone in the Obama administration? Or are Americans' hands clean in this matter?

[Stinky The Clown]

27. I'm unaware of any such evidence