The Rove/Assange Story Hits the International Press in Sweden

[kpete]

The Rove/Assange Story Hits the International Press in Sweden
The story of Karl Rove's likely connection to the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been picked up by a major news site in Sweden. We are pleased to say that our work here at Legal Schnauzer played a part in an important story going global.
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"Karl Rove hjälper Reinfeldt att hantera Julian Assange"

Here is the English translation of the Rove/Assange story. The translation from Swedish to English apparently is not seamless, so the wording is rough in some places:

http://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2011/01/roveassange-story-hits-international.html

Karl Rove helps Reinfeldt to manage Julian Assange: According to sources at the Huffington Post, Bush's right-hand man, Karl Rove, helped the Swedish government to handle the case Julian Assange.
http://nyheter24.se/nyheter/inrikes/506982-karl-rove-hjalper-reinfeldt-att-hantera-julian-assange

STOCKHOLM/WASHINGTON--The Republican strategist Karl Rove made his name worldwide as an advisor to President George W. Bush. He helped him to become governor of Texas and then also president of the United States.

In addition, norskättade Karl Rove since the 80s also acted as advisor to the Swedish Moderate Party--the only foreign party as "the king of spin" brag about to his credit.

According to several tasks hired Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt also Rove to help moderates win the 2010 election. These data, however, denied by the Moderates former party secretary Per Schlingmann--now Secretary of State in the Prime Minister with responsibility for communications.

Now accused Karl Rove of being behind the Swedish government's campaign to get Wikileaks founder and editor, Julian Assange, extradited here. In order to then hand him over to the U.S.--where a spy prosecutions threaten Assange.

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more & kudos to legal schnauzer for truth:
http://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2011/01/roveassange-story-hits-international.html

[xchrom]

1. ...

:mad:

[OnyxCollie]

2. K&R. nt

[sabrina 1]

3. The article released to the Guardian was so Rovian

Allegations with no substantiation. Unnecessary lurid details, as in the Kenneth Starr witch hunt of Clinton designed NOT to make a legal case, but to denigrate and smear the target. I would not be at all surprised to know that Rove was advising those out to silence Wikileaks.

However, the world is weary of these old tactics and it seems to have back-fired.

Btw, where are the charges from the Swedish prosecutors?

[Cleita]

4. Thanks for real journalism in exposing all the

chicanery.

[Octafish]

5. Rove? Isn't he the same guy who railroaded former Gov. Don Siegelman (Democrat for Real-AL)

Sorry to sound so, eh, facetious.

[midnight]

11. Good catch....

[madfloridian]

17. Indeed, and our party is not doing a damn thing to help Siegelman...

in fact they appear to be continuing the Bush/Rove policy about him.

It's a shame.

[ooglymoogly]

37. Not only not trying to help but 0 instrumental in getting the 20yr sentence

and DOJ argued forcefully against retrial even though Fuller known to be kangaroo justice fraud Rove political hack.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/obama_administration_opposes_siegelmans_supreme_co.php

[Enthusiast]

43. "our party"

We ain't invited.

[valerief]

51. That's for sure! nt

[malaise]

22. True but Assange must really have the goods

on Bushco.

[gateley]

31. God - I hope the hits just keep on coming. How do we get our media to listen?

[valerief]

52. Pay them lots and lots of money. Oh, yeah, the rich have all that. nt

[glinda]

32. I do not pray but on this thought I will.

[Enthusiast]

44. There are lots of goods to have,

I suspect.

[AnneD]

53. As someone that ...

has lived in close proximity to the Bush clan and has frequently encountered folks dealing with them (oil bidness, military, some social events here in Houston)....there is so much dirt on BFEE. Rove and 'conciliara' James Baker have had a full time job purging records. If just a fraction of what has been done is outed, no Bush would ever get a government position, let alone be elected as dog catcher.

I hope it comes to light-I just have some facts and casual conversations with some wittinesses, no names taken or public quotes given. But I would trust Julian to have them!

[Omar4Dems]

56. No Bush would ever get a government position? I wouldn't bet on that.

See posts #31 and #52. :(

[AnneD]

60. Actually...

Wikileaks and the subsequent water shed has given me more hope than I have had in a while.

Case in point: The selection of the Man of the Year. The peoples poll indicated Julian Assange, Time editorial staff chose Steve Zuckerberg of Face Book. The real story was not Steve but that Time (a hard news mag) went against the people's choice and opted for fluff.

American's are slowly starting to realize they are being lied to.

[newspeak]

79. what keeps swirling around in my mind

is the august PDB before 9/11. Little Boots basically told the advisor, "okay you've informed me." That was it. didn't seem to be much concern over or that he actually cared about the contents.

[Enthusiast]

42. One and the same. nt

[EFerrari]

6. Awesome. More naked emperors and in January, too.

[kgnu_fan]

7. ...

[Better Believe It]

8. K & R

[Warren Stupidity]

9. Perhaps the people helping out Rove here would like to reconsider?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

38. More like...

"Woo hoo! Our guy is on the case! He's toast!"

[Enthusiast]

45. Do you mean some DUers

should reconsider their anger toward Julian Assange? Maybe they might entertain the possibility that they, themselves, are victims of RW manipulation?

[Warren Stupidity]

49. yes that is exactly what I mean

[qb]

10. K&R

[midnight]

12. I wonder what the people of Sweeden think of their elections now?

[sabrina 1]

25. Rove's friend, the Swedish PM who he helped get elected

(I wonder how he managed that), is known as the 'Reagan of Europe'.

Rove went to Sweden to hide when he was wanted for questioning by Congress in U.S. Attorney Firings.

This whole case was fishy from the start. Rove being involved would explain an awful lot about why.

[Enthusiast]

46. Fascists have designs on

all the Western European democracies. Just as they did in the 1920s-30s.

[sabrina 1]

71. Yes, and sadly it looks like they've been very busy, helping to get

'friendly puppets' elected in Europe. Hopefully now that so much is being learned about the influence of the U.S. in Europe, the people will throw them out, as the people of Iceland have.

[Enthusiast]

74. I sure hope the people of Europe

will throw them out. But I fear the C.I.A. working on behalf of corporations might take steps to undermine the true results of European elections just as they have in the banana republics for many decades. Remember there is a actual "domino theory" at work here. They only need to topple one democracy at a time with more benign forms of fascism until they achieve their true goals. The worst one can imagine about these people falls far short of their actual level of evil.

[sabrina 1]

77. You're right about how they have worked in the past. But

they were able to do that because it was all done in secrecy. With Wikileaks exposing the influences on their governments now, it does change the dynamics somewhat. I think that many people's eyes will be opened as to who is working for them and who is not. Hopefully that will cause the people to demand that their elections are conducted without interference from foreign governments.

Eg, in Iceland, the people have already thrown out their Global Catitalist-friendly government, and have in fact begun investigations of some of those leaders. They have taken over their banks and when Wikileaks exposed corruption on one of those banks, investigations began there also.

Iow, the current government of Iceland is working now for the people. They are rejecting 'austerity' programs meant to make the little people pay for the corruption of the elites and are introducing legislation to 'forgive debt' to those who were forced into fore-closure.

Maybe they are the canary in the goldmine. They were the first to collapse and when the people realized what their government had gotten them into, they threw them out. They are the first to begin to recover. Hopefully other countries will follow their example.

At least that is what I am hoping for ~

[Enthusiast]

78. Of course I hope for the same. nt

[chervilant]

75. hmm...

Anyone who's read Naomi Klein can readily attest to the fact that Uncle Miltie's minions have spread disaster capitalism quite handily throughout the world. Perhaps Sweden is about to experience the shock and awe of disaster capitalism. (I am only just past halfway through the book, so forgive me if I'm predicting an event that's already occurred...)

[femrap]

57. I hope the Swedes

don't put up w/ Raygun of Europe like we did.

[sabrina 1]

70. Sadly, from the little I've read about him, he seems to be

fairly popular there. Just like Reagan! :-(

Otoh, now that they are learning a bit more about who helped get him elected, they might be watching what he does a bit more carefully. I've read that the goal of the Global Corps is to destroy Europe's Social Society, and it looks like they're really working on it right now, in country after country.

[femrap]

76. This gives me some hope....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-little-red-book-that-swept-france-2174676.html


Stand up and fight! I can't imagine Europeans going the way of the US and its lack of empathy.

[CJvR]

69. He is?

Despite living in Sweden I have never heard that. Perhaps you need to talk to someone outside Ung Vänster now and then.

[CJvR]

68. Huh?

What about them?

Hiring US election strategists and spinn masters goes back some time and was pioneered by the Socialists IIRC.

[The Backlash Cometh]

13. What happens now?

Will there be penalties to the Swedish government for allowing themselves to be used by the asshole that helped take us into Iraq? I mean, why does that man still have any credibility?

[truth2power]

14. That's what I'd like to know. When is Rove going to get his comeuppance?...

What a filthy POS.

[Enthusiast]

47. "filthy POS."

That would be Carl.

[avaistheone1]

15. K&R

The arrest was fishy for sure. Should have smelled Rove.


Thanks for posting kpete.

[molly77]

19. Those like Rove and all the bushes

do not have to follow the law. They are the law. Tom DeLay thought so too. Time will tell. What happened to his sentence? Takes forever for the republicans.

Don Seigleman was put in shackles and hauled off to jail for nothing.



























/

[thanks_imjustlurking]

23. DeLay's sentencing is coming right up.

http://juanitajean.com/2011/01/01/official-fully-sanctioned-american-authorized-hammer-to-the-slammer-party-festival-and-schadenfreudethon/

[jimlup]

16. fascinating!

[DeSwiss]

18. K&R n/t

[CJvR]

20. Amusing.

The paranoia seems to be growning among St. Assanges groupies, now the Devil's right hand man is in on the action.

[daleo]

34. Or it's just true that Rove is involved.

This has always struck me as conservative M.O. - i.e. use sexual allegations against a threat e.g. Clinton/Lewinsky.

[MattSh]

36. Shows how little Rove knows about Europe...

AND sex. Europeans are just not as hung-up about the topic as Americans.

[Pholus]

54. Ahhh, but I think it's more for U.S. consumption than anything else... nt

[Enthusiast]

48. It is no coincidence. nt

[CJvR]

63. Yawn!

This is really a non-issue in Sweden as long as the participants are consenting human adults. If you really wanted to piss off Swedes you should have framed him for tax evation or social security fraud.

[treestar]

67. But Clinton did do it with Lewinsky

That's giving the right wing something to use.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

35. Tell me the name of one living public person you admire. Any one.

[Voice for Peace]

50. are you a fan of Rove?

"Assange groupies"

[CJvR]

64. Nope...

Im utterly indifferent to Rove, the guy have no say or authority anymore so why would I care about him?

[AnneD]

55. I smell a troll....

I have been around long enough to know that some :tinfoilhat: theories have a way of becoming true. This whole Assange rape case charges had Rove's chubby little fingerprints on it from day one. I just wondered how long it would be before the facts finally surfaces. The M$M here went for the salacious instead of the facts and one had to go to the foreign press to even get the basic facts in order to form an opinion.

I think it is safe to say 98% of our media is nothing but Pravda in its prime.

[femrap]

58. I think we actually

outshine Pravda....at least the Soviets knew they were being lied to. Not here.

[notadmblnd]

62. Just because one is paranoid- doesn't mean that no one is out to get you

[CJvR]

65. LOL!

One of my favorite quotes.

Still if this was a setup it have to have been the worst planned and executed honey trap in human history! It really require stupidity on the level of the WTC conspiracies to come up with a worse plan.

[jwirr]

21. This gives us reason for even more doubt about any charges issued

with rove deciding them.

[mmonk]

24. Thank you. Valuable information. Recommended.

[mmonk]

27. I decided to post this at Naomi Wolf's Facebook page.

Thanks again.

[SpiralHawk]

26. The RepubliRot runs far, wide, deep

This, too, shall pass, I believe some very wise person once said...

[tiny elvis]

28. norskättade is swedish for slimeball? nt

[rhett o rick]

29. Someone must have some dirt on Rove. nm

[glinda]

33. Yes. Why would he be so manipulative over the situation? I think he is worried.

[hulka38]

30. K&R

[ooglymoogly]

39. KR to the stars and beyond.

*'s Joseph Goebbels might be unraveling. The Swedes will not be amused.

[bengalherder]

40. k&r

[Enthusiast]

41. The fascists have designs

on every Western European democracy.

[Blue Owl]

59. Don't eat that steaming platter of Swedish Meatballs

Turns out it's just another GOP Shit Sandwich combo.

[bobthedrummer]

61. K&R + Republicans prioritise WikiLeaks investigation by Ewen MacAskill

(1-3-11 Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/03/republicans-wikileaks-investigation

[treestar]

66. What powers could an American citizen have in Sweden?

It's on the Swedish government, what they do.

Is Rove a witness or something? If not, where's the relevance?

[lovuian]

72. Roves tentacles is everywhere

and it really is the New World Order crew that has to fear from Wiki leaks

[earth mom]

73. If Rove is involved, I don't trust any of the Wikileaks story at all.

I have been suspicious of Assange as a CIA/Homeland Security plant and now Rove is involved?! :wtf:

Sorry, but I'm not buying ANY of it. The bastards of the BFEE are the kings of disinfo and lies. :tinfoilhat: