By Jill Lawless, Associated Press, February 6, 2011

....A two-day hearing that begins Monday will decide Assange’s legal fate....

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Assange case focuses on question of fair trial
By Paola Totaro, The Age,  February 7, 2011

LONDON: Julian Assange's defence team is to argue that he cannot be given a fair trial in Sweden because all rape cases are heard in secret - and justice cannot be seen to be done.

But senior legal sources in London have warned that the chances of success may be slim as 95 per cent of European arrest warrants, the legal tool that is being used to try to return the WikiLeaks founder to Sweden to face allegations of sex crimes, are eventually granted.

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If Assange Is Prosecuted, Times and Guardian Editors Will Support Him
By Nicholas Jackson, The Atlantic, February 4, 2011

Speaking at a panel concerning the future of WikiLeaks and the effect the site has had on journalism hosted by Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, the New York Times executive editor Bill Keller and Guardian editor in chief Alan Rusbridger both confirmed that they would stand behind WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he is prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice....

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Assange threatens to sue 'Guardian'
By Hasan Suroor, The Hindu, London, February 6, 2011

WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange on Sunday threatened to sue The Guardian over a book its journalists have written about his whistleblowing website....Alleging that the book contained “malicious libels'', Mr. Assange's website said it would be taking legal action....