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I didn't mean, in my

A Guy Called LULU — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:54:07 +0000

In reply to Well, as others have noted,

I didn't mean, in my description of my ongoing mind game, that there was no evidence out there yet that would incline me to bet one way or the other. I was aware of most of what you said about the women who are accusing him. Who could hear those things about a case involving a complete unknown and not suspect something is rotten somewhere close to Denmark. Throw it into context and the reasons to be suspect increase dramatically. Add the fact that he might be technically guilty under a freakish law doesn't allay any suspicions that people are manipulating the situation and not necessarily for the most high-minded reasons. Being decreed a risk of running after he turned himself in and every person giving it half a thought would know that he would be followed out of the courtroom with a multinational coalition of the covert might mean there is something a bit disingenuous about that court ruling.
I could go, on as I bet you could. Still, any right/wrong judgment of Wikileaks releasing the documents can be made without consideration of his guilt in the rape case. I could even find that he was guilty of a sex crime and did the release for reasons I don't support, and still be happy that he did it.

I donated a hundred bucks to the Manning Defebnse Fund this morning.

Well, as others have noted,

kgb999 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:03:00 +0000

In reply to Of course number three is the

Well, as others have noted, this post is a Drudge-style thingie rather light on any information other than stuff stilted to make Assange look bad. When betting, a person should certainly take into account the fact that one of the young ladies was specifically obsessed with Assange, documented (google it dammit) her pursuit of him on facebook and subsequently bragged about the conquest - again publicly on social media - and even hosted a social event in his honor after the fact. It was after all of this that both women involved decided that they had indeed been raped. Additionally, it is a fact acknowledged by the prosecutor that both ladies collaborated on their stories in preparation of approaching the authorities. That's all stuff released by people speaking on the record - none of it mentioned here.

So, we actually do have an awful lot of information. In fact, we even know that in one instance he wore a condom and the damn thing broke - she blames him. Again, undisputed fact of the case. What exactly more do we need to know? Did they lube? It's bullshit. The only real debate here is if the law in Sweden is designed to illicit bogus rape accusations or is this just a one-off deal; seems to me their law is totally jacked. It is absolutely possible to purchase female condoms. If the lady really felt that strongly about it - why isn't it HER responsibility to secure protection? End of story: bullshit.

Donal, you might like this

artappraiser — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:58:52 +0000

In reply to Assange On the Spot + Update

Donal, you might like this essay:

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2010/dec/07/wikileaks-moral-void/

Aaaarrrrggggghhhhh!

we are stardust — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:15:26 +0000

In reply to Depends on who it is, and how

Aaaarrrrggggghhhhh!

Depends on who it is, and how

Donal — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:09:16 +0000

In reply to If someone gives you the key

Depends on who it is, and how much longer I have to serve. Ever heard the term, "Shot while escaping?"

If someone gives you the key

we are stardust — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:31:00 +0000

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If someone gives you the key to your jail cell door, do you check to see if he believes in God or not before you unlock the door?

U.S. Prosecutors Study

artappraiser — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:22:18 +0000

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U.S. Prosecutors Study WikiLeaks Prosecution
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
Published: December 7, 2010

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department, in considering whether and how it might indict Julian Assange, is looking beyond the Espionage Act of 1917 to other possible offenses, including conspiracy or trafficking in stolen property, according to officials familiar with the investigation.

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. acknowledged this week that there were problems with the Espionage Act, a World War I-era law....
“I don’t want to get into specifics here, but people would have a misimpression if the only statute you think that we are looking at is the Espionage Act,” Mr. Holder said Monday at a news conference. “That is certainly something that might play a role, but there are other statutes, other tools that we have at our disposal.”.....
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/world/08leak.html?ref=todayspaper

Assange is on the spot but

A Guy Called LULU — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:50:13 +0000

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Assange is on the spot but Manning is in solitary.

http://www.couragetoresist.org/x/content/view/875/122/

Heavenly or sinfully good? I

Donal — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:31:18 +0000

In reply to That depends on exactly how

Heavenly or sinfully good? I can't decide.

That depends on exactly how

Atheist — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:08:32 +0000

In reply to When chocolate bars fall from

That depends on exactly how good they taste, no? I mean, if they're heavenly…