Pathetic.

Why haven't the Swedish authorities taken up the invitation to travel to the UK to question him? They do that sort of thing all the time when they're not dealing with an accused of the stature of Assange.

Why have the Brits threatened to remove Ecuador's embassy status to get to a bloke "accused" of having sex without a condom?

Do you consider that a reasonable response in proportion to his alleged crime?

Most Western countries are lick-spittles of Washington - or more aptly, little wagonettes on the hegemonic bandwagon.

Mmmm... I love this, Poirot: '...little wagonettes on the hegemonic bandwagon.'

Thank you, ybirp...it has a certain ring to it.

Here's a heart-warming tale of Sweden's penchant to tow the US line:

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR42/001/2006/en/97edf527-d3d2-11dd-8743-d305bea2b2c7/eur420012006en.pdf

Argh! Thank you, Poirot... I think. Do you subscribe ICH [Information Clearing House] where there's a mind-boggling array of 'other news' that you'll never see or hear on our bulletins? It's free, and essential reading if you want to remain thoroughly disillusioned at the way humans govern themselves.

Ybgirp, your arrival on this forum is welcome.

It's great to see another thinker joining in rather than the main crowd who do little more than regurgitate their indoctrination and attack folk who try to encourage them to think outside the narrow confines of their bony boxes!

The Swedes could travel to Britain to question Assange! He would deny everything except, that he had consensual sex with two women?
The women would deny that was in fact true?
If the burden of proof supported the evidence of the women, and his self evident reluctance to face the music, a Swedish court could still try him and likely penalise Assange, with a probable prison sentence?
He could possibly serve his time in a British prison?
He would have to exit the Ecuadorian embassy and surrender to the British authorities! But would he?
I'd bet my house on never ever!
Having gone to so much trouble to avoid his day in a Swedish court, and expressed so much patent self-serving mendacious verisimilitude, with regard to his actual reasons?
He would hardly be likely to ever honour a Swedish Court's adverse findings?
And then there is the crime of the bail jumping and the huge cost, [hundreds of thousands,] now imposed on former supporters.
He would also be honour bound to somehow repay that amount!
[Honour bound? Assange? Ha, ha, ho, ho, he, he, gasp, choke, mercy; oh my aching ribs!]
Sure, the Swedes could question him by video link, but would that actually resolve anything, or cause Assange to act, possibly for the very first time, like a truly empathetic, responsible and honourable MAN?
Grant him safe passage to Ecuador, if he but signs a legally binding enduring document, he will remain there for the term of his natural life, among birds of a feather!
One also notes, even after the huge publicity regarding his intended public speech, his entire remaining support group, turned out in their dozens!
Rhrosty.