Joe, your criticism is a bit rich. did you read the article I cited? Lets look at some of quotes above: "he effectively raped them" (Loudmouth). He did no such thing, but more importantly he hasn't been charged with rape or anything like it.
"Charges brought by former Wikileaks colleagues". (Loudmouth). They were not colleagues.
"Even easier for Brits to extradite him to the US" (Rhrosty) In fact more difficult under British law because of the possible death penalty.
"Jumping bail, the criminal act of a criminal coward" (ibid) Just plain ignorant as well as having no legal foundation.
"Unvalidated revelations" (ibid) In fact everything released has been established as true, which is one reason governments hate him.
"Crook, lunatic and fraudster" (Jay). What were you saying Joe about useless sprays, quite apart from the stupidity of the remark.
"Useless bit of trash" (Has been). Yeah, that really adds to the debate, in a manner typical of Hasbeen's "contributions".

What a completely misinformed article. It does little more than reissue the type of propaganda that has seen the mendacious Julian Assange thumb his nose at laws that us mere mortals have to respect. The facts on this case are quite different. There are good reasons why Julian Assange has now lost SEVEN court hearings across two countries trying to get the Swedish case to disappear and none of then have to do with Wikileaks.

The Brits do have an extradition treaty with the US and as a principle ally, less reluctant to move people over, than a clearly socialist Sweden. And therefore, yet another an unconvincing porky!

And he did publish and be dammed before his so called facts were validated; if they ever were?

And if you can say with absolute surety no Afghan or Iraqi national and or their entirely innocent family members died as a consequence, then you're a better man than me Gunga Din.

He did skip bail and as far as I'm aware, this remains a criminal offence in Britain, as does unprotected sex in Sweden, when one party insists on protection first; or for that matter, midway through!

So, no amount of spin however clever, will change any of that!

Clearly he is an narcissist and thinks that the law only applies to others?

And I would employ covert space age lie detection during the upcoming interview, given his word is hardly worth the paper it is written on?

And I'd publish and be dammed what they revealed!

Well, he claims that the truth is paramount! Except perhaps where it applies exclusively to him?

That said, I'd help on to a plane bound for Ecuador, and just leave all the warrants outstanding for the term of his natural life, which would likely force him to call Ecuador home; and where press freedom is more or less the equal of Putin's Russia!

I hope he is using his spare time productively to brush up on/learn Spanish, as that will likely be in what language he'll be limited to in future?

Unless Ecuador and the USA, agree on an extradition treaty?

And not entirely out of the question in the foreseeable future?

Jumping bail and seeking refuge in a foreign embassy, are just not the actions of a truly innocent man, but perhaps that of one with a bona fide case to answer, Si Senor?
Adious Gringo!
Rhrosty.

A Facebook group calling itself Feminists for Free Speech has launched a defense of Assange. "Glamorous babes (Jemima Khan, Bianca Jagger), political babes (Naomi Wolf and Arianna Huffington), and a host of enthralled female followers have been protesting “Julian, I want your babies”."

The Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police reports "These bimbos appear to be hot for Julian and so am I, she said. The popular women's blog Jezebel acknowledged the fascination of Julian's looks with a video showing the mighty morphing of his hair. Other bloggers have also gotten caught up in Julian fever —"Julianassnageisgorgeous".

And finally the "Julian Fanciers Guild" declared the elevation of Assange to "Justin Bieber status."

Way to go Julian!

Inspired by http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40704355/ns/health-sexual_health/t/julian-assange-unlikely-crush-object/#.VQlCco6Uf1Y

Hi there CONSERVATIVEHIPPIE...

All this discussion concerning the so claimed allegorical sexual qualities that Mr ASSANGE has supposedly been anointed, is all very nice for his ego ? The only difficulty being, he may well need to face a number of serious criminal charges of illegally possessing and unlawfully disseminating, material of a kind, that's been officially mandated as 'classified'.

All this nugatory 'gibberish' means little ? Should he ever face arraignment to face these serious charges. From the little I know of his overt past activities, it would seem to me he'd not have a shred of exculpatory support, that he could offer as a defence to a charge of espionage ?

It was if he was especially pertinacious, by the repetitive clamour of his many public 'admissions' ? It was he; '...Julian ASSANGE who released to the world, all this 'protected' material for the consumption and enjoyment of his many adoring and devoted (female) fans...' ? And if at the same time, this dissemination was calculated to obtain maximum humiliation and ignominy of the most powerful nation in the world, the United States of America, well that's an even better result !

When I was in the job, blokes like Mr ASSANGE, would be described as a 'walking brief' ?

What part of 'trumped up charges' don't you understand?

The women approached the authorities regarding a request to have him tested for an STD. The 'rape' charges amounted to having sex without a condom and having sex with a woman when she was still asleep. Neither or these acts are acceptable, but it is only in Sweden that the legislation defines them as 'rape'.

The Swedish authorities were not all that concerned with the case until they realised the 'celebrity' of their defendant. After that, they took the matter way beyond normal legal protocols.

There is little doubt that the Swedish DPP was advised to detain Assange for these minor charges, pending extradition to the US to face the more than possible death penalty for treason - i.e. releasing information about gross crimes against humanity conducted by the US during the Iraq and Afghan invasions.

Assange is absolutely right to be in fear for his life and the very real fear that he will be officially tortured in the US for all kinds of reasons, the least of which being to extract something resembling a confession - before being officially executed or sentenced to 500 years (or thereabouts) imprisonment without parole.

The naïve commenters so far on this thread have simply displayed their spectacular ignorance of how world geo-politics works.