One inevitable liability in this important forum is that many reviewers clearly indicate that have not read, let alone comprehend, the content of the letters they are lambasting.

Some recent responses to the article "Freeing Julian Assange" by John Pilger is a classic example. It would appear for some that the facts get in the way of a good prejudiced stance.

In light of the recent vitriolic outburst of a British Member of Parliament to the UN position on Assange it might be relevant to recall that a courageous World War II Australian Prime Minister defied Britain and brought home our fighting forces to defend Australia.

Perhaps we need another courageous Australian Prime Minister to defy the Anglo-American intransigent intrigue and bring Assange back home.

JDBW

Hi JDBW,

So you're assuming that Assange doesn't have any charges that he has to answer ? That a foreign government, or its agents, can ride into Britain, 'liberate' Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy, and spirit him back to Australia ? That 'liberating' that scumbag is as important as defending Australia from the Japanese ?

Wow. One imagines that megalomania has limits, but apparently not.

So ...... when women, particularly Swedish women, bring charges against a scumbag like Assange (I think that's the objectively accurate term), they can be ignored ? The charges are all trumped up ? Those women were not actually WikiLeaks volunteers but CIA operatives all along ?

Do you have a bridge you'd like to sell ?

Joe

Loudmouth
Why do refer to assange as a scumbag exactly?
Do you have a personal history with Assange?
By referring to him in such a derogative manner without explanation undermines the rest of your comments.
I think even where he found to be guilty of swedens very tough laws they are not the kind of thing that has ever resulted in a rape conviction here in Australia.
So the scumbag appellation brings into focus your agenda. Your concern for these Swedish woman does nt sound very sincere.
Bear in mind the United Nations have defended Assanges treatment.
A fair response would be demanding that the government of Sweden publicly guarantees that they will never permit his extradition to the USA and then. Demands that he faces his accuses.

It's hardly a crazy or even difficult request it s a request repeatedly denied and dodged with legalese

Hi YEBIGA,

Describing Assange as a scumbag ? If it's proven that he has improperly treated those women - whether it's assault or rape - and then running, blowing all his guarantors' bond money in the process, then that term would be appropriate.

Sweden's laws are for Swedish courts to administer, not Australia's or Nepal's or Liechtenstein's, or the royal courts of YEBIGA. Good on them for having stronger laws in defence of women. I'm sure most women would be happy with that. Perhaps not so many of the ex-feminists but.

Since the US has not sought his extradition from the UK yet, and since getting him extradited from Sweden would be a more difficult process, that's probably a red herring. He has absolutely nothing to fear from the US if he goes to Sweden to do his time.

Should be walk out of his 'illegal detention' and go to Sweden ? As you suggest, "It's hardly a crazy or even difficult request; it's a request repeatedly denied and dodged with legalese."

If he had done his time, he could have been out for years by now, and happily working his way through a conga-line of willing young devotees.

Cheers,

Joe

As it has not been proven
Why call him a scumbag

YEBIGA you are obviously another Assange fan. That little idiot was arrested and appeared in court in the UK. Then when the case does not go the way he wanted he runs out on bail and on the people who put up his bail.
Usual Julian "My Mum says I am wonderful and everybody has to love me". I so hope they put him in the Scrubs as he will find more people who want to "Love" him but not the way he wants it, again!