Assange knew that his actions could result in people being harmed and killed. By the conversation he had with the Guardian journos, he knew what could happen and did not care. I hope the creep gets what is coming to him. A revolting cowardly narcissist. I hope he enjoys his stay in America.

Hi Fester,

You obviously feel very strongly about Assange's case.
You're not alone in this.

It will be interesting to see how his case progresses
and what the court in the UK decides. Also, whether
Biden will step in with the election just around the
corner.

I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens next
and where Assange will spend his future days.

Surely, by now Govt could have published what Assange actually pushed apart from "sensitive material". Have lives been lost because of it ? If so, why not put the arms dealers on the stand along with Assange ? Surely, Govt would have the names of incompetent bureaucrats whose decisions cost many lives. Put them on the stand also !
Otherwise, Assange has had sufficient punishment to have no more ideological dreams left !

Indyvidual,

There are so many questions regarding this case.
It could easily do our heads in. In any case
I guess we'll have to wait and see what the court
in the UK decides and how much more the US wants to
push this case. I think that the Australian government
has done what it could.

AC wrote: "I don't think he did any of those things,..."

I didn't say he did. I just said that that is what he was charged with as opposed to Foxy's idiot 'commentators' claims that he was charged with publishing the leaks.

If there is no evidence he helped Manning then he shouldn't have any problems convincing a US court of his innocence, n'est pas? That he doesn't want to face court ought to raise questions.

" Obama already decided not to pursue further charges against him."

That's the claim...there is no evidence or it. The charges that the Trump administration followed up were made and sealed by the Obama administration. If Obama had decided to let it go, why did Assange run to the Ecuadoran embassy?

BTW and quite separately, I agree that the DNC hack and the Podesta hack probably wasn't done by the Russians and Seth Rich's death points to him being the culprit or at least the person Clinton decided was the culprit.

But again, that's beside the point. If Assange didn't assist in the Manning leak, then he would not be trying to avoid facing a trial.

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"Swedish authorities dropped the investigation into the rape allegations against Assange back in 2010."

And reopened it once he was kicked out of the embassy.

"One of the women involved had taken back her claims."
False.

As I've said before, beleive all women unless they accuse someone on the left.... then go Dalek on them -
http://youtu.be/16NEccsNUDM?t=3