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In reply to the discussion: Eight myths about Assange [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)85. They went to the police to get him to take an HIV test. That's it. nt
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I don't remember any Fox segments called "Marx lives" but I don't watch Fox
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#50
It gave a Swedish view of the weird hallucinations Assange supporters have about Sweden
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#19
I had Swedish meatballs last time I visited IKEA. Nothing to write home about there. Thanks.
freshwest
Aug 2012
#31
I thought Sweden was the place that hosted Wikileaks in the first place, as in this video:
freshwest
Aug 2012
#25
Yes, IIRC Assange went to Sweden in 2010 to talk about staging Wikileaks from there
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#28
I had to look it over to select and post the translated excerpt, didn't I?
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#51
Here's an excerpt - copyright policies prevent me from posting the whole thing.
backscatter712
Aug 2012
#24
I don't see any hallucinaions mentioned. It seems rather bland. TY for the info!
freshwest
Aug 2012
#30
The paternalistic GALL of the Swedish state bringing this case on, against the wishes of the women
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#4
Yeah, and the sheer gall of the police in America who bring assault charges against men who beat
MADem
Aug 2012
#73
Really? So now you are comparing consensual sex to beating up your spouse?
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#86
i'd say if one consents to sex 3 times on the same night, once with the condom placed only
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#140
yes, grounds to assume. she didn't understand she'd been 'victim of a crime' until after
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#150
OMG!! SO TRAUMATIC TO BE WOKEN UP WITH SEX AFTER FUCKING THREE TIMES THE NIGHT BEFORE!!
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#156
All caps isn't helping your argument. No means no. That's quite a simple concept. NT
MADem
Aug 2012
#157
Your link is not in English. You're arguing about something she supposedly said SEVEN YEARS AGO
MADem
Aug 2012
#160
no, it's in swedish, an evaluation of her praktik at the embassy. because she's swedish, you know,
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#161
If you want to make your case, and not just pretend at cleverness, you'd provide a verifiable
MADem
Aug 2012
#162
The Swedish state brought them, after Wikileaks exposed war crimes and diplomatic cables
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#95
The women's own attorney says they still want these allegations to be investigated.
pnwmom
Aug 2012
#110
If the facts are as Ms. W. claimed, he penetrated her while she was sleeping. She couldn't
pnwmom
Aug 2012
#130
Ordinarily I would agree with you, but there is such a political and international
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#132
It wasn't "the previous night," it was the *same* night. She'd already had sex with him
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#138
She doesn't use that word so you have no right to assign it to her sexual experience
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#98
Sweden's laws determine what is rape according to the precise circumstances; not, apparently,
pnwmom
Aug 2012
#99
Impossible to bring a case to successful resolution when the women don't participate
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#101
Do you believe the state gets to determine if you've had consensual sex or been raped?
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#103
SHE says no rape. So you believe the state gets to decide for her?? Really?
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#105
The lawyer does not say they want justice, it says they want the thing to end
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#115
That woman cannot speak for the other one. But she is certainly right that Assange,
pnwmom
Aug 2012
#119
From your link: "The other woman wanted to report rape. I gave my testimony to support her story"
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#135
except that the night before she'd allowed sex with a condom placed only on the head, not the
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#143
you guys all have the same talking points. she didn't refuse consent. read her testimony.
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#139
The women's lawyer says they're "frustrated and disappointed" by Assange seeking asylum.
pnwmom
Aug 2012
#107
The lawyer does not say they want justice, it says they want the thing to end
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#116
The lawyer says a lot of things. He's under investigation himself, and it's not clear that he is
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#137
... Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation ... and its editorial page
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#34
It's Swedish opinion on Assange. We've all heard Assange's supporters explain that
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#60
Tsk tsk, it's against DU rules to accuse a fellow poster of astroturfing...
backscatter712
Aug 2012
#13
Wow. You just keep pushing this site no matter how often it is exposed. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2012
#23
... Aftonbladet is owned by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation ... and its editorial page
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#35
None of which is relevant, nor lends any credence to your transparent and clumsy agenda. Next!
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2012
#38
It has also been described as a tabloid 'with a Right Wing ideological agenda'
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#39
I don't remember any Fox segments called "Marx lives" but I don't watch Fox
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#52
The extreme left and the extreme right are often hard to tell apart sometimes.
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#53
The extreme left & right of the political spectrum is like the Pacman tunnel.
backscatter712
Aug 2012
#54
Really? No shit! Hey...I got one...did you know that the moon is made of cream cheese?
Zorra
Aug 2012
#32
Why it's against the rules to insinuate that a DUer is astroturfing or conducting psy-ops.
backscatter712
Aug 2012
#40
For those unable to use Google translate, another Sweden opinion, already translated
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2012
#62
It's your theory, perhaps, that Sweden should drop an extradition request whenever the subject
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#71
The UK courts have dealt with that issue and have concluded: that the Swedish process is not
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#81
This is the lawyer that represented a guy with mental who was confessing to 8 murders for
HiPointDem
Aug 2012
#141
I'm not the one with my hands around a bucketload of stinking tripe--you are! nt
MADem
Aug 2012
#153
Katrin Axelsson was outraged back in December 2010 when Assange was denied bail:
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#147
The Assange affair is not just about WikiLeaks, stupid (The Irish Times | Friday, August 24, 2012)
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#148
You won't sway many converts by calling the readers stupid, Ms. McKay. Same to you, S4P
leveymg
Aug 2012
#151