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struggle4progress

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7. Here are some nice links for you:
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 07:01 PM
Jul 2012
A few links indicating the sex-with-unconscious-woman aspect:

... According to the Swedish branch of Interpol, a recent arrest warrant for Assange states that the rape accusation stems from a sexual encounter in which the woman "was asleep and in a helpless state" ...
Behind Assange's Arrest: Sweden's Sex-Crime Problem
By Eben Harrell / Stockholm Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2037078,00.html

... A second woman says Assange had sex with her without a condom while he was a guest at her Stockholm home and she was asleep ...
Sweden appeals bail for Assange
BY DAVID STRINGER
Associated Press
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/10670890/article-Sweden-appeals-bail-for-Assange

From the recent Australian Four Corners piece:

... Ardin and Wilen went to Central Stockholm's Klara police station to see if they could compel Assange to take an STD test ...
Sex, Lies and Julian Assange
By Andrew Fowler and Wayne Harley
Updated July 24, 2012 15:49:00
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2012/07/19/3549280.htm

What Assange's lawyer told the British courts:

... Julian Assange's lawyer told a court yesterday that prosecutors attempted to interview the WikiLeaks founder over sexual assault allegations while he was still in Sweden. Bjorn Hurtig's admission contradicts his previous claim that the Swedish authorities had only asked to speak with Mr Assange after he had left the country. The lawyer admitted under cross-examination that he was mistaken to suggest that he had heard nothing from prosecutor Marianne Ny until after Mr Assange had left the country. He accepted that he was in regular contact via text message and telephone with Ms Ny, but had forgotten to include the fact in his witness statement ...
Assange lawyer admits he was wrong over interview
By Mark Hughes , Crime Correspondent
Wednesday 09 February 2011
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/assange-lawyer-admits-he-was-wrong-over-interview-2208622.html

A quick look at Assange's views on this:

... Mr Assange regards himself as a victim of radicalism. "Sweden is the Saudi Arabia of feminism," he said. "I fell into a hornets' nest of revolutionary feminism" ...
WikiLeaks founder baffled by sex assault claims
by: Marie Colvin
From: The Sunday Times
December 27, 2010 12:00AM
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/wikileaks/wikileaks-founder-baffled-by-sex-assault-claims/story-fn775xjq-1225976459286

... After a strange few days of contact with the women, one of whom said she wanted me to do an STD test, I needed some time and space to myself, so I booked into a hotel for the night ...
Julian Assange: 'I did not rape those women'
In the first extract from the book, Julian Assange gives his version of the background to accusations of sexual assault that have led to his battle against extradition to Sweden
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/julian-assange-i-did-not-rape-those-women-2358652.html

Bottom line: The women apparently claim that they consented to sex with condom but got sex without condom, for which they had not consented, one case occurring when the woman was unconscious, which would actually be rape in many juriosdictions. Absent the condom, the women were concerned about STDs, as even Assange himself admits. The original complaint have been intended to force an STD test after the unprotected sex. Assange, however, was uncooperative and left Sweden while Swedish authorities were trying, through his lawyer, to schedule an interview with him: his comments on "revolutionary feminism" clearly exhibit his contempt. You can look up for yourself the bail cash and sureties that people fronted on Assange's behalf, before he jumped bail and hid in Ecuador's embassy

I must find that violin of mine...n/t monmouth Jul 2012 #1
Ugly, ill-informed, and unnecessary. Hissyspit Jul 2012 #2
Here are some nice links for you: struggle4progress Jul 2012 #7
If all of these articles are to be believed, Julian isn't in such a terribly good position. truthisfreedom Jul 2012 #10
Well, she didn't post any of the articles that counter those articles. Hissyspit Jul 2012 #17
Why haven't you posted them? Because until Assange submits to interrogation pnwmom Jul 2012 #29
I have. A billion fucking times. Hissyspit Jul 2012 #51
Without Assange's own testimony, we'll never get to the facts. pnwmom Jul 2012 #52
Dunno. The Swedish matter is still at the investigation stage, and I have no idea struggle4progress Jul 2012 #18
But....you have seemed to have some problem with him for awhile now. KoKo Jul 2012 #19
I have little tolerance for bullshit, and Wikileaks supporters have shoveled bullshit struggle4progress Jul 2012 #33
So you blame WikiLeaks and Assange for not Providing a Narrative? KoKo Jul 2012 #34
Inside WikiLeaks’ Leak Factory struggle4progress Jul 2012 #38
Thanks,. This is very informative. Needless to say, most articles here are very pro Wiki/Assange, Tarheel_Dem Aug 2012 #59
WTF????????????????????? greiner3 Jul 2012 #4
Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #13
Aren't you brilliant now...LOL. monmouth Jul 2012 #15
almost as brilliant as that violin line! frylock Jul 2012 #26
+1 Tarheel_Dem Aug 2012 #58
Why can't he simply hide in the back of a laundry truck to escape? 99th_Monkey Jul 2012 #3
Poor Julian, living without a gym....nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #5
Gym? It's about things like not being able to go out for walks starroute Jul 2012 #6
TFB. nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #9
What's your problem with Assange. Can you post about it? KoKo Jul 2012 #22
He can probably get more exercise in a Swedish jail while he awaits his trial. n/t pnwmom Jul 2012 #30
oh fucking please cali Jul 2012 #43
There are other factors, you know starroute Jul 2012 #48
It's not about being commended- cali Jul 2012 #54
Gym? Sure doesn't sound like it -- it's a six-room apartment starroute Jul 2012 #55
Boo hoo hoo Zorro Jul 2012 #8
What is happening to DU? What snarky remarks about a man who is a universal hero. rainy Jul 2012 #11
Daniel Domscheit-Berg And WikiLeaks' Insecure Future struggle4progress Jul 2012 #14
Domscheit-Berg is not to be taken seriously at all. Hissyspit Jul 2012 #16
Do you realize you're replying to a post in which I wasn't replying to you struggle4progress Jul 2012 #20
How is releasing Diplomatic Cables and allowing MSM to decide to release them KoKo Jul 2012 #24
And then he made all the cables freely available. n/t pnwmom Jul 2012 #32
start your own private fucking message board.. frylock Jul 2012 #25
'... WikiLeaks has also infuriated the author, Michela Wrong, who was horrified to discover struggle4progress Jul 2012 #42
I was replying to your other post to me, as well, all in one post. Hissyspit Jul 2012 #49
I was replying to your other post to me, as well, all in one post. Hissyspit Jul 2012 #50
He risked the lives of American allies to make a name for himself. n/t pnwmom Jul 2012 #31
But "SFP" says there was nothing new there in Cable Leaks KoKo Jul 2012 #36
If the US government were to provide the info you're demanding, that would put more lives -- pnwmom Jul 2012 #41
Looks like some who make the remarks seem to have small number of posts. glinda Jul 2012 #35
Oh! Nasty. And nasty again. Especially considering that the person you are replying to 1monster Jul 2012 #53
Am honored you looked at my information. Unfortunately you misinterpreted what I had said. glinda Jul 2012 #57
I don't believe in Universal heroes. I think people are complicated cali Jul 2012 #44
Whatever happened to the good old days when liberals disappeared in the jungle Coyotl Jul 2012 #12
Assange has done Terrific Interviews with Emerging World Leaders KoKo Jul 2012 #21
When I was basically a shut in I gained 50 lbs and had angina attacks daily. joshcryer Jul 2012 #23
No...it's not good for anyone to live that way.... KoKo Jul 2012 #27
Setec Astronomy Trillo Jul 2012 #28
Well looks like if they cannot confine him to a cell they try to do it by house arrest, confinement glinda Jul 2012 #37
It must suck to live in a mansion. boppers Jul 2012 #39
If you are pretty much confined anywhere it might be a bit stressful. Just sayin'. glinda Jul 2012 #56
I think everyone is missing the big picture. This is the latest tactic of the G8/10 countries, Monk06 Jul 2012 #40
!!! Tarheel_Dem Aug 2012 #61
Che Guevara he is not... n/t Moltisanti Jul 2012 #45
Read Ray McGovern for SAAII (Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence). proverbialwisdom Jul 2012 #46
Guardian UK: 'Prominent Americans urge Ecuador to accept Julian Assange's asylum request.' proverbialwisdom Jul 2012 #47
I think your commentary is a bit simplistic Marrah_G Aug 2012 #60
It's not my task to decide whether the Swedish investigation would lead to prosecution, or struggle4progress Aug 2012 #62
OMG, this is a hard one. Petition 'created by Daniel Ellsberg' to President Obama. proverbialwisdom Aug 2012 #63
The nomination of Manning for a Nobel Peace Prize is hilarious! the Nobel bequest states struggle4progress Aug 2012 #64
Please provide a link... ljm2002 Aug 2012 #65
... Mr Assange regards himself as a victim of radicalism. "Sweden is the Saudi Arabia of feminism," struggle4progress Aug 2012 #66
I think I am starting to get your motivations Ash_F Aug 2012 #67
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