Assange: Pentagon may be behind rape claims-"He had been warned about sex entrapment scandals"

[kpete]

Source: Raw Story/Agence France-Presse

Wikileaks’ Assange: Pentagon may be behind rape claims

By Agence France-Presse
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 -- 10:48 am


Wikileaks Assange: Pentagon may be behind rape claims

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said in an interview published on Sunday that he believes the Pentagon could be behind a rape accusation against him that was later dropped by Swedish prosecutors.

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The Aftonbladet newspaper quoted Assange, 39, as saying he did not know who was "hiding behind" the claims, which came amid a stand-off with Washington over the website's publication of secret Afghan war documents.

Assange said he was shocked by the allegations against him and that he had never had sexual relations with anybody in a way that was not consensual, the tabloid said.

But he said that he had been warned previously that groups such as the Pentagon "could use dirty tricks" to destroy Wikileaks -- adding that he had been particularly warned against being entrapped by sexual scandals.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0822/wikileaks-pentagon-rape-claims/

[BeFree]

1. No way?!?!?

The pentagon is there to kill people. The pentagon wouldn't do anything dirty.

[immune]

2. Two words:

Scott Ritter

http://www.democraticunderground.com/duforum/DCForumID60/29679.html

Deja vu all over again.

[rog]

4. That was the very first thing that came to mind. (nt)

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[druidity33]

10. link not working. nt.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. Scott Ritter?

did the Pentagon force him to masturbate on that webcam?

[Nostradammit]

15. Way to argue your point, HFCS!!!

You have completely changed my perspective of this topic.

Such perspicacity!!!

Such insight!!!

Wow!!!

[LAGC]

16. You can't trust those "Internet predator" stings.

Often its just one lone cop who can easily doctor chat logs to make it look like you're chatting with an underage girl, when in fact it could have very well been a purely adult encounter that enticed him into masturbating on cam.

Still, he should have been smarter than that. I really hope Julian Assange doesn't allow himself to get caught up in a compromising situation, where one crooked cop or plant could do him in.

[CoffeeCat]

13. If Scott Ritter is not guilty...he should come forward...

...and expose these punks and let everyone know that they set him up...just as they
have done to the Wikileaks guy.

Seriously. If these people think sexual abuse and rape is all fun and games, then silence
if their best friend.

Come on---those in the know!!!!---expose these third-rate pieces of shit and their sloppy
games.

This house of cards is only held up when people remain silent. I'm sure they've threatened,
set up, and showed their mean face to many people. All of that crap only has power when
people don't come forward.

They're all punk bullies.

Come forward, tell on these delinquent dysfunctionals and take our country back.

[global1]

3. Ya Think!!!!!!!!!........

If not the Pentagon certainly the CIA. As soon as I heard the Swedes had an arrest warrant out for him - I thought - how obvious - that someone is trying to discredit him or get him into a situation where he can be apprehended by the U.S. government in some way.

[Parker CA]

5. Evil SOB's. Stay safe and on the ground Mr. Assange. Nothing is beyond the line for these ppl. nt

[flyarm]

6. Please stay safe Julian..these bastards are capable of anything!!

there are many dead corpses all over the world and manymany in our own country..these bastards do not take prisoners..they shoot to kill! You upset the MIC and the shadow government..and you put a bullseye on your back..or forehead.

[Nostradammit]

17. Is this for our benefit, or Mr. Assange's?

Upsetting the MIC is the imperative, is it not?

[malaise]

7. Duh!!! n/t

[Fumesucker]

8. Conspiracy theories belong in the dungeon..

Not out here in the open where any damn fool can see that they are total bullshit.

:evilgrin:

[Subdivisions]

9. I think he should immediately release everything he has, including the key

for the "insurance" file he deposited just after it was learned he was being sought by U.S. intelligence a few weeks ago.

[The Backlash Cometh]

11. I'm going to say it one more time.

They did it to plaster his face on every channel across the globe. Now he's lost his incognito.

[Odin2005]

14. Assange needs to watch is back and stay away from small planes.