The facts, as we've been able to piece them together, surrounding the alleged sexual offense supposedly committed by WikiLeaks' Julian Assange are so bizarre that it might be a long time before we can untangle them in an intelligent way. For starters, Sweden's peculiar (to us) laws are difficult to pin down. Worse, the emotional political issues swirling around Assange could make rational discourse regarding the alleged sexual offenses difficult.
I am an American, and I wholeheartedly agree with President Obama's condemnation of Assange's leaks of classified diplomatic information. But the issues surrounding the leaks need to be separated from the issues surrounding the alleged sex offenses (unless, of course, it can be shown that the sex offense charges were trumped up in an effort to punish Assange for the leaks). Assange is entitled to the presumption of innocence with respect to the alleged sexual offenses, and if it turns out he was falsely accused, we will advocate for his vindication and hold him out as a victim with respect to them. That doesn't alter our views regarding his anti-American activities.
Assange has been criminally accused by two women of acting improperly in the bedroom. We have no idea if a crime was committed, but we direct you to the following, for your information:
http://www.suite101.com/content/wikileaks-sex-scandal-ardin-grabs-assange-by-the-junk-a315776
According to the article, one of Assange's accusers is a radical feminist named Anna Ardin:
Anna Ardin, a notorious radical known in Sweden for her feminism views on how men achieve social dominance through sex, has been known to be bent on revenge. On January Ardin posted a blog entry on ‘7 Steps to Legal Revenge by Anna Ardin’, which included a statement, I’ve been thinking about some revenge over the last few days… An article on the blog can be read here - http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2010/08/strangest-blog-thread-yet-on-swedish.html.
It is also noted that this is not the first time Ardin has accused someone for molestation of a sexual nature in Sweden.
We will follow the story, and invite any informative citations our readers can furnish.
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from http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/police-close-in-on-assange-20101202-18iav.html
"He was accused of the sexual assault of two Swedish women in August but has yet to be charged with any offence. Mr Assange, 39, has denied the charges."
Hang on, they just said that he hasn't been charged, so has he or not? The last word should be "accusation" if he hasn't been charged.
Personally, I in some ways agree with what Wikileaks have done, but not in others. After all, our governments are OUR representatives and thus should be accountable to US.
"Their attorney, Claes Borgstrom, says “In both cases, what started out as voluntary sex subsequently developed into an assault.”
What does that even mean?
"Chief prosecuter, Eva Finné overruled the prosecutor on the night the report was filed, saying “I don’t think there is reason to suspect that he has committed rape”."
Well, apparently, he is now only "accused" of "molestation" not rape.
"It was known from the start that Ardin didn’t make an official allegation of rape at the police station. She merely “wanted some advice on what to do” perhaps knowing that by doing so, legally she couldn’t later be accused of making a false accusation or charged with wasting police time if the allegations turned out to be false. However, if she had an in-depth knowledge of the legal procedure when it comes to reporting rape in Sweden, she may have known that legally, the police had to record it as a rape incident and thus set the wheels in motion to capture the so called rapist.
In other words, it’s a legal loophole that makes it possible to make a false accusation with no fear of recriminations for wasting police time or making false accusations."
http://nicholasmead.com/2010/08/21/how-to-smear-a-hero/#comments
According to at least one Swedish feminist, all men are child murderers:
http://www.nkmr.org/english/uppsala_university_burns_a_book_on_recovered_memories.htm
http://www.thelocal.se/2692/20051215/
Unfortunately, I could not find her position on Bigfoot, but I'm just dying to know.
wiki leaks is just another American media circus that sheep suck up like naive lobotomized children.
I'm loving the work of Assange, thankfully Wikileaks is too big to just 'disappear' and hopefully he can continue to expose the dirty secrets of governments and big business.
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The feminazi from sweden was named?
I thought for sure that sweden being the feminazi capital of the world would have rape shield laws.
They have some REALLY messed up laws in sweden. If you solicit a prostitute you go to jail....but the prostitute commits no crime.
Simply put only the guy goes to jail.
So what is the attitude of the socialist world community toward the sex allegations? They obviously love what Assange has done to the U.S., but how does that square with their view that women are oppressed?
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My own FRA saga has now ended, on a very positive note... I have sent a brief private email to my mail list, which includes Pierce/Steven giving some more details.
If you will give me a few weeks to recover, regain my calm, and find my feet again, I will write a short summary for public consumption.
Bless you all for all your support, I shall attempt to repay some of it by sticking around the FRS for the foreseeable future.
"Prost!"
AfOR, I am thrilled! This has been going on for so long . . . . Please -- we've been waiting for you to be freed of this awful distraction, and we're counting on your help in the future.
"My own FRA saga has now ended, on a very positive note..."
YES
YES!!
God damn, AfOR, you have no idea how happy this makes me.
Despite the fact that really, I know very little else about you.
Nevertheless I am OVERJOYED that an innocent man has won his freedom after a long battle - and a member of the FRS community too.
This is a GREAT DAY.
I look forward to your summary of events.
AfOR - "My own FRA saga has now ended, on a very positive note..."
Good news, indeed!
@ Snark etc.
My "teaser" summary of my case would be this;
For those women considering an FRA as an integral part of a divorce / child custody battle (in the UK at least) beware, as a likely outcome is that instead of the intended effect, 400 yard sniper head shot to your ex, you may actually be playing the suicide bomber in the shit-house, there will be a large explosion and everyone, including yourself, will be covered in shit... e.g. it is as likely to leave you worse off than the person you accused, and the only winners will be the lawyers...
If your target is lucky, he may actually walk away with the ONLY record of your FRA being in a closed Police file, and in a closed, sealed and secret Family Court file.
Do not take any solace from thinking that your ex will now have to work his way through the process of "proving" himself a suitable parent to the authorities, this is in fact a much preferable (for your ex) challenge to having to dance to whatever ever-changing tune you choose to play, with you in control of contact. At WORST, the authorities in question will be over-worked and this will mean that each stage can take a few weeks.
Ok boys and girls, hold on to your hats.
It turns out that he isn't wanted for rape, but for consensual sex without a condom (it appears to be an obscure swedish law). You can read about it here:
http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/2010/12/sex-charges-and-arrest-warrant-against.html
Consensual sex without a condom is illegal?
How do Swedes reproduce?
Snark,
It appears that there isn't even a warrant out. Just an Interpol Red Notice, which is a "watch his activities". This has gotten all blown out of proportion.
"Sex by surprise" is what this is being listed as.
From the article:
The consent of both women to sex with Assange has been confirmed by prosecutors.
So this seems more punative due to the timing of the release of the documents, than anything else.
http://gawker.com/5704710/no-one-seems-to-be-able-to-locate-a-photo-of-this-assange-fellow
looks like a warrant?
I hope the comments dont go , it pretty much decimated sacks site .
I hope the comments dont go , it pretty much decimated sacks site .
Namae Nanka,
Thanks for the link. I did a bit of searching for that, and it is a Red Notice, which is a request for Provisional arrest (Have no idea what that means) and extradition. Anyone have any updated links of the actual charge in Sweden?
From the Interpol site HERE:
LYON, France - INTERPOL has made public the Red Notice, or international wanted persons alert, for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the request of Swedish authorities who want to question him in connection with a number of sexual offences.
The Red Notice for the 39-year-old Australian, which was issued to law enforcement in all 188 INTERPOL member countries on 20 November, has now been made publicly available by INTERPOL following official authorization by Sweden.
All INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) have also been advised to ensure that their border control agencies are made aware of Assange's Red Notice status, which is a request for any country to identify or locate an individual with a view to their provisional arrest and extradition.
Many of INTERPOL's member countries however, consider a Red Notice a valid request for provisional arrest, especially if they are linked to the requesting country via a bilateral extradition treaty. In cases where arrests are made based on a Red Notice, these are made by national police officials in INTERPOL member countries.
INTERPOL cannot demand that any member country arrests the subject of a Red Notice. Any individual wanted for arrest should be considered innocent until proven guilty.
Thank you for naming the false accuser, Anna Ardin.
"I wholeheartedly agree with President Obama's condemnation of Assange's leaks of classified diplomatic information"
Wow. It's unconscionable to find out how much Obama is lying or what war crimes have been perpetrated. The UN demanded Obama investigate the war crimes. Hey guess what? Obama doesn't want to do that. When did that last happen? And you support the jerk?
Are you for a civil society in general or is the false rape issue on the tip of your nose as far as you can see?
I have a great deal of respect for Julian Assange & suspect he was set up BUT:
- it is fucking disgusting that you took away her right anonymity. If she's proven to have lied then put the bitches photo everywhere but she hasn't been
- her article was about revenge in general she wasn't condoning anything like false rape accusations
- just cause you don't like her politics doesn't mean she wasn't rape (the Duke boys were racists but that doesn't make the false accusations against them any better)
- People here calling her a false accuser without proof are no better than the scum calling Assange a rapist when he hasn't been tried. Innocent till proven guilty works both ways
- the allegations are that he fucked a sleeping women, held a woman down, forced a womans legs apart & used violence. That IS rape even if they did have sex with him before (& he risked their sexual health & chances of unwanted pregnancy if the allegations are true)
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