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WikiLeaks Founder 'Free To Leave Sweden'
An anonymous reader writes "AFP reports that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free to leave Sweden, after prosecutors said there was no arrest warrant against him for an alleged case of rape. Assange said the charges against him were part of 'a clear set-up,' and that he had 'two reliable intelligence sources that state that Swedish intelligence was approached last month by the United States and told that Sweden must not be a safe haven for WikiLeaks.' The news comes just one day before the Swedish national election."
I'm an American but why the fuck is our govt telling Sweden "what they're allowed to do."
Why the fuck are you believing unfounded rumors posted on Slashdot by a self-promoting jerk?
How about maybe we look for this thing... what's it called... oh yeah, evidence! How about we find some of that evidence stuff *before* we start burning effigies, eh? What do you think of that?
God you make me ashamed to be an American. Considering the track record of this site, why would you believe *anything* posted on Slashdot? Even the sourced stuff is usually bullshit.
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That's what I thought. The only different with rape is that there's also some sexist asshat like you who wants to whine about how rape accusations are women getting back at men rather than take the charges seriously.
The women in this case have already stated there was never any rape, that 'rape' was the word used by the police.
The woman admitted she was only upset because he did not use a condom. She out right said the sex was 100% willful.
This is the type of shit you are defending.
It makes me sick to think that a real rape case is being pushed aside because of people like you, who would rather see real rapists walk free but innocent men put in prison for crimes never committed.
I wish you had the balls to post under an account, if for no other reason than to ignore you and any future tripe you say
"he made the mistake in one post of mentioning that he works for the US." Hey stupid - I'm a veteran. I wore a uniform. I was shot at and missed, shit at and hit. I served. I actually walked across two different warzones. I can identify with the troops on the ground. However, I do NOT "work for the US". I'm not in intel, I never was an officer, I don't have access to secret intel, I am not an insider. Want to argue politics? You might find that we agree more than you suspect. I have NEVER justified the invasion of Iraq. I was dead set against that invasion. But, when you attack the grunts on the ground, you are my enemy. Go ahead, attack politicians all you want. We can agree or disagree with each individual politician. Leave my troops alone. It's just that simple. If you really feel the need to attack a US serviceman, you can restrict yourself to those who have actually committed war crimes. There are at least a couple dozen of them - look up Abu Ghraib for starters, or those 5 freaks who raped a woman and murdered her entire family to cover up the rape. Sure, we have a few criminal low lifes in uniform - hate on them. But, if you see a "war crime" in that video, then you are either clueless, a liar, or just so filled with hate that you will see what you choose to see.
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br
And it's this sort of attitude that increases the number of people who both hate Americans, and the American government. What is America going to do in the long run when this *really* becomes an issue? Governments won't take fiscal action cos they're corrupt. Nor will big business, as it works in league with the governments due to greed. But - the people will eventually wake up. Both within the US, and outside. Sure, governments will try and clamp down on it, but it won't work. People can be killed, tortured, but movements cannot be halted. America is going to get an ass kicking, it's just a matter of when. Of course, the powers behind the American corrupt government may decide that they'd rather destroy the world than let freedom happen (this will probably happen). It's sad to see that many Americans like you are suppressed zombies.
I hope Julian releases as much documentation as possible into the open. Of course, the news media will not report it (it's in league with the government and big business), but the Internet is so powerful that it will spread. Of course, that's the real reason behind most western governments pushing for Internet filters - they can then filter this sort of stuff out and force people to go via the "proper" news media outlets for biased information and outright lies (read: propaganda). I will happily teach everyone and anyone that I know on how to bypass any future Internet filters. Freedom to the people.
Dave
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. --Martin Luther King Jr.