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Assange Denied Swedish Residence On Confidential Reasons

Posted by Soulskill on from the bet-he'd-get-in-if-he-leaked-the-finns'-secrets dept.

MotorMachineMercenar writes "The Local reports that Julian Assange has been denied a residence permit in Sweden. The WikiLeaks spokesman and Australian citizen applied for residency in August, apparently to gain the freedom of speech protection offered by Swedish laws. When asked about the reasons for the denial, a Swedish official responsible replied, '...secrecy prevails in reference to the grounds for such a decision,' essentially meaning the reasons are confidential. Assange has been recently under investigation for sexual molestation charges, which were withdrawn and then re-instated. WikiLeaks is expected to release up to 400,000 confidential US military documents in the near future, which would be the largest such leak in US history."

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  1. Motives by Adrian+Lopez · · Score: 0, Troll

    I suspect it may have something to do with the United States.

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    "In prison you just have to shut your eyes and take it. Here you have to shut your eyes and give it."
    1. Re:Motives by commodore64_love · · Score: 0, Troll

      If Assange can't live in Sweden, it forces him to flee to some other location within the US' grasp... perhaps even the US itself.
      I'm surprised the EU has not spoken-up, to tell the US to stop interfering with its domestic policies.
      Also surprised the US hasn't tried to assassinate Assange yet.

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      "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
  2. Re:Annnnd? by Eskarel · · Score: 1, Troll

    Michael Moore is an ass. He trashed his own credibility by massaging reality and making a spectacle of himself. I could live with that, but in doing so he damaged the credibility of the things he was arguing most of which were and still are real problems that need to be addressed.

  3. Re:Democracy and Responsibility by ffreeloader · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow. Paranoid more than just a little?

    It couldn't possibly be that there are people who honestly disagree with you could it? You know, citizens of the US that actually understand its history, its founding principles, and hate where people with your ideology desire to take it? Couldn't possibly be that some of those people see you as a traitor with your distorted, warped anger towards that which you cannot understand for you do not even understand the consequences of that which you espouse.

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    "while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude." de Tocqueville