Assange Back In Court For Sex Crimes Appeal

kaptink writes "Julian Assange is back in court today to appeal his extradition to Sweden. So far the court has heard more on the incompatibility between UK and Sweden sex crime laws and that the arrest warrant used was essentially flawed. — 'Ben Emmerson QC told Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Ousely that the European arrest warrant under which Assange is being held was flawed because it failed to provide a "fair, accurate and proper" description of the alleged sexual misconduct.'"

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Re:So it goes like this

[MacGyver2210]

Calling The Guardian valid news is like saying all reports on Fox News are complete and unbiased.

What a fucking tabloid rag. Seriously? It wasn't rape. She said yes, and never said no. No means no, but silence means nothing.

Whenever assange comes up, despicable face of

[unity100]

american zealotry comes to surface. first, read below regarding how it actually unfolded in sweden, and behold the shitty arguments that they have not hesitated from wandering out to in order to justify what is being done to him - not twice, not thrice, but EVERY occasion when wikileaks or assange comes up :

Based on the - undisputed - version of events that has come out in Sweden, Assange had consensual sex with the first woman who subsequently attended a social function accompanying him. Odd behaviour for a rape victim. He then had sex with another woman, and when the first woman became aware of this she approached the police. Also undisputed is the fact that the first woman had previously written an article suggesting such a course of action to get revenge on any man she felt had cheated her.

the arguments that have been used to justify the bullshit are :

- you have to stop when you are told to stop. even if you are ejaculating and your body is convulsing involuntarily. (defies physiology)

- a woman may 'endure' despite she doesnt enjoy the sex, if the man enjoys. multiple times. she can attend social functions with him. (defies definition of rape, and actually anything that people have to endure in their life, including jobs)

- condom broke. (makes probably 30% of male population and similarly 30% or more of female population guilty of rape - broken condoms and broken pills)

- insert random bullshit that hasnt come up yet. (anything goes)

it is not too difficult to see why americans are disliked globally. the INSTANT something is harmful to your self-interests, you let go of any high principle you were touting just before that moment, and in this case, its REASON. leave aside democracy, liberty, freedom etc and all that. (iraq, somalia, now bombing of libya - you name it)

you are way too willing to portray yourselves as self-contradictory, self-indulged assholes. i have not been ascribing to that general perceptive about americans, but the continual bullshit i have observed in these wikileaks/assange threads is making me think that the people who think like that, actually have a strong point.