The thing I find weird about people
who are defending Assange in this way is that they are basically saying both that they think he has been framed and also that they think he is guilty.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 21 Aug 2012, 18:40,
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I think there are several different debates going on, and it's easy to be confused or confusing
1) Does assange have a justified fear of extradition and conviction in the US?
2)Does that fear justify the action he's taken in accepting asylum and thereby avoiding facing the rape trial, and is this a good strategy?
3)Is the US right to prosecute him for Wikileaks
4)Has sweden acted improperly in the way they have prosecuted the case so far?
5)Did what people believe assange might have done justify a rape conviction?
6)What do you think about the rape laws in England and sweden in general, and the issues of verbal consent and behaviour?
A lot of people are arguing at cross-purposes or making sweeping statements that have a lot of assumptions within them that they haven't justified
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 21 Aug 2012, 23:13,
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