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Sweden's highest court has thrown out Julian Assange's appeal against his arrest warrant where he is wanted for questioning. Prosecutor Marianne Ny changed her mind earlier about questioning Assange in London. Assange has repeatedly requested that the questioning take place over the phone or in London as per common practice, to avoid traveling to Sweden where he fears he risks extradition to the US. Sweden has also repeatedly refused to give assurances regarding possible extradition.
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Assange Appeal Rejected by Sweden's Supreme Court
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Most of our lives are about proving something, either to ourselves or to
someone else.
(Score: 1) by tftp on Tuesday May 12 2015, @11:06PM
So how can we talk of honour, of "maning up", when the honour would be only one sided?
Honor is one-sided since death of King Arthur :-( The Schwartzkopf Doctrine [wikipedia.org] spells it out quite clearly - attack with overwhelming force.
You are absolutely correct, of course, that opponents of Mr. Assange are TLA types that will not be speaking on the witness stand. But that's the cards that were dealt to Assange. And, honestly, what would *you* expect if you make it your business to leak secrets of governments who, basically, own this little planet? Assange should be happy that he was not beaten to death by a few unidentified drunks. I do not quite understand why; someone is protecting him from physical harm, I guess.
Even if he wins, he loses - and we know that the only way forward in those cases is not to play at all.
Indeed. I don't play these spy games; and you probably don't do that either. But he did - and he is paying for it. The TLA types are snickering in background how they managed to arrest him without even going to trial :-) They scared the guy into self-arresting. Now Assange has a problem. If he stays in the embassy, that's the end of him - literally. If he leaves, it means that he lost years of his life for nothing. Breaking the bail would be still a heavy burden upon him - he should not have done that. That's why fathers always tell their sons: "Be a man, don't run, face the danger..." However the brave Sir Julian ran, ran away. This act alone makes him a suspect in the eyes of the crowd.
It's probably not too late for him to prepare for his defense and come out and face the music. This is the best solution, IMO, unless he likes to live like a hermit. Also, he needs money to live - who is feeding and clothing him? I don't think it's the embassy. What is the source of that money, and how soon will it dry up?
(Score: 2) by lentilla on Tuesday May 12 2015, @11:26PM
I don't play these spy games; and you probably don't do that either.
Well, not today. My handler has given me the day off. :-)