Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested in London (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 5:11 AM
British authorities arrested Wikileaks founder Julian Assange this morning in London.
Assange was arrested at 9:30 AM today when he gave himself up at a local police station.
The AP reported:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange surrendered to London police on Tuesday as part of a Swedish sex-crimes investigation, the latest blow to an organization that faces legal, financial and technological challenges after releasing hundreds of secret U.S. diplomatic cables.
Assange was due at Westminster Magistrate’s Court later Tuesday. If he challenges his extradition to Sweden, he will likely be remanded into custody or released on bail until another judge rules on whether to extradite him, a spokeswoman for the extradition department said on customary condition of anonymity.
Since beginning to release the cables last week, WikiLeaks has seen its bank accounts canceled, its web sites attacked and the U.S. government launch a criminal investigation, saying the group has jeopardized national security and diplomatic efforts around the world. It has also seen supporters come to its aid by setting up over 500 mirror sites around the world.
The legal troubles for Assange, a 39-year-old Australian, stem from allegations leveled against him by two women he met while in Sweden over the summer. Assange is accused of rape and sexual molestation in one case and of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion in another.
Assange denies the allegations, which his British attorney Mark Stephens says stem from a “dispute over consensual but unprotected sex.”
Good Question: How exactly did Assange get an Interpol warrant for not wearing condom during sex?
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Baraq Hasan al-Bama commented:
I think that this is a very clear case of copulation without representation.
Blue Collar Todd commented:
So what to do with him now? Send him to GITMO?
donh commented:
The British ban Michael Savage, but they let this creep come into their country.
bg commented:
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it’s called..
“a distracting perpetrator perpetrating a distraction”..
iow: killing two birds with one stone..
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RedBeard commented:
What we don’t know is bound to be far more interesting than what we do know.
Robert commented:
I think that Julian Assange is NOT the most important figure in this affair.
We have culpability in several locations in the federal government, including high positions. I have heard no call for the federal government to be held accountable in any way for its failings on display for all the world to see.
We also have collusion by major news organizations. If one portrays Assange as attacking America, then one must also portray the news organizations as aiding and abetting.
MN Jim commented:
If Wikileaks ends Clinton’s and obama’s political careers, then Assange has done the world a favor. As far as the leaked info, we already knew that the Saudis fund terrorists, Hillary is corrupt, obama is inept, pipelines are critical, etc.
Lee Kwan commented:
#5 December 7, 2010 at 6:38 am
bg commented:
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it’s called..
“a distracting perpetrator perpetrating a distraction”..
iow: killing two birds with one stone..
I prefer to look at it as killing two snakes with one hoe.
Conservative to the Core commented:
“In the race between secrecy and truth, it seems inevitable that truth will always win.”
~Rupert Murdoch
Smarty commented:
The method for getting this guy shows how sleazy and gutless Obama and Hillary are. Rather than go after him hard for espianage, they (probably) trump up some bullsh*t sex related charge that includes personal smears. They don’t know how to prosecute, they only know how to smear and attack on a personal level. Sex charges like this fits the liberal playbook to a tee.
Just A Thought ..., Or Two. commented:
I wouldn’t be surprised if Bradley Manning and Julien Assange were arrested for their own protection.
I wouldn’t be surprised either if there was a hefty contract of about $100,000 out on each of those two scumbags.
NavyMom commented:
Let the wild rumpus begin.
Granny commented:
There is an excellent article at Pajama’s this morning from a guy with more than 25 years in computer security and classified stuff. He’s thinking a second spy – one in DC. And agrees this might have been a direct hit by TheWon’s inner circle on Hillary.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/wikileaks-and-u-s-computer-security-the-second-spy-theory/
patman commented:
One well placed shot a year ago would have sent a message heard clear across the globe.
It’s not very often I wish we acted a bit more like Russia.
aprilnovember811 commented:
I read that the OSI(Open Society Institute)Mr. George Soros funded WikiLeaks to start up. Quite frankly all of the lies from Washington make me sick. I would like to see what this man has, and I hope he spills his guts about everyone involved. I want to see information about BP. For example was it really an accident? I hope this brings down Obama.
Ladue Pundit commented:
I’m only surprised that the molestation victims are women, and frankly, not one Andrew Sullivan, to be specific.
Yes, Robert, Assange is not the key figure; he’s merely the vehicle for this train wreck. Obama seems unruffled by the whole affair. Hillary’s been destroyed–mission accomplished.
bobdog commented:
Frankly, the person who should be arrested for unprotected sex is his mother. That was the real crime.
Joanne commented:
Britain will most likely release him because that country doesn’t much care about women being raped – their conviction rate is about 5% themselves. Hopefully then, he’ll be easy pickings but considering he will probably live to see another day if he goes over to Sweden on rape charges, Britain will send him there.
Henry Hawkins commented:
Assange’s bail has been denied, justifiably given his run from justice and blackmail threats to release further info if arrested. Assange’s only hope in getting out of a British jail is…. convert to Islam.
tommy mc donnell commented:
jail might be the safest place for him.
Conservative to the Core commented:
Shockingly, the leaks continue.
gastorgrab commented:
Does his arrest mean that the public will have access to all of Assange’s information?
That IS his quest isn’t it? 100% transparency? To make information everywhere accessible to everyone?
Is this Assange’s first rape charge? What other crimes has he been convicted of?
Did he pass his last physical?
Did he wet the bed as a child? As an adult?
Who did he lose his virginity with? Name & address?