Ruth Dudley Edwards: Sweden could be safest option for paranoid Assange
Wikileaks founder now finds himself at the mercy of Ecuador, says Ruth Dudley Edwards
Ruth Dudley Edwards
Sunday June 24 2012
... Assange's legal defence against extradition was that he was a victim of a "mismatch" between English and Swedish law on what constitutes a sex crime and that the Swedish prosecutor was biased against men ...
It's difficult not to see unsavoury double standards from a man who told a group of international reporters who were concerned that Wikileaks had endangered sources: "Well, they're informants. So, if they get killed, they've got it coming to them. They deserve it."
Although Assange speaks of Sweden as if it were a police state, the World Justice Project puts it first of 66 assessed countries for fundamental rights, second for absence of corruption and third for limited government powers, so it's a bit unlikely that it's involved in framing him ...
This month, the White House is furious with the New York Times for revealing embarrassing and damaging information about covert activities, including drone killings, and there isn't a damn thing it can do about it ...
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/ruth-dudley-edwards/ruth-dudley-edwards-sweden-could-be-safest-option-for-paranoid-assange-3147563.html
