[lbo-talk] Julian Assange arrested in London

[Voyou]

On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 12:18 -0800, ken hanly wrote:
> nixed that. He has been denied bail The whole affair is absolutely ludicrous and 
> for some reason the press never really gets into details. The two women who are 
> victims boasted about the sex they had with Assange on social media. Both admit 
> the sex was consensual but somehow because a condom was not used in one case and 
> broke in the other it is not consensual! See the article by the Australian 
> lawyer who had represented Assange some time ago.
> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/02/when-it-comes-to-assange-r-pe-case-the-swedes-are-making-it-up-as-they-go-along/

Assange's lawyer, unsurprisingly, attempts to put the best possible face
on the allegations, and his account may not be terribly accurate. The
women Assange is accused or raping do not, in fact, say that the sex was
consensual:

http://studentactivism.net/2010/12/04/julian-assange-condoms-rape-and-sex-by-surprise/

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