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He was at more risk of extradition to the US from the UK than he was from Sweden

• kagamine 11y ago
  Says who? Sweden? The UK? Assange? The US?
  • jamespo 11y ago
    Is Sweden a member of "Five Eyes" ?
    • comrh 11y ago
      No, it is made up of anglophone countries (Canada, UK, US, New Zealand, Australia)
      • zz1 11y ago
        But is still a close ally of the US when it comes to intelligence.
  • rmc 11y ago
    UK is in Five Eyes, Sweden is not. The UK is a co-founding member of NATO, Sweden is not in NATO. The USA & UK have a "special relationship", Sweden & USA don't. UK helped the USA invade Iraq, Sweden did not.
    • kagamine 11y ago
      Half of which if not all of which had absolutely no bearing on whether or not Sweden were more or less likely to extradite Assange as a result of pressure to do so by the US. The "special relationship" is not a cover-all term for the US & UK to do anything on a promise like a teen couple in love. It covers a lot of military and trade stuff, which wikileaks is a part of, but in this case Sweden clearly acted as a player in a larger game. Assange seems to have presumed an ulterior motive in the charges brought against him and proceeded accordingly.
      • rmc 11y ago
        People have claimed that "Sweden has links to NATO" as a reason why Sweden might extradite Assange to USA[1]. So, yes, the fact that the UK co-founded NATO is very definitly relevant. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7988782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7988782