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"If Obama grants Manning clemency Assange will agree to US extradition despite clear unconstitutionality of DoJ (US Department of Justice) case," WikiLeaks wrot
by skolos 10y ago
"If Obama grants Manning clemency Assange will agree to US extradition despite clear unconstitutionality of DoJ (US Department of Justice) case," WikiLeaks wrote on Twitter.
- notahacker 10y agoconvenient for him to agree to be extradited to a country that hasn't requested his extradition, not the one that has...
- zepto 10y agoThat can be changed
- Analemma_ 10y agoI know these days we're all treating it as an established fact that Sweden's extradition request for Assange is actually a cover for him to be further extradited to the United States, but it has never actually been proven.
- jacobush 10y agoGiven how Swedish ministers dirtied their hands when the MPAA wanted them to interfere in Pirate Bay investigations... I will require proof they WOULD NOT say "how high?" if the Dept of Justice of the USA asked them to jump.
- lettergram 10y agoDidn't the women drop all charges, if they even charged him in the first place? I think it's fair to assume, given the circumstances
- notahacker 10y agoNo, the case was originally reopened at the request of their lawyer, and we have relatively recent statements from them insisting they want the case to proceed http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/julian-assange-rape-victim-criticises-un-decision-over-detention-a6857796.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/julian-assange-rape...
- chippy 10y agoI have heard that it's impossible to prove. Sweden cannot say "this will not happen" as they cannot see the future and the US cannot say "we will not issue a request" as they cannot issue one until he is Sweden. The US could say what their intentions are though.
- kordless 10y agoWhich means Assange knew it was a double bind when he said what he said. They never tried to extradite him, even if it was implied. This now means that everyone expects the US to extradite him, which is what they were trying to avoid to begin with by extraditing him to Sweden. And, if they do extradite him, the US will have to come up with a reason why they didn't to begin with. Brilliant move and interesting timing. This chess match is just getting going.
- notahacker 10y agoWhy would the US show the slightest inclination to change to its longstanding policy of not showing any interest in extraditing Assange based on a tweet?
- kordless 10y agoThat is an unanswerable question, given the current lack of data.
- plugger 10y agoWhat happens if the US accepts his offer, extradites him to the US, and then immediately extradites him to Sweden at their request? It would effectively blow up his continual insistence that the Swedish extradition is nothing more than a smokescreen to get him to the US.