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One cannot really make the judgment on this being a "smear" or not at this point: to include it in the title is irresponsible at best. The circumstances seem a
by rue 16y ago
One cannot really make the judgment on this being a "smear" or not at this point: to include it in the title is irresponsible at best.
The circumstances seem a bit odd (two assaults so close to eachother without a previous history) which could suggest framing either by an external entity or the women involved.
According to http://expressen.se http://expressen.se, the women apparently do know eachother and have at some point been reluctant to co-operate with the investigators expressing either "being scared to death" or "being in fear for their lives" because of Assange's high status (the meaning being a bit unclear from the context).
Still, the accusations are serious and need to be investigated - which should have happened without publicity but that tends to be utopic when a public figure is concerned.
- effn 16y agoSorry, but "being scared to death" and "being in fear for their lives" are your words, and has not appeared in any news reports so far. The Swedish word "livrädd" just means "terrified", not that you are in fear for your life.
- rue 16y agoThat is what I intended to convey with "scared to death" which in English is used colloquially to mean "terrified". I appreciate that translation is likely the intended meaning. I gave both translations because the term used was "livrädd", not merely "rädd". This could be an intentional obfuscation of the sentiment behind the words - thus, it could be read to state they said they were "scared to death" (or "terrified" if you prefer) or actually in fear for their lives. Implications with plausible deniability.
- elmindreda 16y agoThe Swedish translates more closely as his position of power, not high status.