3 ms·
"Sweden is a US ally and was just going to turn around and extradite him to the USA" Sweden's actual extradition agreement is much more limited than Assange cl
by nemo 7y ago
"Sweden is a US ally and was just going to turn around and extradite him to the USA"
Sweden's actual extradition agreement is much more limited than Assange claimed. The UK's is much friendlier to the UK, so if he was honestly worried about extradition his behavior was strange and is more plausibly explained by him trying to cover up his rape. His account was mostly false and deeply misleading about what Sweden did and did not extradite for, which would make sense if it was just a pretext. I believe he tried to dodge real and credible charges in Sweden, and all of his behavior, esp the narcissistic levels of dishonesty point to a rapist who was caught and got trapped by their lies.