Tuesday, November 30, 2010

By the way, INTERPOL has issued an arrest warrant for Julian Assange

Great piece from Kramer R. Phillips (via the Twitter).  Nothing to do with the leaks, but hey, an arrest warrant's an arrest warrant:

Interpol, the international police organization, has issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Mr. Assange was added to the international list of “wanted” list in relation to alleged sex crimes committed in Sweden.

He is suspected of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion, after an investigation by Swedish prosecurtors into his encounters with two women in Sweden in August.

Mr. Assange had denied any allegations, saying the allegations are motivated by politics. His website, Wikileaks, continues to leak documents related to foreign communications between the U.S. and its diplomatic partners.

Why do I get the feeling that Wikileaks isn't solely about demanding more transparency from (apparently from only the U.S.) Government, and an equal share about covering his ass in case Interpol came after him?

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