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Judge Says WikiLeaks' Assange Can Be Extradited to Sweden
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON - A British judge says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over sex crimes claims. Judge Howard Riddle says the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women are extraditable offenses and a Swedish warrant was properly issued. Lawyers for Assange have a week to appeal Thursday's decision. Riddle says "there is simply no reason to believe there has been a mistake" in issuing the warrant. Assange has been out on bail during the extradition fight. His lawyers have questioned Sweden's judicial process and expressed concern their client risks being ...
Could Text Messages From Accusers Help Clear Assange?
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsA hidden cache of dozens of text messages between the two women who have accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sexual assault contradict some of what they told police and might clear his name, a U.K. court heard today. Assange's Swedish lawyer, Bjorn Hurtig, a witness during the second day of Assange's extradition hearing, said the texts show the women hoped to be paid, wanted "revenge" and intended to "blast" Assange's reputation by contacting newspapers, The Independent reported. Hurtig said he had seen many texts written by the accuser identified in British court as "Miss W" that ...
Welcome, 2011: Sarah Palin and Julian Assange on the Radar Screen
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyReady or not, 2011 is here. Consider some of these upcoming historic milestones as the new year arrives. 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of Jefferson Davis becoming president of the Confederacy, the 70th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech (actually, his 1941 State of the Union address), the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's first presidential news conference -- and the first ever to be broadcast live on television), and 25 years since the space shuttle Challenger disaster. But 2011 will have its own special history, and here are some of the events that will ...
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WikiLeaks: Police Documents Detail Sex Allegations Against Assange
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsOne of the two Swedish women accusing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sexual assault said she had "the worst sex ever" with him, according to police documents leaked to a British newspaper this week. "Not only had it been the world's worst screw, it had also been violent," said the woman referred to as "Miss A" in documents published by the Guardian that give the full details of the allegations of rape and sexual assault against Assange for the first time. The statement contradicts in part what Miss A., previously identified by many major U.S. media outlets as Anna Ardin, 31, said to the ...
Vaughan Smith: The Man Who Will Host Julian Assange for Christmas
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Dec. 16) -- It could be worse for Julian Assange. Released on bail on today, the WikiLeaks founder will reportedly be spending his nights at Ellingham Hall, the 10-bedroom Georgian mansion in eastern Britain owned by British media pioneer Vaughan Smith, according to The New York Times. Writing for The Independent, Smith explained that he offered to host Assange because he should "not denied his basic rights as a result of the anger of the powerful forces he has enraged." "My decision wasn't any more about whether WikiLeaks was right or wrong, or for good or bad," Smith said. "It was about ...
Julian Assange: 5 People Who Helped Bail Out WikiLeaks' Founder
By David Knowles - AOL News(Dec. 16) -- Let freedom ring? After spending nine days in a London jail cell over charges of sexual coercion and rape, Julian Assange was freed on $300,000 bail on Thursday. British authorities had sought to keep Assange in prison, but a judge denied that request. Assange, who will soon be heading to the lavish country estate of journalist Vaughan Smith, must surrender his passport and wear an electronic tracking device on his ankle, similar to the variety used by the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. So how did Assange manage to make such a steep bail? Surge Desk has a run-down of ...
Judge Sets Bail for WikiLeaks Boss, but Swedes Appeal
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON (Dec. 14) -- A London magistrate set bail at $380,000 for Julian Assange today. The WikiLeaks founder gave the thumbs-up to his lawyers after the decision was read out but will remain in custody pending an appeal by authorities in Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning on sex crimes allegations. The 39-year-old Australian will likely be held at Wandsworth prison in south London for the next 48 hours -- the time it could take to hear the appeal. Mark Stephens, Assange's British lawyer, berated the Swedish authorities for rejecting the ruling by District Judge Howard Riddle. ...
Michael Moore and Julian Assange: A WikiLeaks Love Story
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Dec. 14) -- Julian Assange is no sicko, according to Michael Moore, anyway. The controversial filmmaker best known for directing "Bowling for Columbine," "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Sicko" is joining a long list of outspoken celebrities by contributing $20,000 of his own money to aid WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's bail fund. A London magistrate set bail at $380,000 for the internationally marked man on Tuesday and now awaits a possible appeal from Swedish authorities. Why would Moore contribute to Assange's bail fund? "Openness, transparency -- these are among the few weapons the citizenry ...
WikiLeaks Competitor, Openleaks, Coming Soon
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyWikiLeaks is getting some competition. A new secret-sharing website called Openleaks.org will be launched soon by the former No. 2 at WikiLeaks, who had a falling out with founder Julian Assange. Daniel Domsheit-Berg, who helped run WikiLeaks and was previously involved with a German hacker group called the Chaos Computer Club, said Openleaks would go online early next year, Reuters reported Monday. He said the new site would be more transparent than WikiLeaks. In an interview with the French tech news site OWNI, Domscheit-Berg suggested WikiLeaks had strayed from its mission. "In these ...
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