On: Julian Assange arrested in London

[stingraycharles]

Why would he be extradited to the US instead of Sweden?

[tirpen → stingraycharles]

If he was extradited to Sweden, he would shortly be extradited from Sweden to the US.

The Swedish government always folds like a wet paper towel as soon as the US asks for anything.

[erk__ → tirpen]

It is not up to the Swedish government if he gets extradited, it is up to the courts.

[village-idiot → erk__]

And nobody should want governments to have a say in who gets extradited, even though it may be a popular idea in a few politically charged cases. Best to leave criminal justice systems as far from politics as possible.

[garmaine → stingraycharles]

Because the he has already been indicted in the US on secret charges, but presumably something Patriot Act related due to Wikileaks involvement with the Iraq war.

Remember, the US government views Wikileaks the same as ISIS.

[nagVenkat → garmaine]

If I were a betting man, I would probably say this is not true. He most certainly got indicted for interfering in 2016 election and hacking Clinton/DNC emails.

I don’t have a horse in this race. Just follow this as I think it is very entertaining.

Edit: It could be both!

[nagVenkat → nagVenkat]

Looks like I lost. He is being charged for the dissemination of classified material.

[_khau → stingraycharles]

The Collateral Murder leaks that showed the United States guilty of war crimes.