Stefano wrote:<div><br></div><div><meta charset="utf-8">>Moreover, sex assault charges as bogus as they may be in fact and in principle ("My consent was not free, as I was not informed at the time of the intercourse that he was sleeping as well with my best friend...") do not offer the kind of martyrdom amplification that espionnage charges, kidnapping or assassination may involve; and imply as well a welcome stigma on the target.<</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He was arrested this morning in the U.K. Even my father, not exactly a political radical, laughed at how transparent the timing. I agree with Stefano -- the charges are perfect in terms of stigmatizing him. Who cares if he's a champion of free speech or freedom of information or a new transparency? The important thing is he's a pervert, so nothing he does or says can be taken seriously. And sexual assault charges have an added benefit -- those with such charges against them are almost always viewed as guilty by the majority whether proven innocent in court or not. Michael Jackson is a good example.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Darren</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/12/7 Stefano Vaj <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stefano.vaj@gmail.com">stefano.vaj@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im"><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 December 2010 17:37, spike <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spike66@att.net" target="_blank">spike66@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
I mighta missed it in all the noise, but I never heard he was wanted for<br>
spilling secrets. Has any nation actually issued an arrest warrant for<br>
that? I heard he was wanted in one of the Islamic countries (Sweden?) for<br>
sexual assault, but not for leaking classified info. <br></blockquote></div><br clear="all"></div>Why, I would say that the important thing to the US, both in terms of damage control and of deterrence of such initiatives, is to get him framed, if possible by a non-US law enforcement agency, wouldn't it?<br>
<br>Moreover, sex assault charges as bogus as they may be in fact and in principle ("My consent was not free, as I was not informed at the time of the intercourse that he was sleeping as well with my best friend...") do not offer the kind of martyrdom amplification that espionnage charges, kidnapping or assassination may involve; and imply as well a welcome stigma on the target.<br>
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