Teribus: If Assange had received assurances that neither Sweden or the UK would accede to American extradition none of the subsequent furore would have developed. Do you seriously think he would have claimed asylum on the basis of rape allegations, or more seriously would he have been granted asylum on the basis of a suspected crime of rape?
Were the situation as simple as you allege I feel certain his legal team would have acted and advised him accordingly. There are also UK charges of bail skipping against him in the UK to be addressed.
   The most frightening aspect of this case is that the former Secretary of State, Clinton, was quite happy to discuss carrying out a totally unprovoked act of war on an ally in order to remove an embarrassment- namely Assange.


How could such a person ever be considered suitable material to run for the Presidency?