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Bass Reeves10/17/2016 5:42:16 pm PDT

re: #123 Nyet

Do you believe the US won’t try to get him the moment he leaves the embassy?

As for what he is hiding from would be very easy to test: the Swedish govt should guarantee non-extradition and see if Assange keeps his word. Until then the point is moot.

Do I believe that in 2012 when he applied for and received asylum that the US would try to get him the moment he left the embassy, no. Because at that point we don’t need anything from him concerning his sources. Do I think in 2015 that the US would try to get him? No, because there is no determination of collusion with Russian intelligence. Do I think TODAY we would try to get him? I’d hope so, but I notice that in the five years since he got big, we still haven’t filed anything against him. I absolutely don’t think he has a legitimate fear of the death penalty.

Also, Sweden itself has said their law doesn’t allow them to predetermine extradition. So, no, I don’t think it reasonable to allow concessions to him in that situation, if that concession is to rewrite Swedish law over a single case based on a request that hasn’t been filed.