Tornado Alley (PROG)

[fuagf]

Steph, the one i posted yesterday was the first i hit, googling re Swedish rape laws .. heh, it was partisan alright but i was rushed .. just googled if he had broken American laws and this is the first i got .. Brandis is about as conservative as one can find in Australia ..

excerpt:

"As far as I can see, he [Mr Assange] hasn't broken any Australian law," he told Sky News.

"Nor does it appear he has broken any American laws."

Senator Brandis, a Queen's Counsel, called for any debate about the publishing of the cables to have a well-defined understanding of the difference between something which appeared to be morally wrong and an act that was illegal.

"As far as I can see, nothing Mr Assange has done does break the law," he said.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-cant-say-what-law-wikileaks-has-broken-20101207-18nfn.html#ixzz23kM7NAE0

There is a video inside in which Julia Gillard put her case clearly the Assange was wrong, which yup, i understand and do have some sympathy with, but still in my head just now i still have the feeling that the Swedish charges, rightly or wrongly of me, could have been politically motivated.