they're out to get him

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So, Julian Assange is under arrest in London, denied bail and awaiting extradition to Sweden, from where, if the Yanks get their way, he will in turn be extradited to the US where he will face the wrath of an American establishment furious with his particular brand of press freedom.

The leaks of diplomatic cables has certainly been an eye opener to a political lightweight such as myself. The revelation that Israel and Saudi Arabia are of one mind in their loathing of the Iranian regime is fascinating, as is the fact that China is getting bored with the ridiculous posturing of the North Korean leadership. Then there's Hilary Clinton's invitation to all American diplomats, basically to spy on their opposite numbers, and the conservative party's intention to be strongly pro-American and buy more American war materiel if they got into power.

But Julian has made some, well, rather a lot of very powerful enemies, and I fear for him if he ever gets into their clutches. Can you see a sweet thing like him in the American prison system? He'd be eaten alive. And all this despite the fact that as yet he has been shown not a single scrap of evidence against him. Like Ken Loach, who spoke on Radio 5 earlier today, I believe the whole thing STINKS.