The one thing that strikes me as a bit batty from the 'CIA is going to kidnap him camp' is that in the cases of rendition the victims generally do not end up on US soil, in US courts.
Much rather in another country who's legal is system is more opaque (or transparent depending on your version of crime and punishment)
Given the US desire to put Assange on trial you'd figure they'd do the public legal stuff.
Thanks - I've been rather frustrated by the poor journalistic handiwork associated with this case for some time.
It does seem a bit far fetched that the CIA would grab him from either London or a large town in Sweden. It might not be so far fetched for them to do something if he is serving time in a Swedish prison.
At least the CIA does fly some of its rendition flights through Sweden -- and it's a shorter trip from there to a few choice black sites in Eastern Europe.
Either way, I'd guess the US' motivation at this point is to make sure Assange gets punished and discredited -- and maybe even the discrediting and splintering of Wikileaks.
The one thing that strikes me as a bit batty from the 'CIA is going to kidnap him camp' is that in the cases of rendition the victims generally do not end up on US soil, in US courts.
Much rather in another country who's legal is system is more opaque (or transparent depending on your version of crime and punishment)
Given the US desire to put Assange on trial you'd figure they'd do the public legal stuff.