I think you are missing a massive detail here, quite a few.
What concerns me a little more than how the poorly developed people on /b seem to be deciding that targeting people just by association is acceptable for retaliation, is whats going to happen when they annoy someone that's living in a less digital world.. Ergo, someone that actually isn't afraid of using the virtual ante and responding physically
Obviously this is "biased" -- but I've not been able to spot any "overt" errors here. I've been looking at Norwegian and Swedish media in addition to the (pretty fact starved) international media coverage -- and I was also under the impression that Assange wasn't considered a suspect -- he is.
I have no idea why apparently no media source has managed to get this right -- as presented it has appeared that Assange has been wanted extradited to testify -- which makes absolutely no (legal) sense. It would appear that's not what has happened.
My (personal, IANAL etc) interpretation of the events is that a complaint was filed against Assange -- the prosecutor that handled the case found no reason to prosecute. Then (probably due to political pressure -- although I have no evidence of this) -- the head prosecutor picks up the case again, and an arrest warrant is issued.
The whole affair dovetails a little to nicely with CIA procedure for discrediting inconvenient persons, eg:
That being said, it's not inconceivable that Assange is a misogynistic pig -- he certainly appear to have a bit of an ego -- and I don't think anyone would be against him being sentenced in a fair trial.
However, the political pressure involved in this case seems rather extreme -- I do think there's a real danger of Assange disappearing into a black bag at some point -- after all if the US wants him, it would be for espionage -- and kidnapping a single individual is nothing compared to drone strike assassinations.
It is of course inconvenient that this dissident is white, articulate and currently in a country that has a working government.
A Swedish English language media source I discovered recently might also be of interest:
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.
Youll get the same connectivity issues with a native App that requires a connection that suddenly loses connection
Native platforms are far from bug free
It makes sense for the business to release a just good enough HTML5 app rather than platform specific apps built by multiple teams at x times the cost.
It's easier to find a html5 developer than it is to find an android, iOS and any other platform you want.
I'm quite surprised that its only now that the links to Argentina and Britians current wranglings with South American countries are being talked about.
Remember they are all friends. The UK has the Falklands which Argentina (mates of Ecuador) are very keen to take ownership, especially with the discovery of every conspiracy theorists favourite motivator.... OIL
Yes boys and girls, perhaps this whole thing is less to do with Assange and wiki-leaks and more to do with a bit of dick waving over old wounds and money. That's a better theory for whats going on now
The prosecutor said there was no case of rape to follow, but did concede that there was a case of sexual assault. The rape case was reopened and the sexual assault case remained opened
Either way if you are push the boundaries past other developers you will get noticed in your environment and that will follow through to other jobs.