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Assange 'faces death penalty' in US
Source: Al Jazeera English Lawyers for Wikileaks' founder say he could face death penalty or Torture if he is extradited to the US via Sweden. Last Modified: Jan 12 2011 12:53 GMT - Defence attorneys for Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has said he could end up facing the death penalty in the US if the UK extradites him to Sweden, where he is accused of Sex Crimes. The lawyers fear that Sweden will in turn hand him over to the US. Following Assange's appearance in a London court on Tues...

Assange Worried About Death Penalty
The Guardian reports: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, could be at “real risk” of the death penalty or detention in Guantánamo Bay if he is extradited to Sweden on accusations of rape and sexual assault, his lawyers claim. In a skeleton summary of their defence against attempts by the Swedish director of public prosecutions to extradite him, released today, Assange’s legal team argue that there is a similar likelihood that the US would subsequently seek his extradit...

WikiLeaks to Speed Release of Leaked Docs
London - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange vowed Tuesday to step up his site's release of secret documents while he fights Extradition to Sweden, as his lawyers argued that sending him to Stockholm could land him in Guantanamo Bay or even on U.S. death row. That claim, regarded by many legal experts as extremely unlikely, is part of a preliminary defense argument released by Assange's attorneys ahead of a court hearing next month. The Australian computer expert is wanted in Sweden to answer sex...

Assange's Lawyers Say Death Penalty Risk
(NewsCore) - If Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is extradited to Sweden to face a Sexual Assault investigation, there is a "real risk" the US would seek to extradite him from there, Assange's lawyers argued in documents published Tuesday. The attorneys cited a risk the US could detain Assange at Guantanamo Bay or subject him to the death penalty. A US Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment on the lawyers' document or on the likelihood of Assange being charged with a Crime in the US....

Assange fears of trial in US justified, says expert
Julian Assange's claim in court yesterday that Extradition to Sweden is the first step to him facing the death penalty in the US may have seemed like a melodramatic gambit, but there is every indication that moves are under way to bring charges against him in America. The latest sign of an investigation by the US Justice Department gathering pace has been a Subpoena demanding the Twitter account details of Mr Assange and several other people associated with Wikileaks. The aim, it is believed,...

Julian Assange Isnt Going to Gitmo
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. Here is a new myth about Guantanamo. The attorneys for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claim that if Assange is extradited to Sweden he may end up detained in Cuba. The Guardian (UK) reports: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, could be at "real risk" of the death penalty or detention in Guantánamo Bay if he is extradited to Sweden on accusations of Rape and Sexual Assault, his lawyers claim. Numerous other media outlet...

WikiLeaks: claims Julian Assange extradition could lead to death row
Julian Assange, the founder of the Wikileaks website, could be sent to the Guantánamo Bay detention camp or even executed in the US if he is extradited to Sweden, his lawyers have warned....

Assange: WikiLeaks to step up spilling secrets
LONDON — Wikileaks founder Julian Assange vowed to increase the release of revelations related to secret U.S. Diplomatic Cables after he appeared in British court Tuesday as part of his fight to avoid Extradition to Sweden. New revelations "will shortly be appearing through our newspaper partners around the world, big and small Newspapers and some Human Rights organizations," he told reporters outside a London court. Wikileaks said in December that it planned to release documents th...

Julian Assange: Sex Criminal or Political Refugee?
WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange appeared before a London court Tuesday fighting Extradition to Sweden on charges of "sex by surprise." He's been accused by two women of taking consensual sex and turning it into nonconsensual sex, of pushing women past their point of comfort, of forcibly having sex without a Condom. His lawyers, who are fighting extradition, claim that sending him to Stockholm means condemning him to illegal rendition by the United States to Prison in Guantanamo Bay or, even, to...

Report: Assange Worried About Rendition
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange leaves after making a appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates’ Court in London on Tuesday. One of the reasons that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and his Legal Team are fighting his Extradition to Sweden, where he stands accused of sexual misconduct, is that he is concerned about winding up in the U.S., or at Guantanamo Bay, and facing much more severe forms of punishment, according to The New York Times. In a 35-page outline of their case against extradition,...

What U.S. "justice" signifies around the world
AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth Julian Assange In London this morning, a British court held a procedural hearing regarding Sweden's attempt to extradite Julian Assange in order to question him about Sex Crimes accusations.  Afterward, Assange's lawyers released an outline of the arguments they intend to make in opposition to Extradition.  Most of them centered around the impermissibility of extraditing someone who has not been charged with a Crime -- i.e., merely to interrogate them --...

Julian Assange 'may face US execution'
Lawyers for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange have said they fear he could face execution in the United States if he is extradited to Sweden. The 39-year-old Whistleblower is wanted by the Swedish authorities over claims that he sexually assaulted two women during a visit to Stockholm in August. But his defence team believe there is a "real risk" he could be extradited on to the US, where ADVERTISEMENT he could be detained in Guantanamo Bay, or even face the death penalty. The claim emerged in...

Lawyer: Assange Could Be Renditioned to Gitmo
According to his lawyers, who completed a release of the case against his Extradition to the media, caution that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces a real risk of “rendition” by the United States if turned over to Swedish custody and that afterwards he might well wind up in Guantanamo Bay, or executed. “It is well known that prominent figures have implied, if not stated outright, that Mr. Assange should be executed,” the report noted. Assange has not been charged wi...

Assange expects Guantanamo or death if extradited (Daily Caller)
Read more stories from The Daily Caller Assange expects 'Guantanamo' or 'death' if extradited Civil Libertarians speak out against Brady Lamborn responds to NPR attacks Supreme Court close to announcing decision on D.C. marriage case Swedes talk about sexual encounters online Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues to resist Extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden for questioning regarding alleged Sex Crimes, expressing fears of subsequent charges in the United States. In a draft leg...

Julian Assange Fears 'Guantanamo' Or 'Death Penalty' If Extradited To U.S.
In a "skeleton defense" posted on his lawyers' website today, Julian Assange's team posits that he could be subject to "being detained at Guantanamo Bay" or subject to the death penalty were he to be extradited to Sweden, which could lead to Extradition to the U.S. The Wikileaks founder appeared in court today to schedule his Extradition hearing for questioning in Sweden over alleged Sex Crimes. His defense claims that Extradition to Sweden could lead to a subsequent Extradition "and/or illeg...

Assange fears extradition to U.S.
LONDON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange, fighting Extradition to Sweden to face sex charges, fears he could wind up in U.S. custody on death row, his lawyers said. The attorneys for the publisher of the whistle-blower Web site said in court documents Tuesday they oppose his Extradition to Sweden because once there he could become subject to "illegal rendition" to the United States, The New York Times reported. The Australian is concerned he could wind up imprisoned at Guantana...

Assange expects Guantanamo or death if extradited
Steven Nelson writes for The Daily Caller. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues to resist Extradition from the United Kingdom to Sweden for questioning regarding alleged Sex Crimes, expressing fears of subsequent charges in the United States. In a draft legal defense released by Assange’s lawyers, the case is made that ultimate Extradition to the United States could lead to violations of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The article bans Torture, and is used to pr...

WikiLeaks' Assange: China is our real enemy
LONDON (Reuters) - China is the worst state offender in terms of Censorship but Wikileaks is getting past its attempts to restrict access, the website's founder Julian Assange said in an interview published on Wednesday. Assange, whose website has angered and embarrassed Washington by releasing confidential U.S. Diplomatic Cables, said China was the main technological enemy of WikiLeaks, not the United States. "China has aggressive and sophisticated interception technology that places itself be...

Assange concerned at murder talk
Source: The Age (Melbourne) Assange concerned at Murder talk Paola Totaro, London January 12, 2011 Julian Assange has thanked Australia for its support of his — and Wikileaks' — cause but called on Americans to tone down political Rhetoric, saying those who incite violence should be charged with incitement to murder. Speaking to the Fairfax Media in the stairwell of the Crown Magistrates’ Court just before his first hearing, Mr Assange smiled and appeared calm, saying Australia had been "enor

Scared Assange claims 'insurance' files on Rupert Murdoch; Says China Top Threat to WIKILEAKS...
The Wikileaks founder talks to John Pilger. Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. Photo: Getty Images. In this week's New Statesman, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange talks to John Pilger about Bradley Manning, his "Insurance" files on Rupert Murdoch and Newscorp - and which country is the real enemy of WikiLeaks. To read the entire feature, pick up a copy of this week's New Statesman available on newsstands from tomorrow. Some highlights of the piece are below: The "technological en...

UPI Sports Calendar for Wednesday, Jan. 12
Published: Jan. 11, 2011 at 11:30 PM (4) Syracuse at St. Johns, 7 p.m. St. Bonaventure at (23) Temple, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m. 9-year-old Ariz. Victim related to TV star Los Angeles, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Actress Sophia Bush says Christina Green, the 9-year-old shot and killed in Saturday's shooting rampage in Arizona, was her second cousin. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media after appearing at Belmarsh Magistrates court in Woolwich on January 11, 2011. Assange wa...

WikiLeaks has insurance files on News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch, Assange claims
Stumble This! Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said in a recent interview that he is holding back "Insurance files" which could embarrass Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation and his international media empire at News Corporation. The secrets website was also holding of over 500 US State Department cables about one broadcasting organization in particular, he added. Assange made the disclosure while speaking to New Statesman, saying the files "will be released" if something happens to him or his...

COL BKB: Texas 83, Texas Tech 52
LUBBOCK, Texas, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Tristan Thompson scored 20 points and Jordan Hamilton added 16 for No. 14 Texas in the Longhorns' 83-52 win over Texas Tech Tuesday. Thompson grabbed six rebounds and Hamilton added seven for Texas (13-3, 1-0 Big 12), which bounced back after a tough 82-81 overtime loss to Connecticut Saturday. Cory Joseph chipped in 15 points for the Longhorns, who downed Tech for the fifth straight time. The Red Raiders (8-9, 0-2) were led by Robert Lewandowski's 13 points. LOS...

European politicos protest DOJ Wikileaks-Twitter probe
Source: CNET News European politicos Protest DOJ Wikileaks-Twitter Probe by Declan McCullagh An influential group of European politicians is protesting the U.S. government's attempt to pry Wikileaks-related information out of Twitter, saying that EU Privacy rules may have been violated. The parliamentary maneuver expected tomorrow comes as London-based lawyers for Wikileaks editor Julian Assange warned that their client could face illegal rendition to the United States, execution, or indefinite ...

WikiLeaks' Assange: China is our real enemy
By Michael Holden LONDON | Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:24pm EST LONDON (Reuters) - China is the worst state offender in terms of Censorship but Wikileaks is getting past its attempts to restrict access, the website's founder Julian Assange said in an interview published on Wednesday. Assange, whose website has angered and embarrassed Washington by releasing confidential U.S. Diplomatic Cables, said China was the main technological enemy of WikiLeaks, not the United States. "China has aggressive and s...