Rove assisting Sweden in persecuting WikiLeaks?

While the sexual misconduct allegations against Assange have taken some new and ugly turns, still nothing has been proven. It is still a she and she said/he said quagmire. Twitter has taken an ugly turn; Keith Olbermann and Michael Moore are being dragged across coals just for doubting the the veracity of the misconduct claims.

There is reason to doubt both the charges and Assange, himself. Both sides' accounts have holes in them big as the Grand Canyon. Perhaps, it's time to take a breath and wait for whatever legal proceedings to unfold before accusing anyone and especially of taking sides where neither side seems to be totally free of suspicion.

One of the strangest questions put to Assange is 'why don't you go back to Sweden and clear your name'? The answer is obvious; Sweden has been in bed with the USA in terms of 'fighting terror' and the US most definitely believes WikiLeaks is a terrorist organization and Julian Assange is the terrorist-in-chief. Osama who?

So, I was not surprised at all to see neocon and serial liar Karl Rove appearing to be knee deep in the Swedish pursuit of WikiLeaks, working hand-in-hand with Swedish authorities to capture Assange, not for any sexual misconduct charges but to nail him for espionage. While the article refers exclusively to WikiLeaks, you know that Rove's dirty tricks will go after the symbol of that organization in Assange. If the sexual misconduct charges result in extradiction to Sweden, expect Assange to be quickly handed over the Americans, salivating at capturing someone it deems a terrorist.

Karl Rove's help for Sweden as it assists the Obama administration's prosecution against WikiLeaks could be the latest example of the adage, "Politics makes strange bedfellows." 

Rove has advised Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt for the past two years after resigning as Bush White House political advisor in mid-2007. Rove's resignation followed the scandalous Bush mid-term political purge of nine of the nation's 93 powerful U.S. attorneys. 

These days, Sweden and the United States are apparently undertaking a political prosecution as audacious and important as those by the notorious "loyal Bushies" earlier this decade against U.S. Democrats. 

The U.S. prosecution of WikiLeaks, if successful, could criminalize many kinds of investigative news reporting about government affairs, not just the WikiLeaks disclosures that are embarrassing Sweden as well as the Bush and Obama administrations. Authorities in both countries are setting the stage with pre-indictment sex and spy smears against WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange, plus an Interpol manhunt.

Move over Bradley Manning, you may soon meet a new neighbour in solitary confinement, perhaps never to see the light of day. If this does come to pass that Assange is given over to the Americans, be forewarned, payback's a bastard and WikiLeaks will not be playing any games this time.