Endless Procedural Abuses Show Julian Assange Case Was Never About Law. Any one of these events would smell fishy.

The sexual misconduct alleged in Sweden against Julian Assange is not rape, as the term is defined in the US. Sweden's laws about conduct in sex are more strict.

I have to interpret the use of the word "rape" to describe them as a demonization campaign, meant to convince the public to tolerate the denial of his rights as a publisher. Given this precedent, the US government will be able to deny the rights of other publishers without making other allegations against them.