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"Don't hunt down my son," says mother of WikiLeaks founder
Reuters ^ | 30 November 2010 | Rob Taylor

Posted on 12/01/2010 2:28:04 AM PST by bjorn14

(Reuters) - The mother of Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Wednesday she was distressed by an international police alert for her son's arrest and did not want him "hunted down and jailed."

Global police agency Interpol issued a "red notice" on Tuesday to assist in the arrest of Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, who is wanted in Sweden on suspicion of sexual crimes.

Assange, 39, a former computer hacker now at the center of a global controversy after WikiLeaks released a trove of classified U.S. diplomatic cables at the weekend, denies the Swedish allegations.

Christine Assange, who runs a puppet theater in Australia's Queensland state, said she was worried about her son's wellbeing as Australia's government joined the United States in launching an investigation into whether Assange and WikiLeaks had broken security or criminal laws.

"He's my son and I love him and obviously I don't want him hunted down and jailed. I'm reacting as any mother would. I'm distressed," she told Australian radio. "A lot of stuff that's written about me and Julian is untrue."

Assange, who was born in Townsville, Queensland has gone underground since WikiLeaks controversially began publishing more than 250,000 secret U.S. government documents.

Assange's arrest warrant was issued by Sweden's International Public Prosecution Office in Gothenburg on November 18.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; wikileaks
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To: bjorn14

Maybe his Momma should have raised him better.


61 posted on 12/01/2010 5:57:12 AM PST by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: bjorn14

He evil, a rapist and a murderer, who is destroying things for the sake of destruction. Not only does this monster need to be hunted down, but this mother is the biggest failure as a parent since Barack Obama’s parents spectacularly failed.


62 posted on 12/01/2010 6:05:47 AM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: central_va
I have been thinking about this point for awhile and I think I agree with you. Assange is not a US citizen and therefore has no loyalty to the United States (i.e. trying to screw us). If a US citizen did this to China would any of us care? As for the private he should be executed for treason.
63 posted on 12/01/2010 6:08:34 AM PST by A Texan (Oderint dum metuant)
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To: bjorn14

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/wikileaks-sex-scandal-deepens-as-estranged-son-enters-the-fray-20100830-143ao.html

Earlier this month, Assange, from Melbourne, was facing charges of rape and molestation over a recent trip to Stockholm, Sweden. The rape charges have since been dropped by Swedish prosecutors but the molestation accusation is still outstanding.

British newspaper the Daily Mail has obtained a copy of the police statements made by the two women at the centre of the claims. These indicate that Assange had consensual sex with the women but was reported to police after he refused to use a condom or, later, take an STD test.

One, Anna Ardin, who helped bring Assange to Sweden for a speaking engagement, allegedly let Assange stay in her one-bedroom flat in Stockholm. They went out to dinner and, according to a “police source” quoted in the Daily Mail, “when they got back they had sexual relations, but there was a problem with the condom - it had split”.


64 posted on 12/01/2010 6:09:25 AM PST by FS11
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To: bjorn14

I know I will be flamed for saying this, BUT this turd has endangered ALL of our children and grand children’s future lives, SO in return ALL of his family lives SHOULD also be endangered (if you know what I mean)!! Fair is fair in WAR!!! This a$$hole needs to cry uncle at some point!


65 posted on 12/01/2010 7:17:17 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: Fred Nerks; AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
The mother of Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Wednesday she was distressed by an international police alert for her son's arrest and did not want him "hunted down and jailed."
Time to start mailing this ignorant beeotch photos of all the people murdered because of mommy's little a-hole. And that's the only comments I can put in a public message right now. Thanks bjorn14.


66 posted on 12/01/2010 7:27:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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I'm distressed," You are the one who raised this pyle lady you should be "distressed".
67 posted on 12/01/2010 7:53:52 PM PST by ColdOne (GOP just say NO. Well that was the plan, what happened? No common ground, EVER!)
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To: SunkenCiv

When a mother raises up evil, Society will do what it must do.


68 posted on 12/02/2010 3:43:50 AM PST by TheOldLady (The only way to run our country is conservatively.)
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