[Reily]

Roman Polanski!.. and how many times did we ask France or was it Switzerland ?

Extradition is a political act as well as legal. It’s not automatic not even with “friendly countries”! I can very easily see Bolivia (or another country!) say, “So you couldn’t keep your secrets safe! That’s your problem not mine!”

I am not in any way implying Assange is on “our side” !
He is a nihilistic anarchist who with the release of the Podesta, DNC docs, etc has aligned with us more by accident then anything else. It won’t last! His “deal” with Manning is a good example of him being actively against us. However making the case to another country that they have to extradite him because we lost “our secrets” is not a strong case to make. Bolivia could say, “Look who you allowed access to them ‘ a guy so crazy he thinks he is a girl! They must not be all that important to you!’ “

[kabar]

Polanski is not a terrorist. Of course extradition can be political and it can be based on reciprocity. Assange knows that if he goes to Sweden, it is a distinct possibility that he will be extradited to the US even if he is proven innocent of his alleged crime in Sweden. And it is why he is a virtual prisoner in the UK.

However making the case to another country that they have to extradite him because we lost “our secrets” is not a strong case to make.

The United States has mutual legal assistance treaties with several countries designed to formalize such cooperative law enforcement assistance. Assange has to be charged formally with a crime.