Claes Borgstrom: "Julian Assange Kicks Kittens!"

Just imagine some girl was miffed at you for infidelity and wanted to embarrass you by telling the police you won't take an STD test. As you are famous it might make a nice story for the papers.

Next thing you know the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions herself is prosecuting you personally, the girl's lawyer is Harriet Harman (Equality Minister) and her business partner was once Kenneth Clarke (Justice Minister).

Thats the situation Assange is in.

Now imagine Ken Clarkes department had been Up To No Good in a Wikileaks cable by giving the US data on UK citizens behind parliament's back and there were claims from an assassinated ministers PA (Anna Lindh's) that Clarke was up to his ears in CIA torture renditions.

http://91.214.23.156/cablegate/wire.p...

http://www.thelocal.se/17000/20090119/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claes_Borgstr%C3%B6m

Now imagine Ken Clarke has high-tailed it to Massachusetts to spend more time with his family.

I'd say this prosecution is as political as it gets. Which is the only defence that will prevent Assange's extradition, and has barely had a mention in the media.