>>Maybe he is guilty as charged but I find the timing awfully suspicious. He poked the tiger with a stick (the U.S. government). It wouldn't be surprising if the tiger roared back.
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>>http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/21/sweden.wikileaks.charge/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
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>>There was a terrific profile of him in The New Yorker early this summer. Being a few weeks behind in my magazine reading, as usual, I read it right around the time the Afghanistan disclosures went off like a bomb.
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>>http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/06/07/100607fa_fact_khatchadourian
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>>Like all those who raise a finger to the powerful, he is both admired and reviled. If he is guilty of rape and molestation, lock him up. My admiration will fly out the window. Until then, I consider him a courageous man. Stay tuned.
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>From the 1st article:
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>molestation -- which is not limited to child victims in Sweden -- is not a crime punishable behind bars in Sweden.
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>?? is that true? And all this time I thought Sweden was so culturally and socially advanced..

I agree it should be a punishable crime. My guess is the accusation is part of the smear.