[giaour]

We'll have to agree to disagree on which is the distraction: the finding of British and Swedish courts, which have held that there is probable cause in the rape charges, or Julian Assange's crazy conspiracy theories.

I choose to believe the independent judiciaries of two sovereign nations.

[erikbye]

Independent? You make me laugh. I don't think you realize the power the U.S. holds over countries like Sweden.

[ckastner]

He said independent judiciaries.

[erikbye]

Acting on behalf of a state under immense pressure from the US.

[giaour]

I don't know the specifics of Sweden's judicial system, but the independence of the UK judiciary is guaranteed by the Constitutional Reform Act of 2005[1]. Judges have lifetime appointments and are professionally isolated from the other parts of the government.

Assuming that political pressure is being successfully brought to bear on UK judges is just yet another conspiracy theory, concocted to paper over inconsistencies and gaps in the original conspiracy theory.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Reform_Act_2005