13 Dec 2010

Assange lawyer rips rape 'lies'

Julian Assange is innocent of rape and molestation charges, according to a Swedish sex-crimes lawyer who says secret police documents prove Assange's accusers lied about being coerced into sex with the WikiLeaks mastermind.
Bjorn Hurtig, who's representing Assange in Sweden, where the charges were filed, claims to have seen the papers and says they show the women had "hidden agendas."
As for WikiLeaks, its latest exposé could imperil a key US military supply route to Afghanistan.
State Department cables describe Uzbekistan as a nightmarish world of "rampant corruption," organized crime, torture and forced labor -- and say US diplomats coddle President Islam Karimov in return for his not interfering with the supply line.


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