Edit on December 15 @7pm EST: Apparently it is the UK prosecutors that are arguing against bail for Assange: Julian Assange Bail decision made by UK authorities, not Sweden
To call Julian Assange a flight risk is quite a stretch, especially when one of the two women that made the original allegations in the sex complaint has dropped out and isn't interested in being a witness. Are Swedish prosecutors arguing against bail for Assange on behalf of the US? Has the entire prosecution been resurrected at the request of the US Department of Justice?
When analyzing the situation you must keep in mind that the Wikileaks cable releases and Assange's position in the Wikileaks organization must not be taken into account. For a moment just forget that Wikileaks exists, because the sex case in Sweden shouldn't have anything whatsoever to do with Wikileaks. Also recall that Swedish prosecutors dropped this case, until --------- started releasing cables.
This man has one of the most recognizable faces in the world today. The charges in the sex case are far from solid. The British judge that granted bail this morning attached conditions that would make it close to impossible for anyone to disappear, and certainly eliminates any possibility that the most recognized man in the world could disappear.
On top of the stated reasoning we have the always present eyes-in-the-sky today. While disappearing may have been a possibility 20 or 30 years ago, and perhaps even 10 years ago, it is not today. Who do they think they're kidding?
Both Sweden and the UK should also be mindful that there is no way Julian Assange could ever get a fair trial in the US and any consideration of a future extradition to the US should be out, if that is on any minds with the obstruction of his bail in the sex case.
The world is watching.
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