Sweden Caves - Assange Still Creepy

UPDATE: This is really funny.  I check out my sitemeter report at least once a day, if I can.  This morning there was some dude/dudette from Greece who had used the keywords "why is julian assange so creepy" in Google who showed up. I guess I'm not alone.
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...withdraws rape charges against Julian Assange.

Doesn't make him any less creepy, though.

"Swedish media, citing unnamed sources, reported that two women, ages 20 and 30, took the allegations against Assange to police Friday, leading to the warrant issued by the first prosecutor. The AftonBladet, a respected Swedish daily, said the 30-year-old woman told the newspaper that the younger woman approached her with a story similar to hers -- that she had consensual sex with Assange but that the situation had turned abusive."

We've heard about these types many times before. Some of them chop up their victims and dispose of them in plastic bags or concrete.

Characteristics of a Psychopath

"..superficial charm, self-centered & self-important, need for stimulation & prone to boredom, deceptive behavior; lying, conning; manipulative, little remorse or guilt, shallow emotional response, callous with a lack of empathy, living off others; predatory, poor self-control, promiscuous sexual behavior, early behavioral problems, lack of realistic long term goals, impulsive lifestyle, irresponsible behavior, blaming others for their actions, short term relationships, juvenile delinquency, breaking parole or probation, varied criminal activity,..."

Keeper of Secrets

"The former teenage hacker from Melbourne, whose mystique as an internet subversive, a resourceful loner with no fixed address, travelling constantly between countries with laptop and backpack, constitutes what you might call Assange's romantic appeal. But then there is the flip side: a man who believes in extreme transparency, but evades and obfuscates when it comes to talking about himself in the rare interviews that he gives - which are hardly ever face to face."

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"As we shake hands, he inclines his head slightly in a courtly, old-world manner, at odds with his youthful, student-traveller looks. When I remark that there's a lot to ask him, he replies: ''That's all right - I'm not going to answer half of it.''

Is Assange his real name? Yes, he replies, then says it's the name in his passport. ''What's in a name?'' he then adds mysteriously, casting doubt on his first answer."

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"Living permanently in a state of exile, means that a person might always have the sharp eye of the outsider, I suggest.

''The sense of perspective that interaction with multiple cultures gives you, I find to be extremely valuable, because it allows you to see the structure of a country with greater clarity, and gives you a sense of mental independence,'' replies Assange.

''You're not swept up in the trivialities of a nation. You can concentrate on the serious matters. Australia is a bit of a political wasteland. That's OK, as long as people recognise that. As long as people recognise that Australia is a suburb of a country called Anglo-Saxon.''"

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"At one point, thinking about some of the material leaked on WikiLeaks, I ask him how he defines national security.

''We don't,'' he says crisply. ''We're not interested in that. We're interested in justice. We are a super-national organisation. So we're not interested in national security.''

How does he justify keeping his own life as private as possible, considering that he believes in extreme transparency?

''I don't justify it,'' he says, with just a hint of mischievousness. ''No one has sent us any official documents that were not published previously on me. Should they do so, and they meet our editorial criteria, we will publish them.''"

Published on me? Psychopath, anyone?  The man's childhood is the classic background of a messed up kid driven by his pathology to take his revenge out on the world. Read the whole thing and make up your own mind. As for me, he reminds me a little of Carlos, the Jackal. And like the Jackal, someday they may get him.