WikiLeaks Founder, Julian Assange's 'Arrest' - Supreme Court Appeal Hearing Goes Through

Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where prosecutors issued an arrest warrant after two women accused him of sexual assault in 2010.

The Australian, who denies any wrongdoing, in February appealed to the Supreme Court after losing an appeal in November.

His lawyers have argued the Swedish prosecutor had not acted with necessary speed in the case, violating Assange’s rights.

No date has been set for the hearing. In the meantime, the arrest warrant was to remain in force, the Supreme Court said.

The Supreme Court only considers cases where it is important to establish a judgment — or precedent — that may provide guidance for lower courts.

Assange’s lawyers have criticised the prosecution over rejecting proposals to interview him in London.

The prosecutors argued there was no value in questioning him there since a trial would most likely have to take place in Sweden.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/technology/sweden-to-hear-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-arrest-appeal/story-fnjwnore-1227325752743

Run on Metals Markets, Namely Gold Bullion Values, with All Vaults Closing in London Due to Market Manipulations

Today's Gold Smash Is Western Government Intervention

Andrew Maguire:  “Eric, here we are again after another heavily gamed Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report week that evidences just how ‘managed’ the paper markets are. Given the strong Indian and Chinese demand above $1,200 and the currency crosses related to gold that were net-positive all week, there was no reason to paint gold down ahead of today's NFP. Given that the physical market is strong, the Comex-centric selling has all the hallmarks of ‘official’ selling.

Massive Physical Demand

What I am saying is that there was massive physical buying above $1,200.  So there was no reason for today's takedown other than to flush the paper markets of some weak-handed longs, and for the commercials to cover shorts and add to their long positions.

Bank Of England And Fed Fingerprints

Real Comex open interest has declined by some 250,000 contracts in the last 4 years, leaving what remains in the hands of a few directional high-frequency trading algorithms controlled by a few CME insiders, who also happen to be the same 6 market-making bullion banks that have gold accounts with the Bank of England. Considering the FED had the NFP data days ahead of the release, it is highly unlikely these agent banks were not privy to the data as well.

What this synthetic gaming has done is drive out almost all ‘real’ open interest into an increasingly liquid physical market outside the tendrils of a handful of collusive banks. This migration has now reached an inflection point and reverse leverage is about to run these banks over.

Physical Demand Exceeds Mine Supply – Takedown Is Naked Short Selling

The downside manipulations have become so embarrassingly obvious to anyone connected to the strong physical markets. There is no way of hiding that these sales are conducted in the face of a market where physical demand continues to exceed mine supply, meaning these sales can only be effected by way of high leveraged naked short selling.

HSBC Just Shocked Clients By Announcing Closure Of All London Gold Vaults!

The other big news this week was HSBC giving only 2 months’ notice to clients that they are closing down all 7 of their London gold vaults! This is an unprecedented move. Why do you think this is? It is because transparency is coming. There is no profit in plain, vanilla bullion banking any longer.

I also suspect given the lack of warning and lack of any press release that the majority of these clients will be unable to make other vaulting arrangements in time. HSBC will no doubt make it easy for these clients to sell the bullion back to HSBC, who will then use this bullion inflow to repay some underwater positions. So something is brewing behind the scenes, Eric, and this is one more sign major changes are coming.”

Boloni Money:

http://kingworldnews.com/andrew-maguire-smashed-gold-today-hsbc-shocks-clients-closing-london-gold-vaults/

London Olympic 2012 Logo Meets More Controversy As Nations See it as a Symbol of Zion, Copulation, Nazi, Subversive Literacy Conspiracy Design

""The design has been controversial because many in London disliked its style. In addition, the bright color palette and flashy advertising campaign that accompanied the logo design were claimed to cause seizures in people with epilepsy and other neurological disorders. The somewhat abstract design has been compared to everything from a swastika to people engaged in intimate activities. In addition, the UK government paid a bundle for the logo—more than many felt was necessary. However, Iran dislikes the London 2012 logo design not for its color or its eighties retro design, but because the government of the Middle Eastern nation believes that it spells out the word ‘Zion’. 

This new complaint was released this week, four years after the logo design was unveiled. Iran is serious about its allegations, backing them up with a former protest filed with the International Olympic Committee. Iran is threatening to boycott the Olympic Games unless the design is changed and the creators held accountable for what the nation considers a disgrace. Iran believes that many Middle Eastern countries will follow them in their boycott of the games.""

http://www.logodesignworks.co.uk/blog/london-2012-logo-meets-more-controversy

The "Getting" of Assange and the Smearing of a Revolution

""This Kafka-style justice awaits Assange whether or not Sweden decides to prosecute him. Last December, the Independent disclosed that the US and Sweden had already started talks on Assange's extradition. At the same time, a secret grand jury - a relic of the 18th century long abandoned in this country - has convened just across the river from Washington, in a corner of Virginia that is home to the CIA and most of America's national security establishment. The grand jury is a "fix," a leading legal expert told me: reminiscent of the all-white juries in the South that convicted blacks by rote. A sealed indictment is believed to exist.

 

Under the US Constitution, which guarantees free speech, Assange should be protected, in theory. When he was running for president, Obama, himself a constitutional lawyer, said, "Whistleblowers are part of a healthy democracy and must be protected from reprisal." His embrace of George W. Bush's "war on terror" has changed all that. Obama has pursued more whistleblowers than any US president. The problem for his administration in "getting" Assange and crushing WikiLeaks is that military investigators have found no collusion or contact between him and Manning, reports NBC. There is no crime, so one has to be concocted, probably in line with Vice President Joe Biden's absurd description of Assange as a "hi-tech terrorist."

Should Assange win his High Court appeal in London, he could face extradition direct to the United States. In the past, US officials have synchronized extradition warrants with the conclusion of a pending case. Like its predatory military, American jurisdiction recognizes few boundaries. As the suffering of Bradley Manning demonstrates, together with the recently executed Troy Davis and the forgotten inmates of Guantanamo, much of the US criminal justice system is corrupt if not lawless.""

http://www.truth-out.org/getting-assange-and-smearing-revolution/1317922597