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Theo's email says a lot without actually saying it out. Does any one have any additional details on this?

Had Assange been publishing Chinese state secrets, - and - If the secrets were heroically obtained by an anonymous democracy-loving Chinese soldier at great risk to his life, - and - if the Chinese government asked Amazon to take down Wikileaks and also hinted to Paypal/Mastercard/Visa to do the same, - and - If an arrest warrant for Assange was issued on unrelated charges, suspiciously at the same time as the leaks,

What would the editorials in the free-world be talking about? The rights of the Chinese government or Assange's fearless voice of democracy?

Would the US and Swedish diplomats be figuring a way to get Assange extradited to China -or- would they be drafting a sure-to-win Nobel Peace Prize nomination?

What would White House and Downing Street say, about Chinese govt. claims of their troops lives being in danger?

Would the common public be suspecting Assange on the assault case or would they be sure that China is foisting upon him, a fabricated case?

It would have been good to have George Orwell and Aldous Huxley on HN. And yes, Noam Chomsky too.