viva Ecuador!

..although you seem to have already decided he's guilty. How do you know whether the woman even said no? You don't. In fact, you know nothing about it other than what you've read, but you've already condemned the man.

Why? Because you don't like him. Sure, neither do I much. What's that got to do with it. 'Yes he showed up the US government'? FFS what are you on, understatement of the year? If you really think this is all about a rape charge, a charge that was originally laughed out by the Swedish prosecutors and then suddenly raised again when it became politically expedient, then you're possibly more naive than I credited you for.

...what would anybody's? 90% of journalism is recycled pap. Half the time (that's being generous) they accept the propaganda/disinformation as fact. They don't have to have an agenda. Propaganda can be blatant, but also very subtle. If you don't know how it works, or are not aware how the agendas are set through the media, then there's not much point continuing the debate, but let me give you but one of countless examples: Syria

I would hazard a guess that the majority on here and certainly in the British public, believe what's happening in Syria is all about the 'good' West (and her lovely allies Saudi Arabia and Bahrain) taking out the horrible Assad regime, supporting the wonderful Free Syria Army. The reality is that the atrocities being cited in the press have been carried out by the mercenary miltia, paid for by CIA funding, and directly by Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. All that stufff about the Syrian govt. forces abusing kids, blatant, raw propaganda; propaganda that increases in hysteria on an escalating scale as the West pushes forward with its agenda. How do I know this. Well, I can link you to numerous articles and video interviews that prove this, but I don't think you've got the stamina for that. I also happen to have a close friend whose family lives in Aleppo. They have been reporting (along with other Syrian bloggers) the true picture since the start of the conflict. In reality, the majority of Syrian people actually support Assad, and don't want these foriegn invaders (that's right, not a spontaneous uprising from within, but planned, from without). Yes, this is not to say the Assad regime is wonderful, far from it. But in a svoereign coutnry you have the right to allow for due process without enforced regime change, which is what the West is enacting and its puppet media is reporting with TOTAL blind bias and spreading pure disinformation. EVEN THOUGH they may BELIEVE it to be true...

And to answer your question further, what would be the Guardian's agenda for spreading disinformation? Yet they are just as guilty of it. From a hideous propaganda piece on Syria from the head of the Muslim Brotherhood 2 weeks ago, to an avalanche of attacks on Assange which are all about whipping up and anti-Assange hysteria and are not based on fact but on 'straw man' arguments and disinformation. You should never, ever beleive what you read in the mainstream press. Seriously. And if you really think I'm paranoid and you'd like to do a quick course on 'reality versus waht is reported in the Western mainstream media' I will provide you with the materials and guidance you need to see the bigger picture.