Seems to me that the establishment decided that the notion of Wikileaks is hard to refute.... so let us personalise it on Assange. Then we can create a really hateful personality so that even the people who approve of what he does become disgusted by the man. This used to be called character assassination. Seems to have worked.
Ergo Cogito Sum.

It's a very telling statement of what the general public absorbs from "reported
fact"; whistle blowers are very much
still under attack-the society as is today
can not handle the stark truths!!!
Thanks for update

Only certainty is that a lot of 'the powers that be' hate him for exposing truths.

I like George Galloway, it is interesting that the author of the article is using what George "has" said about Assange back in 2012, she must have been scraping the barrel. Here is what George said back in 2012:

"No never means yes and non-consensual sex is rape. There's no doubt about it and that has always been my position," he said.

But he added the Assange case had "all the hallmarks of a set-up".

"I don't believe, from what we know, that the Director of Public Prosecutions would sanction a prosecution in Britain," he added.

"What occurred is not rape as most people understand it. And it's important to note that the two women involved did not initially claim it."

He is still entitled to decent treatment despite being a rather unpleasant man. If he is extradited to the USA he will get the same vile treatment as Chelsea Manning.

He sucks but his cause doesn't, the ideal poster child isn't going to be available. I favor euthanasia too, but Kevorkian wouldn't have been my first choice