I've resisted the temptation to write about Julian Assange as it has been over discussed elsewhere and other sources provide far better analysis than I ever could but I may as well add my two pennorth now that he has been released on bail.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2010/dec/16/wikileaks-latest-julian-assange-bail-appeal

My point is that politicians seem to have misjudged the Wikileaks affair along with other self-interested parties in the media with regard to the public mood. Claiming that politicians are out of touch is hardly revelatory but there does seem to be added vitriol towards Wikileaks and Assange for poking their nose where they should not as darkly parodied (if only) by the Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee when he said that whoever leaked the cables should be executed for treason.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/30/mike-huckabee-wikileaks-execution_n_789964.html

His claim that American lives are at risk by releasing information that was already considered of no serious threat is ironic when he is putting the life of Bradley Manning, the alleged leaker, at risk when calling for his death.
   Julian Assange's detention and the appeal by the Swedish authorities to keep him in custody is fooling nobody as even a work colleague, not usually associated with liberal views, said that it looked like they were trying to set him up. For someone whose political expressions are normally reserved for immigrants to stand alongside the thousands of supporters demonstrating on behalf of Assange the over zealousness to come down hard on him is their for all to see and the people don't like it. While not wanting to gloss over what are serious accusations it is disturbing the way Sweden are after their man when other rape cases are not always granted the same attention.
http://www.thelocal.se/19124/20090428/

Appealing against his bail also seems churlish when he walked into the police station himself when the arrest warrant was issued - hardly the actions of someone ready to abscond. It all appears rather messy and will no doubt drag on to the detriment of all involved and with no clear resolution

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   On the radio this evening they reported on one of these silly surveys that get mentioned every now and again when there is nothing else to report and which they even managed to discredit in their piece. The survey claimed that one in seven of us would consider shoplifting a turkey at this time of year. Thinking that it was quite a high figure the correspondent explained that the key word is considered and not would you steal? This makes the whole thing completely redundant and the other 6 out of 7 were either lying, suffering from Alzheimer's or as is more likely did not understand the question as everybody will have thought about shoplifting especially if you have just been asked the question but most would then dismiss this consideration. I've considered decapitating myself but that does not mean that I am going to do it or even that I have the slightest inclination in it happening but it does not stop the fact that the thought has crossed my mind. Please stop polluting the airwaves and my ears with this nonsense.