Re: Stating the obvious
I fear, Twanky, that you are seriously misinformed: Like the good ally vassal (although not formally a NATO member) it is, Sweden has indeed had an extradition treaty with the US in effect ever since 24 October 1961. The EU as a whole also has an extradition treaty with the US....
Further, the investigation against Mr Assange was indeed dropped while he was still in the country ; it was later started again after the venue was moved from Stockholm (where the offenses were alleged to have taken place) to Göteborg, which had nothing to do with the case, but did have a prosecutor specialised in cases of this type....
Henri