This case would appeared a little less staged if the alleged rape had occurred in Assange's past. Isn't it the least bit suspicious that the alleged rape occurred soon after the Collateral Damage video leak? Assange doesn't strike me as an idiot... do you really think he would go about raping someone when he expects trouble?
Whatever event actually occurred, the fact remains that governments are making fools of themselves by trying to suppress Wikileaks through these heavy-handed measures to arrest Assange. In that regard alone, I support him.