Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:09 PM

Swagman (1,680 posts)

Assange lawyer 'on secret list', stopped at airport

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Source: news.com.au

AN AUSTRALIAN lawyer representing Julian Assange has been named on a border control list, a British newspaper reports.

Human rights legal specialist Jennifer Robinson, who is part of the WikiLeaks founder's team, said she was stopped as she attempted to board a flight to Australia in April.

"Why would I need clearance to travel to my own country? So far, I have not received a proper explanation," 31-year-old Ms Robinson told The Mail on Sunday.

Virgin Atlantic crew at London's Heathrow airport told Ms Robinson she must have "done something controversial" to be on the "inhibited person list", which WikiLeaks supporters say is a secret database operated by British and US authorities.

Both governments deny the practice.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/assange-lawyer-on-secret-list-stopped-at-airport/story-fndir2ev-1226463577214

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20 replies	Author	Time	Post
Assange lawyer 'on secret list', stopped at airport (Original post)	Swagman	Sep 2012	OP
right...	a geek named Bob	Sep 2012	#1
Nothing to see here.	Cleita	Sep 2012	#2
This was in April? And she made her flight? How is this "Breaking News?" nt	msanthrope	Sep 2012	#3
because it's only just being reported apparently	Swagman	Sep 2012	#4
Um...no..... She reported it April 19th.....	msanthrope	Sep 2012	#7
it's even odder then..News Corp re-cycling news although	Swagman	Sep 2012	#15
The Daily Mail needed to fill column inches so they got her to cough up a quote to them	struggle4progress	Sep 2012	#19
The story is dated 9/3/2012. n/t	Cleita	Sep 2012	#5
First reported April 19th....	msanthrope	Sep 2012	#8
Assange has just advised supporters	Judi Lynn	Sep 2012	#9
The police have a time machine??? nt	msanthrope	Sep 2012	#12
This incident allegedly happened over four months ago	struggle4progress	Sep 2012	#6
And there was an update on it today, if you bothered to look	Cleita	Sep 2012	#10
Holy shit! She gave a quote to the Daily Mail: "This incident raises so many questions. Why would	struggle4progress	Sep 2012	#17
Another tidbit....	AnneD	Sep 2012	#11
This message was self-deleted by its author	bupkus	Sep 2012	#13
+100000000. nt	riderinthestorm	Sep 2012	#16
Secret no fly lists...the new McCarthyism	Peepsite	Sep 2012	#14
I'm up for piloting	a geek named Bob	Sep 2012	#18
Locking, sorry this is not late breaking, happened in April.	Rhiannon12866	Sep 2012	#20

Response to Swagman (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:24 PM

a geek named Bob (2,715 posts)

1. right...

Time for Anonymous to start running an air service.

Stealthed VTOLs.

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Response to Swagman (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:26 PM

Cleita (64,541 posts)

2. Nothing to see here.

There is no conspiracy to harass either Assange or any one else connected to him He's just a rapist who won't answer the charges against him.

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Response to Swagman (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:27 PM

msanthrope (16,505 posts)

3. This was in April? And she made her flight? How is this "Breaking News?" nt

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Response to msanthrope (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:31 PM

Swagman (1,680 posts)

4. because it's only just being reported apparently

and that it in itself is odd

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Response to Swagman (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:35 PM

msanthrope (16,505 posts)

7. Um...no..... She reported it April 19th.....

http://www.news.com.au/world-old/assange-lawyer-says-she-is-on-watch-list/story-e6frfkyi-1226333559615

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Response to msanthrope (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 08:11 PM

Swagman (1,680 posts)

15. it's even odder then..News Corp re-cycling news although

the fact News Corp have published this type of story twice could be news in itself

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Response to Swagman (Reply #15)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 08:21 PM

struggle4progress (71,481 posts)

19. The Daily Mail needed to fill column inches so they got her to cough up a quote to them

and then released a retread of past stuff with her new quote in it, with a "First time she's spoken to a British paper about this!" hook. Once it hit the wires, everybody with a short attention span picked it up

Note that the Ozzie lead paragraph -- "AN AUSTRALIAN lawyer representing Julian Assange has been named on a border control list, a British newspaper reports" -- isn't even factually correct

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Response to msanthrope (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:32 PM

Cleita (64,541 posts)

5. The story is dated 9/3/2012. n/t

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Response to Cleita (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:35 PM

msanthrope (16,505 posts)

8. First reported April 19th....

http://www.news.com.au/world-old/assange-lawyer-says-she-is-on-watch-list/story-e6frfkyi-1226333559615

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Response to msanthrope (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:38 PM

Judi Lynn (77,615 posts)

9. Assange has just advised supporters

Last edited Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:39 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

to look out for themselves due to the likelihood they will be putting themselves in jeopardy if they continue to protest outside the embassy in London. From the article:

Meanwhile Mr Assange, who remains holed up in London's Ecuadorian embassy in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden for an investigation over sex assault allegations, has sent a message to his faithful supporters.

During an interview filmed inside the embassy Mr Assange said people staging a 24/7 vigil outside should leave for their own welfare.

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Response to Judi Lynn (Reply #9)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:44 PM

msanthrope (16,505 posts)

12. The police have a time machine??? nt

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Response to Swagman (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:35 PM

struggle4progress (71,481 posts)

6. This incident allegedly happened over four months ago

... The incident happened in April ...
Lawyer for Assange detained at Heathrow and told she was on a 'secret watch list'
By Abul Taher
PUBLISHED: 18:33 EST, 1 September 2012 | UPDATED: 18:33 EST, 1 September 2012
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2197003/Lawyer-Assange-detained-Heathrow-told-secret-watch-list.html

It was covered in the press then:

Julian Assange's lawyer 'prevented from boarding flight at Heathrow'
Jennifer Robinson says she was told she was on a 'watch list' and would need official approval to return to her native Australia
Press Association
Thursday 19 April 2012 08.15 EDT
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/19/julian-assange-lawyer-flight-heathrow

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Response to struggle4progress (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:40 PM

Cleita (64,541 posts)

10. And there was an update on it today, if you bothered to look

at the article posted.

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Response to Cleita (Reply #10)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 08:16 PM

struggle4progress (71,481 posts)

17. Holy shit! She gave a quote to the Daily Mail: "This incident raises so many questions. Why would

I need clearance to travel to my own country? So far I have not had a proper explanation."

And the Mail says she never spoke with a British paper about it before. This is indeed groundbreaking!

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Response to Swagman (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 07:42 PM

AnneD (14,850 posts)

11. Another tidbit....

Left out of the coverage we get here in the states. If we should be upset is should be with the media and their selective coverage of this whole affair.

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Sun Sep 2, 2012, 08:11 PM

riderinthestorm (13,176 posts)