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In reply to the discussion: Meanwhile, Ecuador prepares to extradite a blogger it offered asylum in 2008. [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)11. It appears the asylum Ecuador offers is not permanent
They revoked it. And this guy has a real case of asylum. Maybe the "partner" can marry him.
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Meanwhile, Ecuador prepares to extradite a blogger it offered asylum in 2008. [View all]
Robb
Aug 2012
OP
Really? You think that's a positive sign, after the leader of Belarus personally visited Correa?
MADem
Aug 2012
#27
You said "usual culprits." I responded with the names of four human rights agencies.
MADem
Aug 2012
#44
OK, so your position is that these agencies, which support freedom of the press, are right-wing
MADem
Aug 2012
#50
You seem to accept that the extradition is a case of venal pay-for-play by Ecuador with Balarus
leveymg
Aug 2012
#4
You should be happy, it means Ecuador has a price they're willing to sell Assange for
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#7
You're the one who posted the OP that strongly implies Ecuador sold Barankov to Belaraus
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#18
I don't "seeeeeeeeeeem" to "accept" anything. I'm speculating here like every other swinging
MADem
Aug 2012
#23
So Ecuador's a "little hypocritical and self serving", and the US is about a million times more.
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#25
Where's the US's "offer?" And why would they make one? They've gotten what they want!
MADem
Aug 2012
#31
Your post #3 made this OP about $. Robb, who knows, maybe he wants to make Ecuador look $ grubbing?
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#32
Honestly, at this point we don't know if its hypocrisy, $$ grubbing, attention seeking, principles
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#40
If you will look at my first position (sounds like ballet lessons) you'll see a field of
MADem
Aug 2012
#46
That's the international game then isn't it? If Assange gets 5 more years to expose intl crimes
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#5
Ecuador has publicly offered to hand Assange over to Sweden, too. Also to facilitate questions by..
Poll_Blind
Aug 2012
#8
You're quite aware, as is Assange, that formal questioning off Swedish soil holds no legal ground.
Robb
Aug 2012
#10
Under Swedish law, he cannot be -- until he is formally questioned. You know that, too.
Robb
Aug 2012
#26
I'd bet if he were wiretapped from where he is and admitted something, they would use it against him
julian09
Aug 2012
#28
Technically it hasn't been revoked yet, but there was a hearing to do so on the 9th.
Robb
Aug 2012
#14