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In reply to the discussion: Meanwhile, Ecuador prepares to extradite a blogger it offered asylum in 2008. [View all]tama
(9,137 posts)22. Assange case has nothing to do with civil disobedience
Which is the playground where you still give govs and their laws the authority that you civilly disobey (and make a silly martyr of police brutality of yourself). There's no need to take govs and their laws seriously in any way, just follow your heart and conscience.
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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