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Julian Assange: Senate my ticket to freedom [View all] struggle4progress Feb 2013 OP
He's out of his fuckin' mind....he and Jemima Kahn have parted ways, msanthrope Feb 2013 #1
But he is a citizen there, isn't he, even if he's been abroad? Maybe he'll vote this year. freshwest Feb 2013 #3
Sure--now that he can vote for himself! Is that a recent pic of him? nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #6
From the Guardian link - I think that's his latest announcement. freshwest Feb 2013 #10
I don't think there's a kitchen there--it's really more of a flat. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #11
I thought their ambassadors lived there? His quarters may be small, but others live there, too. freshwest Feb 2013 #13
No--I don't think it's a residence. It's a flat within a larger building that houses msanthrope Feb 2013 #15
So he's just been sort of camping out in an office? Still, he's heavier than before. freshwest Feb 2013 #17
just about the best neighborhood in the city and a hop and skip cali Feb 2013 #20
It is an office in an apartment building. No one lives there except JA. MADem Feb 2013 #27
But nonetheless, it afforded him 'diplomatic immunity' somehow. I admit, I know nothing of the area. freshwest Feb 2013 #30
An Embassy is all about the law of the land, not a location. MADem Feb 2013 #33
You have the advantage of me. I have several people who live in the UK who have begged me to visit. freshwest Feb 2013 #35
He's probably microwaving shit he gets delivered from Harrod's and elsewhere. MADem Feb 2013 #29
But in some videos he's speaking from the balcony of the building. So he has a room with a view... freshwest Feb 2013 #31
That is the balcony off the main living room. He is living in a room at the back, described MADem Feb 2013 #36
Under modern international law, embassy space is still considered territory of the host country, struggle4progress Feb 2013 #37
That British law isn't terribly popular outside UK, but it is on the books! MADem Feb 2013 #42
Perhaps you responded in the wrong place? Or perhaps you misunderstood my post? struggle4progress Feb 2013 #46
The bottom line, though, is that embassies are treated as "immune" or however you want to put it, MADem Feb 2013 #47
Yes, embassy grounds are, in effect, immune from enforcement of host country laws, by long tradition struggle4progress Feb 2013 #49
The framing of all these stories has been an eye opener for me - the motives and manipulation. freshwest Feb 2013 #38
Her death resonated with many, and re-ignited the "girls can't do that" debate WRT to policing. MADem Feb 2013 #40
But the death of Qadaffi was billed as a vicious plot by Obama... freshwest Feb 2013 #41
There were hard feelings about that, and also the fact that MADem Feb 2013 #45
From that first link, where you sit certainly does decide where you stand! freshwest Feb 2013 #52
I been to Harrods riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #51
excellent, objective article. grantcart Feb 2013 #7
Thanks--check out the AlJazeera one in post #8...an eye opener. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #9
It is well written and goes into a lot of details. Lots of facts I hadn't heard, too. freshwest Feb 2013 #12
Israel Shamir was the source of the CIA/honeytrap rumour--- msanthrope Feb 2013 #14
I wonder where he came up with that story? Seems so - IDK - theatrical. freshwest Feb 2013 #18
Connecting the dots KarenRei Feb 2013 #50
I think you've hit the nail on the head. nt MADem Feb 2013 #26
Looks like a win-win to me! Onto the Future for our intrepid internet pirate. freshwest Feb 2013 #2
Correa just won re-election, so Assange isn't needed anymore. Could get msanthrope Feb 2013 #4
You think that's why he supported Assange? He can't dump him now, though. freshwest Feb 2013 #5
Part of the reason--the Wikileaks/Ecuador/Belarus fracas is pretty complex-- msanthrope Feb 2013 #8
ZOMG. Lukashenko has a bad reputation, now look at Correa. *Not nice people.* freshwest Feb 2013 #16
Bravo for whistleblower senators. We could use a few in our congress. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #19
"Vote for me! If I win, might be able to avoid trial for sexual assault!" Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #21
I don't like this at all. Arcanetrance Feb 2013 #22
But their belief is strong because of history. In msanthrope's post above: freshwest Feb 2013 #24
That is very interesting and informative. Arcanetrance Feb 2013 #25
I don't want him to be a political prisoner, don't know what really happened with the women. freshwest Feb 2013 #28
One article I read treestar Feb 2013 #39
True. But it made millions for Wikileaks. One thread spoke of many millions per month. freshwest Feb 2013 #43
Now THAT'S convenient treestar Feb 2013 #23
You're neglecting the charges of double-secret charges... freshwest Feb 2013 #32
... SidDithers Feb 2013 #34
IMO, this is about money... SidDithers Feb 2013 #44
There's not much "they" left--a lot of his former acolytes have seen the light and left the cult. MADem Feb 2013 #48
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