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17. The US went beyond that, they said it would actually be "harmful" to the OAS to even meet!

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 08:12 PM

Aug 2012

Quote taken from the OP.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iX9wEjxY_yt4dDlpiMlIAkbyXzaQ?docId=CNG.8a005328729a147871bd52e3c5a2a5d7.661

That the US has any opposition to this group meeting is news.

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Assange diplomatic row spreads ahead of key statement (by Assange) [View all] maddezmom Aug 2012 OP

Artists' rendering of the event: Robb Aug 2012 #1

no shit Soylent Brice Aug 2012 #6

back during the troubles PatrynXX Aug 2012 #8

Obviously it will be a virtual appearance. randome Aug 2012 #2

I saw a balcony in one of the pics maddezmom Aug 2012 #3

All hail our glorious leader! randome Aug 2012 #5

It's Mazeltov, and what are you on about? bitchkitty Aug 2012 #31

CNN reports that "It looks like the balcony on the right is being prepared for something" nt pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #34

looks like I many have been right maddezmom Aug 2012 #35

I'd think that the Ecuadorian embassy has some sort of TV studio drm604 Aug 2012 #4

They do an occasional weather forecast dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #7

Other articles covering the story today: alp227 Aug 2012 #9

Ecuador urges other countries to protect its London embassy struggle4progress Aug 2012 #10

Heh. eggplant Aug 2012 #11

US is a member of OAS and expressed view at OAS meeting that this was not an OAS matter struggle4progress Aug 2012 #12

I would argue that the US's position in terms of the OAS is self-serving, at best. eggplant Aug 2012 #13

But the US simply advocated that OAS, as a whole, abstain from the affair struggle4progress Aug 2012 #14

The US went beyond that, they said it would actually be "harmful" to the OAS to even meet! riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #17

Once he left the UK for the Ecuadoran embassy, it stopped being the UK's problem. eggplant Aug 2012 #21

Quito's embassy in London is still in the sovereign nation of the UK, and Assange is a fugitive struggle4progress Aug 2012 #23

You already know the grand jury is assembled. You also know terrorism or espionage riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #24

You carelessly confuse different subjects. Grand Jury is an institution going back struggle4progress Aug 2012 #27

The legalese is meaningless in this case, all around. The grand jury is meeting riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #28

OK. But if you believe that, why bother thinking about claims a Grand Jury might be meeting struggle4progress Aug 2012 #29

Because as OBL incident demonstrates, the US believes it can snow us with inane forms of display riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #30

OK tama Aug 2012 #42

I understood that Ecuador has already given permission for questioning in situ. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #15

Because Ecuador placed unacceptable conditions on Sweden. hack89 Aug 2012 #16

What were the unacceptable conditions? GliderGuider Aug 2012 #19

Yes, that's exactly it cemaphonic Aug 2012 #32

You hold the Swedish justice system in very low esteem reorg Aug 2012 #33

Yes, please tell me more about my opinions of Swedish justice. cemaphonic Aug 2012 #54

You obviously don't know much about it reorg Aug 2012 #56

According to well-informed Swedish legal opinion tama Aug 2012 #37

A promise not to extradict Assange to the US. nt hack89 Aug 2012 #39

Of course, I think that was an entirely reasonable condition. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #41

The Swedes disagree. hack89 Aug 2012 #43

Yes, he's made quite a sacrifice. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #45

Hopefully after the election Obama will intervene hack89 Aug 2012 #47

Not all Swedes tama Aug 2012 #53

It really comes down to what you think the reason is that Sweden wants him back eggplant Aug 2012 #20

Assange was free in England for 2 years - why didn't the US ask the Brits to extradict him? hack89 Aug 2012 #38

Sweden has questioned suspects on foreign soil before. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #26

But they could not take him to custody on foreign soil hack89 Aug 2012 #40

Hack's back. How about answering my questions on your standards as the arbiter of a sex crime riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #44

I'd be very interested in that answer as well. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #46

You're SOOL, HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #50

He had every right to protect himself against extrajudicial detention, HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #49

We will see how it plays out hack89 Aug 2012 #52

Ecuador said they could question Assange in the embassy without impediment. They refused! Peace Patriot Aug 2012 #22

As a former UK diplomat described the "non-threat": tama Aug 2012 #36

Yep. And its amazing they have defenders on DU. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #51

I perceive a tinge of racism about this affair Swagman Aug 2012 #18

So do I. The US's heavy handed scolding sounds very racist to me as well nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #25

I am no fan of Assange. n/t SylviaD Aug 2012 #48

So?? Matilda Aug 2012 #55

"Obvious setup"? So you have evidence he is innocent? n/t SylviaD Aug 2012 #57

Yes - the fact that neither woman ever charged Assange with sexual assault. Matilda Aug 2012 #58

If the case is that flimsy why is he not fighting? nt SylviaD Aug 2012 #59