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Tue Oct 2, 2012, 02:34 PM

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Police stakeout bill for Assange tops £1m as it costs £11,000 a DAY to ensure he doesn't flee ... [View all] struggle4progress Oct 2012 OP

DU rec...nt SidDithers Oct 2012 #1

x2 Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #3

Their fault for wasting money. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #2

I call bs on this dsc Oct 2012 #4

It's probably an average since he jumped bail struggle4progress Oct 2012 #9

Well lets look at it this way dsc Oct 2012 #41

There have sometimes been crowds near the embassy: multiple officers may not have been excessive struggle4progress Oct 2012 #42

I still find both of the estimates wildly inflated dsc Oct 2012 #44

They've had quite a few there at times: struggle4progress Oct 2012 #47

It's Britain's choice. And thanks for linking to the Daily Mail again. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2012 #5

I really doubt the Brits are paying that bill. The US is I'd bet. A million bucks already?? riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #8

GOLDSTEIN!!1 frylock Oct 2012 #6

You seem to have a limited vocabulary struggle4progress Oct 2012 #10

Gotta love posters you could replace with a small script of some sort. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #13

you're replying to a bot.. frylock Oct 2012 #25

that's the only appropriate response your two-minute hate deserves frylock Oct 2012 #22

It's time for Two Minutes Hate! backscatter712 Oct 2012 #26

Wait, whut? I thought Assange was so unimportant to the PTB, so utterly inconsequential anymore riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #7

Assange will do everything he can... NCTraveler Oct 2012 #11

Of course! He's staying in the embassy to...make them spend money to...become more famous! wtmusic Oct 2012 #29

This amount is like 100x what they'd spend on anyone else, including convicted felons! riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #33

I'm sure the U.S. is tossing a Milk-Bone or two their way. nt wtmusic Oct 2012 #40

so will s4p n/t LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #30

lol obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #32

That was good. nt. NCTraveler Oct 2012 #51

Yes He Is A Honey Boo Boo Fame Wanker!!!! HangOnKids Oct 2012 #48

Governments are generally willing to expend substantial resources to ensure people take seriously struggle4progress Oct 2012 #14

LOL!!! 4 million pounds/year??? For an indefinite number of years?? For "jumping bail". riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #17

Perhaps they would have spent rather less on a manhunt for him, if he had simply disappeared, but struggle4progress Oct 2012 #19

You're really serious? You think the UK government is spending that much money for an example?? riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #20

Yes: governments generally don't ignore folk who flout the law with much noise and fanfare, struggle4progress Oct 2012 #37

Assange has more guards than #10 Downing St! (which has 3) riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #38

True...if Ecuador built an embassy big enough, they could provide refuge for all Brit bail-jumpers. wtmusic Oct 2012 #31

a manhunt?! frylock Oct 2012 #45

But to the British, thumbing one's nose at their government might be consequential treestar Oct 2012 #21

Boo fucking hoo. Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #12

Being a lapdog for the USA is expensive. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #15

Assange's crackpot claims don't become credible simply by being repeated again and again struggle4progress Oct 2012 #18

s4p's crackpot claims don't become credible simply by being repeated again and again.. frylock Oct 2012 #23

You don't seem to notice Assange's stories change with the fickle winds: struggle4progress Oct 2012 #43

those aren't assange's claims.. frylock Oct 2012 #46

The claims of Assange's lawyers are, of course, to be regarded as the claims of Assange struggle4progress Oct 2012 #50

My sympathies are with the Ecuadorian embassy staff who have to live with Assange and his ego. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #16

do you spend a lot of time imagining that? frylock Oct 2012 #24

Not really. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #28

I want Assange to escape in the laundry truck, like in the movies? ~nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #27

I just did the currency converter and this works out to $6.4 million/year!!! riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #34

$6.4M? Shee-it. GliderGuider Oct 2012 #49

Good !!! WillyT Oct 2012 #35

The 1% makes taxpayers foot the bill to make sure Julian can no longer expose their corrupt deeds. Zorra Oct 2012 #36

The money can be saved if Assange steps out for a cup of coffee. nt bluestate10 Oct 2012 #39