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Four hundred years of diplomatic law on Line One for you, Mr. Prime Minister.. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #1
Ecuador says UK threatens to raid embassy over Assange struggle4progress Aug 2012 #2
... Ecuador's minister for foreign affairs, Ricardo Patino, on Wednesday released details struggle4progress Aug 2012 #3
I hope Ecuador has troops surrounding the British embassy in Quito. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #102
Another opponent of diplomacy weighs in, hoping for escalation struggle4progress Aug 2012 #105
And raiding an embassy with police isn't escalation? HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #110
Technically, Assange still is on UK soil struggle4progress Aug 2012 #112
Not when he's inside Ecuador's embassy. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #119
Quito's embassy in London is absolutely UK territory struggle4progress Aug 2012 #121
Why did UK whine about Iran allowing civilians overrun embassy in Tehran? HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #126
Civilians versus law enforcement personnel? I see a difference. randome Aug 2012 #127
Civilian stooges vs law enforcement? HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #128
So is Interpol and the entire U.K. appeals system. randome Aug 2012 #129
Since the extradition was filed "for questioning" HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #133
As far as I can tell, no UK authorities have entered the Ecuadorian embassy without permission struggle4progress Aug 2012 #140
Yep. They only threatened to invade. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #151
No: Ecuador says the UK threatened to invade. That's different. Pay attention struggle4progress Aug 2012 #154
Ecuador released the letter from the UK. Its pretty clear nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #156
No, Ecuador merely indicated what it thought the letter said. The British Foreign Office struggle4progress Aug 2012 #162
Clear to anyone not supporting an extraordinary rendition policy. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #164
Such brilliance! I think Assange ought to be handed over to Sweden, to honor a struggle4progress Aug 2012 #167
The content of the message has been posted. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #163
... As we have previously set out, we must meet our legal obligations struggle4progress Aug 2012 #166
London's harboring an Icelandic banker fugitive right now, the guy who crashed their economy riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #172
Former Chair of Iceland’s Kaupthing Arrested in London (09.03.2011 | 14:16) struggle4progress Aug 2012 #173
So 17+ months of harboring a fugitive and you never posted once in poutrage riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #174
"Another opponent of diplomacy"????????? ljm2002 Aug 2012 #120
Australian Government offers normal consular assistance rootProbiscus Aug 2012 #4
Like this ? dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #20
... Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement late Wednesday that it had "drawn the Ecuadorians' struggle4progress Aug 2012 #5
... "Throughout this process have we have drawn the Ecuadorians' attention to relevant provisions struggle4progress Aug 2012 #6
REALLY? FatIrishBastard Aug 2012 #7
Hilarious! What kind of 'proof' of a rape would satisfy you? randome Aug 2012 #17
Evidence sufficient to be presented hifiguy Aug 2012 #62
Oh, please, you think the CIA couldn't take him out in an 'accident' at any time? randome Aug 2012 #65
If he's so unimportant than the CIA isn't even wasting any resources "taking him out" riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #124
Satisfaction? FatIrishBastard Aug 2012 #115
The UK, of course, has no stake, one way or another, in the Swedish allegations struggle4progress Aug 2012 #21
Is this sarcasm? The UK (cough*US* cough) has no "stake" in Assange's arrest? riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #24
What 'embarrassment' are you talking about? What has changed because of Assange? randome Aug 2012 #25
If you haven't been following Wikileaks, Bradley Manning, the release of video of war crimes riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #30
My question still stands. What consequences have the governments... randome Aug 2012 #37
We don't know exactly. So my question still stands, why are the Brits taking this unprecedented riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #40
The UK isn't storming the embassy. The Ecuadorians misrepresented the UK stand. struggle4progress Aug 2012 #45
They threatened to forcibly enter the Ecuadorean embassy and make arrests therein! riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #48
Should've done it to the Libyans in 1984, frankly Spider Jerusalem Aug 2012 #52
And yet, even then they did not. That just says a LOT to me... nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #54
Not really Spider Jerusalem Aug 2012 #56
And yet after participating in how many other military actions riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #69
... "We need to reiterate that we consider the continued use of the diplomatic premises in this way struggle4progress Aug 2012 #8
Hey, limeys! I've got your Vienna Convention right here! KamaAina Aug 2012 #12
I suspect that the UK has thoughtfully pointed out to Ecuador, not that struggle4progress Aug 2012 #23
So they'd break off diplomatic relations with Ecuador over this one man? KamaAina Aug 2012 #93
The UK will not act in great haste here. It values its relations with the great nation of Ecuador, struggle4progress Aug 2012 #98
... Spider Jerusalem Aug 2012 #60
And that's supposed to subvert a treaty which they signed? KamaAina Aug 2012 #92
Thereby guaranteeing Assange will be granted asylum? nt bemildred Aug 2012 #9
lies heaven05 Aug 2012 #10
Ditto. SoapBox Aug 2012 #16
Yeah, right. All those governments have suffered soooo much! randome Aug 2012 #18
The unlawful financial blockade against Wikileaks, tama Aug 2012 #96
... CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports the British Foreign Office merely reminded struggle4progress Aug 2012 #11
That goes both ways, Ecuador can invade the UK embassy in Quito too. ronwelldobbs Aug 2012 #87
Perhaps you are not a fan of diplomacy: the UK has not attacked the Ecuadorian embassy struggle4progress Aug 2012 #100
I'm sure that behi.d the scenes, the Ecuadoreans are quietly reminding the Brits... HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #106
Another enemy of diplomacy speaks up! struggle4progress Aug 2012 #107
I don't think that recognizing a quid-pro-quo action could quite possibly happen necessarily makes o LanternWaste Aug 2012 #160
The UK's "reminder" is unprecedented. Even in war the UK has never threatened another embassy riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #123
Yep. The 2 posters are quite active in defending the indefensible. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #134
The truth. randome Aug 2012 #136
The UK has certainly withdrawn diplomatic recognition from some countries struggle4progress Aug 2012 #155
Please give me ONE example of the UK telling an embassy they were going to revoke riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #157
No law or custom can prevent the UK from informing Ecuador struggle4progress Aug 2012 #159
So in other words, you got nothing. Noted. nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #161
I imagine the Ecuadorians are pretty pissed off about this threat. riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #13
They have made it a pissing contest, and they will regret it. nt bemildred Aug 2012 #15
I'm betting in the long run it'll cost the limeys the Malvinas. ronwelldobbs Aug 2012 #88
They will lose those one way or another anyway, someday. bemildred Aug 2012 #114
I imagine the UK is displeased to see Ecuador harbor a fugitive in its embassy struggle4progress Aug 2012 #103
Oh for God's sake Cameron get a fucking life Smilo Aug 2012 #14
If the U.S. was pulling the UK's strings, why is Assange not in U.S. custody? randome Aug 2012 #19
Because up until now they were trying to Smilo Aug 2012 #29
For two years? Government revenge is a dish best served slow! randome Aug 2012 #33
There is a lawful UK court order, directing Assange to surrender for extradition, struggle4progress Aug 2012 #34
Assange's work in exposing war crimes transcends international borders riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #39
Under existing Swedish law, false prosecution is actionable struggle4progress Aug 2012 #58
So we circle back to the crux of it. That the US has long planned to extradite him from Sweden nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #61
Assange's paranoid hallucinations, contagious as they seem to be, nevertheless struggle4progress Aug 2012 #66
International machinations designed to eliminate war crimes whistleblowers riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #74
i don't see any 'International machinations designed to eliminate war crimes whistleblowers' Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2012 #142
Once upon a time rape was a crime Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #144
He would have a hard time defending hjmself in a Swedish court, HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #137
For Christ's sake, what government in its right 'mind' would 'promise' to protect... randome Aug 2012 #138
"Where are his 'poison pill' documents?" Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #146
Its done all the time. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #148
Assange is not a criminal! randome Aug 2012 #165
Simple... he can be questioned at the embassy. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #171
The U.K. is not going to 'invade' the embassy. randome Aug 2012 #175
Because "justice" has the appearance of a farce. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #176
Assange and his lawyers were free to argue re-extradition to the US timely during their contest struggle4progress Aug 2012 #139
No. Not arguing the point doesn't mean theyVe waived the right to argue at a later date. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #150
Don't quit your day job struggle4progress Aug 2012 #153
Shame on Britain for doing the US' dirty work. As a country (US), we suck. Vidar Aug 2012 #22
Why don't they just declare war and get it over with? malthaussen Aug 2012 #26
Can they give him citizenship and appoint him as diplomat with such immunity to arrest? jerseyjack Aug 2012 #27
interesting -- I would suppose so tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #31
The UK would not be obliged to accept any credentials offered by Assange struggle4progress Aug 2012 #36
I have a feeling that would generate FAR more collateral damage than even the Brits riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #41
Nope. No country is ever required to accept the credentials of a potential ambassador struggle4progress Aug 2012 #101
Oh, I should hope they do "expel" him, and usher him out of the country riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #125
The UK recognizes an outstanding warrant for him struggle4progress Aug 2012 #131
Just like they "recognized" the outstanding warrant for Pinochet perhaps? riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #132
Then why didn't the UK send Assange to the US Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #147
Public perception of "fairness" would be my guess. Assange is already riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #158
Poor Assange dsteve01 Aug 2012 #28
He doesn't have a gym in the embassy! And his mother wants him home! randome Aug 2012 #38
Desperate criminals after one of the greatest men of the 21st Century. nt Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #32
One of the 'greatest men'? For publishing stolen documents? randome Aug 2012 #35
But we didn't, did we? He did. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #42
I approve of whistleblowing and uncovering government secrets. randome Aug 2012 #49
Shockingly, even if were proven that he did that ... GliderGuider Aug 2012 #63
I appreciate your directness! randome Aug 2012 #67
Daniel Ellsberg? Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #130
Bottom line: the Ecuadorians have shown themselves neophytes at diplomacy struggle4progress Aug 2012 #43
Suuure the Brits did just that. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #44
LOL! What do you call forcibly entering a diplomatic embassy and arresting people therein? riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #46
not really Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2012 #68
Even during military war, the Brits have never taken this step riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #73
I'm merely pointing out it wouldn't be a breach of international law Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2012 #75
But it would be so unprecedented as to set off a firestorm of outrage globally imho riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #77
Nailed it! Thank you. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #85
Be careful what you wish for . . . ronwelldobbs Aug 2012 #89
'There are limits' to Assange support: Roxon (Aust. Attorney-General) Matilda Aug 2012 #47
If they do, Argentina will invade the Falklands again. Cleita Aug 2012 #50
This proves that is the US that wants him. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #51
You are right. n/t Cleita Aug 2012 #53
And for two years, they ignored their 'masters'. randome Aug 2012 #55
No way. They tried to get him through legal channels first riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #59
I think you're probably right. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #71
That would be an act of war. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #57
yes lovuian Aug 2012 #64
Yes. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #152
Q&A: UK can enter embassy, says law expert struggle4progress Aug 2012 #70
A guy who isn't even a criminal constitutes "extraordinary circumstances"? GliderGuider Aug 2012 #72
warrant for fleeing a country day before an interview and dna test in regards to rape charges and Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2012 #76
"Extraordinary" enough to provoke an international diplomatic incident? nt GliderGuider Aug 2012 #78
Not extraordinary. Ordinary. randome Aug 2012 #79
They can't? They have in the past... GliderGuider Aug 2012 #80
Still doesn't make it "extraordinary"...this is, after all, supposedly only about a rape case.. truebrit71 Aug 2012 #143
In other words "screw international law, we'll do what we want" ronwelldobbs Aug 2012 #90
What's really weird is that the Brits have engendered a LOT of international hostility riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #94
Ecuador, with its Pacific coast, is not terribly close to the South Atlantic archipelago struggle4progress Aug 2012 #99
Don't bring facts like geography into this....nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #116
... British Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman contradicted the letters apparent threat. struggle4progress Aug 2012 #81
The raids apparently happening right now. nt riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #82
Maybe not. There is a lot of confusion right now. randome Aug 2012 #83
It's hard to tell from the ustream feed exactly what's happening. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #84
Very unlikely. The UK probably deployed police because Assange supporters struggle4progress Aug 2012 #97
How long did the UK dilly dally over Pinochet? Texano78704 Aug 2012 #86
The UK is known for protecting exiled dictators. ronwelldobbs Aug 2012 #91
Great precedent being set here fujiyama Aug 2012 #95
All the more bizarre since Assange is no longer on British soil. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #111
You are mistaken: Ecuador's embassy in London is quite definitely UK territory struggle4progress Aug 2012 #113
By the Vienna Convention... HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #118
Horse pucks. You haven't read the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations struggle4progress Aug 2012 #122
No information on UK police action: Carr struggle4progress Aug 2012 #104
... As Thursday dawned in London, there was no sign police might try to enter the embassy. struggle4progress Aug 2012 #108
... Analysts in Ecuador expressed doubts that Britain would raid the embassy. struggle4progress Aug 2012 #109
Would the UK dare to threaten the Chinese or Russian embassy jsr Aug 2012 #117
Of course not. They think they can bully Ecuador. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #135
Is the Chinese or Russian embassy in London harboring fugitives? struggle4progress Aug 2012 #141
Nope. Just spies. truebrit71 Aug 2012 #145
Along with the usual criminal activities of money laundering and arms sales Arazi Aug 2012 #149
and none of this has anything to do with Ecuador's tenacious lawsuit mitchtv Aug 2012 #168
The CIA forced Assange to have unprotected sex in Sweden to get back at Ecuador for suing Chevron! struggle4progress Aug 2012 #169
Yes, gosh, how DARE mitchtv suggest there may be other geopolitical reasons riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #170
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