Leave it to Iranian 'students' who were theocratically
minded and pissed off at having a British puppet Shah,
who was sat on a throne simply to expropriate, for
Britain, the oil of Iran.
But still, those are not good reasons to ignore diplomatic
protocol.
However, laws in the UK are kind of rubbery, as I'm discovering.
Firstly, Assange was jailed even though he was
not charged with anything by Britain, or by Sweden.
So, he was bailed, even though bail is for somebody
who is awaiting trial. Assange is awaiting questioning.
Now that it's a EuroPol warrant, I guess the whole of
the EU/EC is involved in bending its own rules to make Assange
an internal exile until his rendition to the US comes up. See what
happens when you mess with diplomats???
They'll f^&&king gulag your ass.
They know where all the bodies are buried.
They know all the "stateless" places on the planet,
where no human rights apply.
where no human rights apply.
I've finally understood the
"Sweden wants you for questioning" gambit.
They can't ask you in the UK because of
"the circumstances",
as I heard on the radio today.The question they want to ask is
"do you want to spend time in Swedish jail, or gitmo?"
What that means-Assange goes to Sweden
Sweden gives him an ultimatum-
"plead guilty to sex assault and spend 20.
OR, we'll release you
and that may mean the Americans will pick U up.
It's out of our hands.
In fact, they're right outside,
swinging handcuffs
off the ends of their fingers."
"circumstances" are being readied and so they're being circumspect.
Australia, of all countries, is prepping for Assange's rendition. So,
even your neighbour's dog knew about the US gitmo plan.
read 'em:
1
[TIE
ME KANGAROO DOWN, MATE
And Assange is that Kangaroo, fresh from the
kangaroo courts of London]:
Hang the Bankers
Australia
prepping ‘contingency plan’ for Assange US extradition
19
Aug 2012
by
Jacque Fresco
Australian
officials have confirmed that the country’s diplomatic mission in Washington
has been prepareing for Julian Assange’s possible extradition to the US, but
called it “contingency planning.”
The
country’s authorities say there is nothing unusual in the move, as the must be
ready for all eventualities.
“The
embassy is doing its job, just to be in a position to advise the government if
it believed that an extradition effort was imminent. There is no evidence of
such an extradition effort,” Trade Minister Craig Emerson told ABC television.
2
[ANYBODY
STILL CONFUSED ABOUT THE SWEDEN/US LINK?
US
PREEMPTIVE STRIKES ON ECUADOR. DELIVERED BY US SPOKESMEDIA]
Reuters
US trade benefits for Ecuador seen at
risk in Assange case
Tue,
Aug 14 16:52 PM EDT
* US began annual review of Ecuador trade benefits last week
* Ecuador exported about $1.7 bln of goods to US under program in 2011
* Chevron has pressed for trade benefits to be revoked
By
Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON,
Aug 14 (Reuters) - An possible decision this week by Ecuador to grant political
asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would put long-time U.S. trade
benefits for the Andean country at risk, U.S. business leaders and analysts
said.
"It's
not a move destined to win many new friends in Washington," said Eric
Farnsworth, vice president at the Council of Americas, a group representing
U.S. companies that do business in the Western Hemisphere.
… Chevron Corp. and many U.S.
business groups are already urging the White House to suspend Ecuador's trade
benefits under the Andean Trade Preferences Act, which dates back to the early
1990s.
Human
rights group, in another sign of eroding support in Washington for Ecuador,
also have raised concerns about Correa's clamp down on the media, said Michael
Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, a think tank focused on U.S.
relations with Latin America. [REUTERS IS NOT CONTROLLED. IT COMPLIES]
...[HERE’S
THE FULL REPORT ON BLIATERAL BUSINESS]
OIL
AND MANGOES
Ecuador
exported about $1.7 billion worth of goods to the United States under the
program in 2011, mainly $1.6 billion of petroleum products. That was down
sharply from $4.2 billion in 2010, partly reflecting an eight-month expiration
of the program while the U.S. Congress and the Obama administration bickered
over a number of trade concerns.
Other
important exports for Ecuador under the program include cut flowers and fruits such
as mangoes and pineapples.
The
program will expire again next July unless Congress votes to renew it. In
addition, the Obama administration could suspend Ecuador's benefits sooner if
it decides Quito is not meeting the program's eligibility requirements.
...[MAYBE
CHEVRON IS BIASED] Over the past several months, a number of U.S. business
groups have already weighed in with such recommendations.
Most
are based in part on Chevron Corp.'s long-running legal battle with Ecuador
over pollution blamed on Texaco, which Chevron purchased in 2001.
An
Ecuador court ruled against Chevron in February 2011 and last week damages
stemming from that hotly-contested decision were increased to $19 billion from
$18.2 billion.
Chevron
says Texaco settled the case with Ecuador in 1998 and the new ruling against it
was obtained by fraud.
3
[SWEDEN's
WARM AS A CARDIGAN LEGAL SYSTEM.
FAVOURITE GAME? rendition]
FAVOURITE GAME? rendition]
Anniemachon.ch
The
Assange Witch Hunt
Posted
on August 16, 2012
A
storm of diplomatic sound and fury has broken over Ecuador’s decision to
grant political asylum to Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. The UK
government has threatened to breach all diplomatic protocol and
international law and go into the embassy to arrest Assange.
… Many people in the western
media remain puzzled about Assange’s fear of being held captive in the Swedish
legal system. But can we really trust Swedish justice when it has been
flagrantly politicised and manipulated in the Assange case, as has been
repeatedly well documented. Indeed, the Swedish justice system has the highest rate per
capita of cases taken to the ECtHR for flouting Article 6 — the right to a
fair trial.
If
Assange were extradited merely for questioning by police — he has yet to be
even charged with any crime in Sweden — there is a strong risk that the Swedes
will just shove him straight on the next plane to the US under the legal terms
of a “temporary surrender”. And in the US, a secret Grand Jury has been
convened in Virginia to find a law — any law — with which to prosecute Assange. Hell, if the Yanks can’t find an existing
law, they will probably write a new one just for him.
