[lbo-talk] UK threatens to storm Ecuadorean Embassy, kidnap Assange

// ravi ravi at platosbeard.org
Fri Aug 17 10:41:44 PDT 2012


On Aug 17, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Michael Smith <mjs at smithbowen.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:10:26 -0400
> // ravi <ravi at platosbeard.org> wrote:
>
>> I do however find it a bit strange that we are debating technicalities.
>
> Is anybody really interested in the technicalities?

I would hope not too much (though there is value in that as a secondary point of interest), but a discussion that is able to derive a meaningful interpretation of protecting Pinochet but not Assange has to be necessarily technical, yes?


> Seems to
> me the underlying question is to what extent the Death Star
> is willing to kick over the facade of legality and diplomatic
> practice, either in pursuit of Assange (because Assange is
> seen as more of a menace than one might think) or because they
> want to do it anyway, just to show little countries that they'll
> brook no opposition, however trifling (in which case Assange is
> just the precipitating factor).

Yes.

—ravi



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