> Umm this response makes no sense?
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>
> Well nevermind then. You didn't get the connections.
I saw the parallel, but your phrasing seemed to imply that it was absurd to seek political asylum. As imperfect and filled with contradiction as asylum seeking is, it usually beats the alternatives. Trotsky probably accomplished more in his travels , even eventually being murdered in Mexico, than he would have staying in the SU and being shot by Stalin. Certainly he lived longer and by most standards I can think of was better off personally. Assange is better off in Ecuadorean embassy than in a U.S. prison. Dismissing the discussion the way you did seems absurd. If you wanted to discuss the contradictions in political asylum rather than just suggest that Assange gains nothing by not just heading to U.S. torture chambers via Sweden, you should have phrased in differently.
>
>
> At any rate Greenwald has written a pretty thorough takedown of this
>> "myths" >piece, as I hoped he would:
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>
> Which after reading through, what can I say? We are not communicating.
>
> The myths I was refering were the so-called binding international
> agreements on asylum, political refugees and extradition. These myths are
> completely independent of Assange. They arise whenever a controversial
> figure seeks asylum. Assange is just the latest example. The media smear is
> typical as in one nation's freedom fighter is another nation's terrorist.
>
> The point to bringing up Trotsky was his case was particularly ridiculous.
> After the Russians exported him to Turkey, the Turks shipped him to Spain.
> The Spainish moved him from Barcelona to Cadiz. He had argued and press to
> stay in Cadiz long enough to appeal to the French who excused themselves
> since they still an order to exspel him dated back twenty years. The
> English turned him down even though he knew half a dozen high liberals in
> government..He had been Foreign Minister under Lenin before becoming
> Minister of War. So he took the next ship out of Cadiz to Mexico.
>
> Well Greenwald's piece was good enough, so nevermind the history.
>
> CG
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