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Nickelodion
Nåt så helt i dessa dagar ovanligt som en artikel om JA som är både korrekt (sånär som på ett årtal) och därtill insiktsfull och balanserad har dykt upp i
Der Spiegel.
Speciellt detta, i samband med det fallerade försöket med diplomatstatus för JA, fastnade jag för:
Further attempts by Assange's friends to find a country whose government would accept his diplomatic status proved difficult as well. Only one government seemed willing, but Assange did not want to make his fate dependent on that country's president.
"Only one goverment seemed willing..." Förmodligen Ryssland, men till skillnad från USA:s president litar Assange inte på Putin.
Från samma välinformerade artikel:
"Assange believes that an application for his extradition has been prepared and is sitting in the U.S. Embassy in London. He believes that as soon as he falls into British hands, he will be locked up pending extradition or be immediately placed on board a plane to the U.S.
The suspicion isn't totally unfounded. After the whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the mass-surveillance practices of the National Security Agency (NSA) from Hong Kong, a CIA jet was standing by in Copenhagen to fly him back to the U.S. upon capture. Instead, partly thanks to the WikiLeaks journalist Sarah Harrison, Snowden flew to Moscow, where he continues to live today, having been granted temporary political asylum. In contrast to Assange, he can move about freely in Russia. And his girlfriend moved to Moscow to be with him."
Snowden har en bättre situation än Assange, rent personligt. Jag ser just nu ingen väg ut från ambassaden, som inte slutar i amerikansk fångenskap.