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struggle4progress

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3. "... I am amazed that I am the first MP to visit him" ...

Reply to AntiFascist (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 06:11 AM

Sep 2012

"Extraditing Mr Assange to Sweden ... would trigger a chain of events that would hamper pre-emptive measures to stop him being extradited to other countries ... where Mr Assange faces long-term imprisonment or possibly even the death penalty" ...

German left-wing MP Sevim Dagdelen visits Julian Assange at Ecuador embassy
AFP
September 03, 2012 12:51AM
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/german-left-wing-mp-sevim-dagdelen-visits-julian-assange-at-ecuador-embassy/story-fnd14032-1226463571170

Support from crazy conspiracy theorists is obviously still pouring in!

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German MP visits Assange [View all] AntiFascist Sep 2012 OP

Yes, he does. I hope pressure builds up enough in other countries Cleita Sep 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #2

"... I am amazed that I am the first MP to visit him" ... struggle4progress Sep 2012 #3

I guess this crazy theory was started by Eric Holder and promoted in the Washington Post... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #5

You need to read more carefully and with more attention to context: struggle4progress Sep 2012 #7

I'm sure AG Holder is well aware of ex post facto laws... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #8

This "opinion" is pretty much a restatement of international law. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #10

Note that not a single British MP has gone near him? Fascinating. nt msanthrope Sep 2012 #11

There are more statements from Dagdelen on her website... AntiFascist Sep 2012 #4

"I will also try to visit Bradley Manning...." Didn't Kucinich say he was going to visit? Robb Sep 2012 #9

He wasn't permitted to Horse with no Name Sep 2012 #12

k/r marmar Sep 2012 #6