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Ah, yes, the extradition treaty that allows the US to request the UK to remove a refugee from an embassy to be sent to the country from which he was granted refugee status for.

I forgot that one.

Or maybe it has to do with the IMF granting a huge loan package to Ecuador just before they removed his refugee status.

But nah, it isn't that, it's probably because the US improved on human rights violations in the time he was given refugee status until today. That would make sense at least as an argument, even if it ignores the reality as reported by amnesty international.

Or do you mean that the US doesn't violate human rights and therefore no one could ever get a refugee status from US corruption?



Assange has been arrested for breaking UK law.


Ah, so then the extradition treaty that allows the US to request the UK to remove an Australian citizen from the Ecuadorian embassy so that Asange can be sent to the US, which is the country Ecuador gave him refuge against.

Yeah, that treaty. We who don't see this as lawful are just silly gooses, the gov said it is fine. It must be.

I forgot the treaty where powerful countries get to pressure small countries into giving up refugees.


That's the excuse, not the reason.


Does the UK not generally arrest bail jumpers, and they’ve made an exception in his case?




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