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Violet_Crumble

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6. I wouldn't believe Bob Carr as far as I can throw him...

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:14 AM

Aug 2012

One minute they're saying they're limited in what assistance they can offer, and the next they're saying they offered some and it was knocked back. What sort of 'assistance' was it, anyway? For all we know, they turned up and offered to personally hand him over to the US and bypass Sweden totally...

The Australian govt isn't doing enough to help him, and apart from that, their behaviour right from the start was disgusting and they were more interested in sucking up to the US than they were in providing assistance to Assange.

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Assange refused offer of assistance from Australia [View all] struggle4progress Aug 2012 OP

Not exactly. Certain documents "reveal Australia has no objection to a potential extradition." AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #1

Australia not offended by possible breach of Ecuadorian embassy? RogueBandit Aug 2012 #2

What's strange is that Assange complains in public Australia doesn't help him, but he never asks struggle4progress Aug 2012 #4

You seem personally invested in this unc70 Aug 2012 #3

I got tired of the hallucinatory claims and wondered what views might be getting less coverage struggle4progress Aug 2012 #5

Then I suggest you read the trade press unc70 Aug 2012 #7

You must forgive me if I somehow fail to see how my posting (without any comment) struggle4progress Aug 2012 #8

It's because of all your other posts on this topic unc70 Aug 2012 #9

I wouldn't believe Bob Carr as far as I can throw him... Violet_Crumble Aug 2012 #6

In a nutshell. Matilda Aug 2012 #10

why interfere with their laws peakhillfm Aug 2012 #11