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Well that's unlikely to happen, US have enough leverage to extradite anyone they want
by alexey-salmin 3y ago
Well that's unlikely to happen, US have enough leverage to extradite anyone they want
- bakuninsbart 3y agoYeah, once you start kidnapping your allies citizens openly, a lot less goodwill will be returned. And the US isn't powerful enough to just bully the rest of the world without repercussions.
- throwaway3839 3y agoAnymore?
- edgyquant 3y agoAgain, it isn’t about goodwill. The US totally dominates these countries and its times like this where its citizens really see that.
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- xandrius 3y agoYou'd think so and yet the rest of the world is what gives US its edge. Without it, they are to lose more than they win with Assange.
- danpalmer 3y ago> US have enough leverage to extradite anyone they want I thought that was the case but I think Assange proves that's not as strong as many expected. I think it was reasonable to expect him being extradited 10 years ago, it's surprising he hasn't been yet. What I do think the US achieved was pressuring the UK into not extraditing him to Sweden. He was charged with crimes there that seemed much more clear cut – not espionage, just a regular case that anyone else would be extradited for. Whether you think that was a conspiracy or not, in isolation it was a justified extradition with no safety concerns, so the US clearly has some sway in preventing it.
- zarzavat 3y agoThe UK is known for having an extremely slow and thorough extradition process with a lot of appeals. For example, the case of Abu Hamza (Captain Hook).
- sofixa 3y agoPolanski says hi.