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How does it holds internet connection? Police will definitely notice it for Julian - and will x-ray it. Then they'll see wires and circuitry inside. Bomb? Would

• dmix 14y ago
  It's possible it won't be detected. Parcels sent locally don't go through nearly the level of security as customs puts foreign packages through.
  • joejohnson 14y ago
    Isn't it technically a foreign package travelling from the UK (I presume) to the Ecuadorean embassy, which is Ecuadorean soil?
    • mayanksinghal 14y ago
      It is not actually their soil :) [1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_mission#Extraterritoriality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_mission#Extraterrito...
    • tptacek 14y ago
      Contrary to popular belief, embassies are not in fact foreign soil.
      • w1ntermute 14y ago
        Yeah, I'm pretty surprised that Her Majesty's government hasn't already raided the Ecuadorian embassy, taken Assange into custody, and handed him over to the Swedes. Ecuador is a pretty insignificant country, and it's not like they'd catch any flak from the American government for such a move.
        • derrida 14y ago
          The diplomatic fallout in the event of a raid would be huge. There was a meeting of all foreign ministers of South America who issued a joint statement to condemn the UK for threatening to raid the embassy.
          • w1ntermute 14y ago
            Would it be that big of a deal? South America (with the possible exception of Brazil) isn't exactly that economically or politically influential.
            • injnhb 14y ago
              You're suggesting that England - one of the most powerful countries in the world - should throw away all ties with an entire continent of countries, just so they can arrest a man to be questioned about sexual assault allegations? Yes, it's obvious the real reason they want to get to him, but come on.
            • waterlesscloud 14y ago
              Unless of course you're a powerful British business leader with business interests in South America, in which case the relationships would be pretty darn important and you'd be communicating that to your MP. For example, British Petroleum has significant interests in South America.
            • objclxt 14y ago
              ...because when you have Argentina grandstanding over the Falkland Islands the best thing to do is piss off everyone else in South America. The UK needs all the goodwill it can get in the region.
            • rhizome 14y ago
              If you attack someone's embassy, suddenly all of your own embassies are vulnerable to people who want to attack you. MAD.
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    • lukeholder 14y ago
      He is in the Ecuadorean embassy in the UK
    • asveikau 14y ago
      Or if it's being sent from, say, Switzerland. http://54.243.29.30/img/assange/assange_parcel_front.jpg http://54.243.29.30/img/assange/assange_parcel_front.jpg
  • clauretano 14y ago
    It'd be surprising if a high profile place such as an embassy didn't have its own off-site mail sorting facility. Many high profile non-government places already do this. It's fairly easy to evacuate a mail facility full of contractors (from Pitney-Bowes or other) every time you receive a suspicious package or your systems detect harmful chemicals; to do the same with your corporate HQ would be far more disruptive.
    • objclxt 14y ago
      For the US Embassy yes, but there can't be more than a dozen people working at the Ecuadorian embassy (I believe it's physically located inside a block of flats). Diplomatic missions for poorer, or smaller, countries tend to be relatively mundane affairs.
• thefreeman 14y ago
  Simplest way would be a cell phone + app I'd think.
• chris_mahan 14y ago
  We'll see a policeman's face with a look that says "I wonder what this little hole is for."
• Pinckney 14y ago
  Alternatively, it is a bomb, and one cleverly prepared to maximize the likelihood that it is opened by its intended target. (Somehow I imagine Mr Assange is careful about opening unsolicited packages these days -- but if he becomes aware of this one, he might relax that standard). Perhaps my tinfoil hat needs adjusting.
  • unimpressive 14y ago
    No, it doesn't.
  • joshguthrie 14y ago
    Does not. That's the first thing that came into my mind when I saw it. At least now we all know who gave this crazy idea to some secret agent agencies if this indeed happens.