UK wants to resume talks with Ecuador over Assange fate

[AntiFascist]

Source: BBC

Britain has written to the Ecuadorean embassy in London to try to resume talks over the fate of Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder who entered the building two months ago to avoid deportation.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/19365042

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Accordng to the BBC video report, it could take years for the UK to repair the damage to its reputation in South America.

[sabrina 1]

1. They made absolute idiots of themselves. Ecuador should take their time

before talking to them. The sheer arrogance of their Colonial attitude towards a sovereign nation, still seeing these countries as somehow subordinate to them, was appalling.

The backlash has been a surprise to them, I'm sure.

[Proletariatprincess]

2. Time for UK to distance itself from USA

It serves no one these days to be on the side of the USA...even the UK. USA has never kept it's word and it's treaties are binding only as long as they are convenient. It doesn't make friends, it buys them.

[Vidar]

3. Unfortunately, I have to agree.

[struggle4progress]

4. Britain delivers letter to Ecuadorean Embassy as WikiLeaks standoff drags on (AP via WaPo)

By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, August 24, 6:02 AM

LONDON — Britain’s Foreign Office says it has delivered a letter to Ecuador’s embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been holed up to avoid extradition to Sweden.

The Foreign Office declined to comment Friday on the content of the communication. The letter was delivered on Thursday ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/britain-delivers-letter-to-ecuadorean-embassy-as-wikileaks-standoff-drags-on/2012/08/24/6e696466-edd2-11e1-b624-99dee49d8d67_story.html

So we don't actually know what's in the letter. But since Garzon has been blowing hard about running off to the ICJ, a good guess might be that the letter prepares for an ICJ suit by reminding Ecuador of its obligation to respect UK law and to hand over the fugitive from justice

[AntiFascist]

6. It seems that the UK is in damage control mode...

Ecuador rallying the OAS may have taken them by surprise. The BBC video mentioned that it could take years to repair the damage in South America.

[struggle4progress]

7. Do you actually know the contents of the letter? Or are you blowing smoke?

[AntiFascist]

8. I'm telling you what the BBC says at the very end of their report...

a legitimate news source, you know, the UK's publically funded network?

[bemildred]

5. Make some more threats, Dumb Ass. See what you get. nt