On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Eugene Coyle <[email protected]> wrote:
> What about in the US? There are British consulates and an Embassy to > visit to communicate views on the matter. > I agree. But in terms of influencing public opinion and official opinion in the UK, it would be a really good idea to remind them what kind of precedent they are setting. An interview with a Chinese or Cuban diplomat or someone from another nation unpopular with the UK elites would remind them of this. It would hit public opinion and elite opinion at the same time. We should do everything. But any news organization that published in London on a daily basis (whether print, audio or video) has an opportunity for intervention that the rest of us don't have - and should use it. > > > On Aug 15, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Gar Lipow wrote: > > > As mentioned earlier The Cameron government has threatened to storm > Ecuadorean Embassy and kidnap Julian Assange, claiming the right to revoke > diplomatic status of entire embassy. > http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/aug/16/julian-assange-ecuador-embassy-asylum > > > > > > Someone as a stunt should contact a Chinese Ambassador and remind him or > her of the case of Chen Guangcheng who took refuge in the U.S. embassy > back April of this year. Ask him if the UK revokes the diplomatic status of > the Ecuadorean Embassy and storms it to recover someone wanted in London if > China will find it an interesting precedent to consider next time someone > takes Refuge in a U.S. or UK Embassy in China. Also some enterprizing > reporter should contact Chen Guangcheng himself who is currently studying > in NY university and get his opinion on this. I'd do it myself, but I think > it deserves a wider audience than my 75 twitter followers. In addition > someone might contact the Cuban government. I believe there are some wanted > Cubans who have been living in the French or Spanish Embassy for years. If > the UK does this someone might ask the Cuban government if they would > consider a law similar to the UK one, and consider following the UK > precedent in excecuting it. > > > > -- > > Facebook: Gar Lipow Twitter: GarLipow > > Solving the Climate Crisis web page: SolvingTheClimateCrisis.com > > Grist Blog: http://grist.org/author/gar-lipow/ > > Online technical reference: http://www.nohairshirts.com > > _______________________________________________ > > pen-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Facebook: Gar Lipow Twitter: GarLipow Solving the Climate Crisis web page: SolvingTheClimateCrisis.com Grist Blog: http://grist.org/author/gar-lipow/ Online technical reference: http://www.nohairshirts.com
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