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railsback

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12. Well, since Venezuela doesn't allow any foreign monitoring of their 'human rights'

Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 11:15 PM

Jul 2013

and prosecutes any defenders inside the country if they receive foreign aid (up to 15 years in prison), and doesn't allow the public access to information held by the government, I'd say your revelation is based purely on speculation.

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Snowden has not yet accepted asylum in Venezuela: WikiLeaks [View all] Eugene Jul 2013 OP

Assange is still seeking a roomate railsback Jul 2013 #1

Sad, isn't it, that our reputation for the treatment of Whistle Blowers sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #2

Name a more 'democratic nation'. Curious. railsback Jul 2013 #3

Most of the Scandanavian states to begin with. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #4

Well, I've always said Assange should go back to Sweden! struggle4progress Jul 2013 #5

Sweden has a Right Wing PM unfortunately and has deteriorated ever since. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #8

That claim seems arise from the fertile imaginations at Legal Schnauzer struggle4progress Jul 2013 #17

No argument about Scandinavian countries - I'd say a majority wouldn't mind living there railsback Jul 2013 #6

South American countries have finally overthrown most of their Western/US backed sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #9

Well, since Venezuela doesn't allow any foreign monitoring of their 'human rights' railsback Jul 2013 #12

Sweden will take Assange, I'm sure!!! nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #13

Karl Rove's candidate would love to silence Wikileaks if he could. He has been outsmarted sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #14

I'd snag it if I were him KamaAina Jul 2013 #7

Everyone else has not said no. He has had three offers so far, with sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #10

so the deadline arely staircase Jul 2013 #11

The deadline was to make a decision. He may very well have made the decision, but morningfog Jul 2013 #15

ah, makes sense arely staircase Jul 2013 #16