linked from Wikileaks' Twitter, and from Russia Today. Just post again, should be all good. . New visitors -- if you make a comment but it doesn't appear, it is probably caught in the spam filter, rather than foul play. I'll check often today, to ensure things are published reasonably speedily. Technicolour -- the announcement that Assange is granted asylum has already been made (the timezone you quote is Australian). Re Hague: http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analys\\... . I'd say he's between a rock and a hard place...licking Yank ass on the one hand and desperately trying to drum up business in S. America. Still, he'll do the stupid thing, as neither Cameron or Osborne will be with us much longer. And he'll see it as an opportunity. It is ridiculous that even Britain will allow the United States to 'use her head'. I used to hold this country in high esteem until now. I used to think Britain have people in politics who can think independently. But now I know -- they're just robots waiting to receive the next command to act on. The United States is only a bunch of stupid politicians manipulating world affairs in order to reach their selfish goals without recourse to the law. They preach democracy everywhere they go, yet they are a dictatorship! Wolves in sheep clothing! That's what they are. I've lost every single respect and love I have for Great Britain for even coming out to make this threat. People have commented on what precedent