out of deep sh*t in the US with only a relatively small fine -- so Britain has to turn Assange in. Deal is deal, as simple as that. "I used to think Britain have people in politics who can think independently." We do but they are not allowed to speak independently. All the parties have a whip system which means if an MP defies the whip he/she can be expelled from that party. If you want to advance yourself in politics you have to do as you are told. For example an MP will not be selected for a position on any Select Committee if he/she has defied the whip. Two people come to mind recently: George Galloway and Ken Livingstone. Unfortunately money talks and some US official will at some stage give a high ranking Equadorian diplomat a briefcase full of $100 bills. Suddenly Mr assange will be extradited to sweden and then to the States where he will be tortured. THis is how it works, unfortunately. But kudos to you Mr. Assange for exposing the USA's terrorist and under-handed activities to the rest of the world. There is nothing they can do about it now!!! You are a REAL hero!!! Fourteen Pints Wilhelmina will of course support the action. . If he didn't he knows he'll probably go the same way as Robin Cook. . Assume that if the Yanks have the "goods" on Cameron and his Chipping Norton set then they'll also have them on room-sharing Billy.