in his role as a paid advisor to the Swedish PM. There are plenty more if you care to look. Put all that together with what we know of the US Grand Jury on Wikileaks and it becomes crystal clear that the official UK narrative is pure Machiavellian deception. Can't say I'm surprised though, since 'Machiavellian deception' is a constant in matters of sensitive foreign policy. I confess I AM surprised at Craig's allegation though. There was I thinking I was beyond surprise at the depths to which the UK FCO its government and SIS's will plumb in the service of their US masters. @Dave: What's to stop them? International power politics. Ecuador is a relative minnow on the world stage, and it lacks powerful friends (the USA). It won't have any luck at the UN getting condemnation for Britain because of the way the Security Council is rigged. Any move it makes to protect Assange risks serious consequences. Britain meanwhile can swagger around like a bully who knows his big brother will sort out anyone who tries to mess with him. Could you provide more evidence that the US government is behind this? I think nobody would be surprised if that was the case because of their track record in the past. But I believe it would shed a totally different light on the legality and morality of invading the territory of the embassy. After all, thus far all they have is the testimony of a woman and no