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rolux
on Aug 18, 2013
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Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimida...
My hope is that Greenwald is not that easily provoked into making this a personal affair between himself and some government. That's part of what weakened Julian Assange's position, and I'm pretty sure Greenwald is aware of that.
jacquesm
on Aug 18, 2013
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Brazil has a tit-for-tat policy when it comes to how their citizens are treated. Backpressure could come from all kinds of interesting directions.
If this wasn't officially sanctioned from above there will be fall-out.
joseph_cooney
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Also lots of people from all nations will be travelling to Brazil soon for the Olympics, and more importantly, the World Cup.
patrickk
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Imagine if high ranking FA official or English politicians were turned away at the border. It would be hilarious.
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