• @Rapidcreek
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    49 months ago

    That’s not how it works. In order to leave the embassy he would have to set foot on Brit soil, and he had an arrest warrant. He was not granted asylum by Britain, only Ecuador. As I remember, they were the only country to say yes. They changed government, and there you go.

    • Flying Squid
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      29 months ago

      And in order to leave the American embassy, Einstein had to cross German soil. He was allowed to because he was granted asylum.

        • Flying Squid
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          29 months ago

          Weird, because William H. Geist famously refused to give Einstein a visa and public outcry forced him to flip on that. And then he was taken to the U.S.

          Do you think the plane took off from the embassy?

          • @Rapidcreek
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            29 months ago

            I think Einstein didn’t have a warrant out for his arrest.