....not as far as the British are concerned in the Julian Assange case , anyway : he may be 'out of sight' (temporarily [?] out of 'reach') but he is very much in their thoughts , so much so that Westminster had to be reminded that it no longer 'rules the waves': "If the measure announced in the British official communication is enacted, it will be interpreted by Ecuador as an unacceptable, unfriendly and hostile act and as an attempt against our sovereignty. It would force us to respond. We are not a British colony....we want to be very clear, we're not a British colony. The colonial times are over...."(...and here.)
"We are not a British colony...the colonial times are over....." : how refreshing it must be to witness a political leader from your country stand up to a world-stage bully-boy nation like Britain and tell it that it no longer carries the 'authority' that it once wielded in regards to political issues in your country , and not only 'talk the talk' but actually 'walk the walk' , too. But it will never happen here in this corrupt State ,at that level, because those useless self-serving muppets in Kildare Street 'sold' the right to do that when they accepted Britain's 'authority' in this country. But , thankfully, there remains in Ireland a steadfast organisation prepared to do just that.
"Freedom after the victory came,
And the lion was heard broken
Roar of helplessness and despair...." (From here.)
The '(British) Lion' in "despair" : the stuff dreams are made from !
Thanks for reading, Sharon.