A Cape York alliance spokesman, Don de Busch, said the group spoke for traditional owners and elders who were concerned that the land council's stewardship of "claim 1" would give Pearson's clique leverage in negotiations over resource projects and other development on country that was not theirs.
There's no guarantee this group speaks for "the market" either.
"We have released our men without losing a single man," said Ihsanullah Ihsan, a spokesman for the group, speaking from an undisclosed location.
"Andrew's track record as C.E.O. of The Economist Group speaks for itself," James C. Smith, chief executive of Thomson Reuters, said in a statement.
"They don't pay income tax, they want everything for themselves without giving anything back .Yet Nigel Smith, the leader of the Basildon Labour group, speaks for many who oppose forcible eviction: "To deal with a human rights issue under planning law is crazy," he says.
"Justin's record as a player and then over the last 18 months, as coach, leader and mentor within the Australia team coaching group, speaks for itself," Brown said.
Liz Brighouse, leader of the council's Labour group, speaks for many when she describes Cameron's intervention as a "vindictive act against the (Conservative) county council leader who said that cuts in money for public services actually mean real cuts in services".
Islamists must understand that, in a country with such diverse movements as the Muslim Brotherhood; the Wasat party, which offers a progressive interpretation of Islam; and the conservative Salafi movements, no one group speaks for Islam.
Brando became, as he put it, "a kind of traveling salesman" for the group, speaking at its meetings and rallies around the country.
A representative for the group, speaking via online chat, confirmed the detention, without providing further details.
Although the Leeds group spoke for over an hour we have recorded four clips to listen to.
