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The latest twist in the Julian Assange saga.

blimeycharlie [Edit] [Delete] 15 replies 22:23, 20 June '12

No thread about this? It's getting increasingly bizarre. He was at risk of being deported so sought political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy. In doing so he risks losing his pals and a lot of right-on types the cash they put up for his bail money. Seems a little ungrateful, really. Are Ecuador likely to take him in? And if so on what grounds? If they don't surely he'll be arrested and almost certainly deported.

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  • been told ecuador's president is an amazing hardass who loves winding up the USA

    gonna wiki him, yall should do similar

    Loui_Tacceh @georgiabeth | 20 Jun '12, 22:27 | X
    • he seems pretty sound as presidents go

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Correa

      most hardass presidents of developing nations end up having a scrap with the media, and if they're improving their nation's living standards and lowering poverty then frankly the media can do one

      am also intrigued by this 'Bolivar Alternative for the Americas' - Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Ecuador waving two fingers at the USA and talking of old times :')

      Loui_Tacceh @georgiabeth | 20 Jun '12, 22:46 | X
      • seems like a goodun, a keeper

        creakyknees @Loui_Tacceh | 20 Jun '12, 22:57 | X
        • ya he totally is

          a rare breed

          who else is atm? can't think of many. how's chavez's human rights record been since '09?

          Loui_Tacceh @creakyknees | 20 Jun '12, 22:58 | X
    • I'm sure it said in one of the articles I read

      that Ecuador has an extradition treaty with the USA, in which case it's surely a waste of time (unless that's wrong of course).

      blimeycharlie @georgiabeth | 20 Jun '12, 22:35 | X
      • ECUADOR!

        Jordan_229_2 | 20 Jun '12, 22:59 | X
        japes_ this'd this
      • Coming out 'soon'

        as long as 'the UK calls off the siege and honours international obligations.

        Assume that means he doesn't want to be arrested, deported and tried for sexual assault.

        NoahVale | 18 Aug '14, 13:19 | X
        • If you take him at face value,

          he's avoiding the trial in Sweden because it would open the window for him to be extradited to the US.

          marckee @NoahVale | 18 Aug '14, 13:30 | X
      • he looks like Rory Bremner doing Noel Edmonds

        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28834849

        crisps | 18 Aug '14, 13:29 | X
      • I'd go there, or uraguay

        :)

        creakyknees | 18 Aug '14, 13:36 | X
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