Ecuador
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ICH 20 August 2012: Chris Hedges: War in the Shadows
20 August 2012 — Information Clearing House The War in the Shadows By Chris Hedges There are hundreds of millions of people who have a tragic intimacy with the twisted and brutal soul of American imperialism. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32231.htm Continue reading
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‘Operation Free Assange’: Anonymous take down UK’s Justice Ministry’s website
The website for the UK Ministry of Justice is under attack after hacktivists engaged a mission to try and take down justice.gov.uk in retaliation for Britain’s handling of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Continue reading
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Assange/Wikileaks Newslinks 20 August 2012
20 August 2012 — williambowles.info Julian Assange demands end to US witch-huntWorld Socialist Web Site Today at 16:54 About 200 police lined the streets around the Ecuadorean embassy in London as the WikiLeaks editor addressed hundreds of supporters and media representatives. Continue reading
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Wikileaks/Julian Assange Newslinks 18-19 August 2012
19 August 2012 — williambowles.info End the war on WikiLeaks, demands Julian Assange in embassy speechMorning Star Today at 18:06 The West must end its war on whistleblowers, Julian Assange demanded today as the diplomatic crisis over his extradition continued. Continue reading
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Julian Assange urges US to end Wikileaks ‘witch-hunt’
Julian Assange has urged the US to end its “witch-hunt” against Wikileaks, in his first public statement since entering Ecuador’s London embassy. Continue reading
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US in pursuit of Assange, cables reveal
AUSTRALIAN diplomats have no doubt the United States is still gunning for Julian Assange, according to Foreign Affairs Department documents obtained by The Saturday Age. Continue reading
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Assange Newslinks 17-18 August 2012
18 August 2012 Australian government lines up behind British threats against AssangeWorld Socialist Web Site Today at 17:01 Canberra’s refusal to publicly criticise, let alone challenge, the British government further demonstrates its role as a co-conspirator in the persecution of the WikiLeaks founder. Continue reading
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Video: Daniel Ellsberg: I Congratulate Ecuador for Standing Up to British Empire to Protect Julian Assange
Daniel Ellsberg, the most famous whistleblower in the United States, praises Ecuador for granting political asylum to Julian Assange to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sex crime accusations. ‘I congratulate Ecuador, of course, for standing up to the British Empire here, for insisting that they are not a British colony, and acting as… Continue reading
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ICH 17 August 2012: New Evidence Reveals US Cover-Up of Murdered Civilians
17 August 2012 — Information Clearing House New Evidence Shows: US Cover-Up of Murdered Civilians By Gareth Porter The majority of the deaths in the drone war in Pakistan have been civilian noncombatants – not “militants,” as the Obama administration has claimed. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32211.htm Continue reading
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ICH 16 August 2012: US Punched Bibi, Barak in the Face
16 August 2012 — Information Clearing House Bibi’s Secret War Plan By Richard Silverstein In the past few days, I received an Israeli briefing document outlining Israel‘s war plans against Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32201.htm Continue reading
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Video: Ecuador Defies UK/US Pressure, Gives Assange Asylum
Baher Azmy (CCR): International humanitarian law trumps extradition treaties Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 17 August 2012
17 August 2012 Ecuador determined to save AssangeStrategic Culture Foundation Today at 10:27 Continue reading
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Video: 'Not even in Cold War’s darkest days': International law scrapped in anti-Assange crusade
Ecuador’s move to grant Julian Assange political asylum has shown the true face of the current world order, highlighting more clearly than ever the line between the American Empire and the rest of the world, former CIA officer Ray McGovern told RT. Continue reading
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Video: ‘Not even in Cold War’s darkest days’: International law scrapped in anti-Assange crusade
Ecuador’s move to grant Julian Assange political asylum has shown the true face of the current world order, highlighting more clearly than ever the line between the American Empire and the rest of the world, former CIA officer Ray McGovern told RT. Continue reading
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Audio: Ecuador under pressure from UK over Assange asylum
It is Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patino who spoke for 40 minutes today when announcing Ecuador’s decision to grant Julian Assange asylum. He spoke at a press conference in Quito. He brought up many of Ecuador’s issues with Britain. They are very angry at the way Britain has dealt with this over the past couple… Continue reading
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Video: ‘Ecuador has strong record of human rights’: Assange and his mother hail asylum decision
“I am grateful to the Ecuadorian people, President Rafael Correa and his government. It was not Britain or my home country, Australia, that stood up to protect me from persecution, but a courageous, independent Latin American nation”Assange said in an official statement released by WikiLeaks on Thursday. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Newslinks 16 August 2012: Assange gets asylum – UK threatens Ecuador
16 August 2012 Assange granted asylum by EcuadorBBC News Today at 17:58The UK says Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will not be given safe passage out of the country from his London refuge, after Ecuador grants him political asylum. Continue reading
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CCR Attorneys Applaud Ecuador’s Decision to Grant Asylum to Julian Assange
Today, in response to Ecuador’s decision to grant political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Executive Director Vincent Warren issued the following statement: Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 29 June 2012
29 June 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks’ Assange defiant over UK police request Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said it was almost certain he would not leave his embassy refuge on Friday to enter a British police station as part of his extradition process to be. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/28/us-wikileaks-assange-idUSBRE85R0ZG20120628 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 28 June 2012
28 June 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ordered to present himself to police Telegraph.co.uk WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been served with a letter saying he has to present himself to a London police station tomorrow, according to sources. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/9361410/WikiLeaks-founder-Julian-Assange-ordered-to-present-himself-to-police.html Continue reading