Ecuador To Washington And Britain: Go To Hell

[Purveyor]

On August 16, word came. Asylum was granted short of freedom to leave Britain unarrested. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said "Ecuador decided to grant political asylum to Julian Assange following the request sent to the President."

He faces likely extradition to a third country without proper guarantees. If tried in America, it won't be fair. Patino called Ecuador's decision "protected by international law."

Shortly before Patino's announcement, President Raphael Correa twittered "No one is going to terrorize us." He signaled his likely decision.

Earlier, Patino released details of a letter from Britain's Quito embassy, saying:

"You need to be aware that there is a legal base in the UK, the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987, that would allow us to take actions in order to arrest Mr Assange in the current premises of the embassy."

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/Ecuador-to-Washington-and-by-Stephen-Lendman-120816-908.html

[Egalitarian Thug]

1. K&R. Thanks for posting. n/t

[kenny blankenship]

2. Well that's a howler

President Raphael Correa twittered "No one is going to terrorize us."

Look, Senor Presidente we've terrorized people who crap bigger than you. We do it on a daily basis. You could ask Salvador Allende, Jacobo Arbenz, Mohammed Mossadeq, Saddam Hussein, Ngo Dinh Diem, and Muammar Gaddafy - if they were still alive.

Don't think a country that assassinates its own citizens, violates its own constitution to impose blanket warrantless surveillance, and airmails detainees seized on nebulous accusations to 3rd world police states to be tortured can be restrained by "world opinion"!

The rest of the world sees us like this, and that's how we like it.

[Raster]

6. At first glance one might think that your post requires one big SARCASM tag....

....that is, until one actually reads your post and realizes, that unfortunately, this is truth simply written in a perhaps sarcastic style.

I realized we had crossed the line once the merits of torture were debated in the halls of Congress.

[HooptieWagon]

3. Good for Ecuador.

Pres Correa won't be bullied.

[HopeHoops]

4. Good for them. Violating asylum violates the entire diplomatic system.

[StrictlyRockers]

5. Threatening to do so sure sounds like a terrorist threat to me.

We are old pros at this bullying stuff. We want that guy, and no pip-squeak banana republic is going to stand in the way of US making an example of him. You mess with the bull, you get the horns, Ecuador. This can't end well for you.

::Cue Darth Vader heavy breathing sounds::

[HopeHoops]

7. Ecuador is right on this one.

[Raster]

8. Ecuador is VERY RIGHT on this one.

The United States, the UK and any sovereign nation would be - and should be - pitching a fit over this.

[malaise]

9. Don't you know there are different rules for the imperialists

and the developing countries.

[Raster]

10. Unfortunately I do... and it sickens me!