Assange claims UK police tried to enter Ecuadorean embassy last Wednesday
Speaking on Sunday in front of the condor of the Ecuadorean coat of arms on the white balcony railing of the embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange thanked President Rafael Correa and Ecuador's diplomats, whom he praised for standing up against oppression, but also revealed the police tried to break in last Wednesday.
“The sun came up on a different world and a courageous Latin American nation took a stand for justice,” Assange said from the balcony.
Assange's attempt to escape extradition has touched off a diplomatic tussle between Britain and Ecuador, which accused London of threatening to raid its embassy and casting the dispute as an arrogant European power treating a Latin American nation like a colony.
Assange, who praised a dozen Latin American countries, including Argentina, which he said had rallied against Britain in the dispute, said the United States was at a turning point which could drag the rest of the world into a new oppressive era
Julian Assange revealed on Sunday that the British police tried last Wednesday to break into the Ecuadorean embassy but they finally desisted because of the presence of followers and the media that have been camping outside the premises since he was granted political asylum by the administration of President Rafael Correa.
From the balcony of the embassy in London where he has taken refuge Assange said he was grateful to the media and followers because they have become the “eyes of the world”.
“I heard a team from the police that entered the premises through the emergency exit of the embassy, but they knew there would be many witnesses”, said the founder of Wikileaks adding that thanks to the media, “the world is closely following events”.
“If the other night the UK didn’t dump the Vienna convention it is because the world is looking on”, insisted Assange
The Australian born Assange thanked the brave Latinamerican country of Ecuador for having “stood up for justice and freedom of expression” and made his comments extensive to the Ecuadorean people and President Rafael Correa for having granted him political asylum.
He also asked for the liberation of the US soldier Bradley Manning who is jailed and faces court martial for having filtered military secrets and called him “a hero and an example for all of us”.
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What a ridiculous circus he created yesterday with his balcony speech.
Aug 20th, 2012 - 06:40 am
Yes. Big up Ecuador for harbouring suspected rapists just to score political points. Very brave. Very noble.
This man is a liar and a coward.
I'm afraid Chavez has him by the balls, expect plenty of anti-British wiki-leaks statements from now on.
“expect plenty of anti-British wiki-leaks statements from now on.”
You are implying that you lot are up to plenty of no good the world doesn't know of yet, don't you? :)
What happened? :)
But the Iranina Embassy sieige that really did show the world that our special forces are the best.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3705903.stm
Big boys (as conqueror) killing 8-year-old muslim girls... That's what your special forces do best, isn't it?
The Argies do it better
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War
30000 men women and children murdered and the best bit they are Argy civilians!!! a proud legacy
I was under the impression that a shot in the stomach of a 8-year-old was a bit low for a stray warning shot. Especially if they wanted to disperse a crowd of youths...
We fight and died all over South America to get rid of those fascist criminals that abused their own people, what did you lot do to stop the slaughter of women and children in the middle east?
We locked our criminals up for what they did, what did you do to yours?
A proud legacy, yes indeed!
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7631490.stm
He goes under “accident” or “situation out of hand”?
Is your first name 'knob' and your surname 'ler' by any chance?
@14 “We fight and died all over South America to get rid of those fascist criminals that abused their own people”. No you didn't. You were one of the abusers, weren't you? Proof? Still alive, aren't you? Shame that.
@17 “Guzzle” is actually the possessor of number of passports. One, he says, is Swedish. But he doesn't accept the Swedish judicial system. Probably too honest. He says another one is Uruguayan. But he has no loyalty to Uruguay. I'd bet he also has an argie one “for services to CFK”. In other words, he's (it's) a fink. An argie-inspired infiltrator. Read his comments at length, if you can avoid vomiting. Educated? Intelligent? Knob? Prat? Wanker? Tosspot? Scum?
Assange plays Correa and all those supposed beacons of self expression, like Chavez (oh so aptly named) and the Castro dinasty for fools, just so he can avoid a line of questioning regarding the whereabouts and demeanour of his manhood on the night(s) in question. You poke fun when british and indeed UN forces (which have had latam contingents) try their best (civilian casualties are sad fact but wholesale slaughter is avoided) in islamic countries who would want our help to overthrow despotic leaders and all you can do is spout petty rubbish about colonialism.
Europe will have no need to prove itself in diplomacy circle, UK and Sweden are particular champions of free speech and this cannot be disputed, USA, France, Sweden and UK are the top 4 destinations for tens of thousands asylum seekers, Ecuador has given asylum to 1 alleged rapist.
It's so disappointing to see so many latam countries pulling together over this matter, all those empty heads (not supporting assange and bu hypocritically supporting Correa abuse embassy sovereignty to support assange), a bunch of monkeys at a chimps at the proverbial tea party.
Well said. An opportunity comes to appear to stand up to the UK and by default the USA and the 'West' and immediately every nationalistic Lat-Am leader jumps onto the band wagon shouting 'look at me, look at what a strong and powerful leader I am'.
As usual a completed unconnected matter will be hijacked by certain SA leaders to score points with their own domestic audiences.
The UK GOVERNMENT (not necessarily its people) is eager to abuse a law meant to fight terrorists in order to catch a supposed rapist. How can you see this and not agree with Ecuador that this is political prosecution?
Wake up or pass away... This is a new world.
“We locked our criminals up for what they did, what did you do to yours?”
Yet you said in a post many months ago that you went into exile with your parents after their 'politics' failed.
You are now back in Uruguay, spouting Argentinean rhetoric.
Just what did your parents do that meant they had to leave Uruguay and why have they not / could not return?
Or have I got it wrong? You see, I am giving you chance to advise me before I make my mind up, unlike you.
Well if Assange, you, Guzz or anyone can produce one shred of evidence of this mythical conspiracy against Assange I'll change my mind.
However none of you can. Sweden has one of the best human rights records in the world. So his human rights would be far better respected there than in Ecuador whose human rights record is atrocious.
If the USA really wanted Assange they've had more than a year to extradite him from the UK, which would be easier than trying to extradite him from Sweden.
You see these points of logic, including the fact that the USA haven't produced any international arrest warrants for Assange is where your fantasy falls down.
Assange believes he is above the law, and by refusing to go to Sweden and answer these charges, he makes himself look guilty.
You can blab on about conspiracy theories as much as you want. But the important word here is THEORY. Until you can provide EVIDENCE it will remain a theory, a fantasy, a lie.
And Assange is a liar. He lied about the UK trying to enter the Ecuadorian embassy, he has lied about his victims by spreading misinformation, and he lies about this conspiracy against him
He is a coward, and he has been accused of rape. But rape's not a crime in South America apparently.
That is right, it is not. Saw his interview and heard him say just that. Must say I am suprised no one has come forward to refute his statement, do you suppose that makes it true. Could it be that it would mean we misinterperated his words and are over reacting. Now, I wonder who that reminds me of?
What may of happened,
And until is actually happens, you are just using it as an excuse to attack the British,
On the other hand,
Who is throwing out all the insult [fact]
Who is actually threatening, [fact]
Who is actually burning British flags [fact]
Come on, if you are going to accuse, at least wait until we actually do something first, rather than merely point it out,
burning flags, not really the standard of a civilised country, is it.
Not that you speak for Britain, but you seem to be quite obsessed with Argentina!
Chris
My father was a tupamaro, exiled for fighting against the military dictature. He got to Sweden and ended up with a lot of kids. The main reason he didn't return in 1985 was because some of my younger brothers and sisters were in school age and he didn't want to take them oit of school until primary was done. As soon as that happened, he took tje youngest ones and moved back, us older ones are spread all over the place. Myself, I got an education in Denmark before I followed my fathers footsteps, and now I'm back in Denmark to get my sailing licence. There you go.
mr camaron cares for all nations,
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31,
a freedom fighter,
and now you are a sailor, going for gold perhaps,
after all, someone has to bring home the bacon.lol.
Where there's smoke, there's fire. Don't you think this is WAY too disproportionate for a man whose alleged crime is to have started round two without waking up the girl first? (and doing so without a condom, for what I've read) www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19323783
Some logic for you: justice4assange.com/US-Extradition.html
Maybe you're the fantasy, Mr./Mrs. LEPRecon, have you consider it?
So when you get your sailing ticket will that enable you join the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, this is the professional body in the UK (Est 1889) and has 15,000 engineers registered worldwide?
Well said. Angry Brits call Argentines liars, I think it would be quite correct to depict them as “hypocrites”.
As a professional engineer myself I am wondering how, being newly qualified, how do you intend to 'stand above' other applicants in the job field unless you have some MI accepted recognition.
Can't see anything in South America even remotely acceptable.
Just a thought.
if you cannot prove the british goverment sends it militery to kill women and children
we call this, slander, and lies,
but hypocrites”., wont be far of for argies,
is this truer.
As far as the laws of physics goes, yes.
But the super slow massive cylinder two-strokes used in ships I have yet to see anywhere else. Even the V16 generator and pump sets that I had responsibility for (via my team) were really massively overgrown truck engines, the two strokes are something else running at 40 rev/min.
is it her plastic melting.
or does she always look funny.
He has (allegedly) been paid a 6 figure sum to do this and been granted immunity from prosecution.”
This is the latest conspiracy theory.
I'm posting it on every thread just to annoy Guzz. :0D
Mr Assange claims every thing, but his innocence.
.
Well unlike South America, rape is considered a crime in Europe, so they are going after real criminals aren't they?
It's Correa who is the laughing stock when he announced to the world that rape isn't a crime ANYWHERE in South America, and decided to harbour a suspected criminal against all international laws.
It isn't Correa's or Latin American fault that your monolingualism impedes you to understand what other people are actually saying.
Monolingualism is bad enough, but translation at will is not a good tactic to counter it...
Would you care to explain what he actually said then, I for one would be interested in hearing your translation.
p/s
has he told CFK and the brazilion leader, that its ok if they get raped,
yes tell us, O wise one .
im off to argentina for a weeks R&R
7 days of peace
yippeeeee
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