Ecuador upbeat about deal to end Assange standoff

that agreement.

This could be very risky for Assange if, in fact, Sweden wants to extradite him to the US. To prepare an agreement that would bind the Swedish, the British and perhaps also the U.S., to say nothing of some interloper third country or some individual seeking a bounty would be difficult.

Perhaps Sweden will agree to hold its inquiry in the Ecuadorian embassy in the UK or allow a British court to hold the inquiry following Swedish law.

He can just say, "No thanks." And that's the end of it? That's why Sweden conducting law enforcement operations in Britain does not help.

With just a little inspiration from outside sources, Brittain and Sweden will guarantee Assange's freedom, as long as the streams shall flow, as long as the wind shall blow, as long as the grass shall grow.



Isn't that the traditional formula?

So Sweden extradites him to Australia, who then extradites him to the US?

Every country on the planet needs to give him a 'get out of jail free' card?

How about every country stops playing Monopoly?

Seems he could always go there.

he'd be in a court right now, seeking enforcement of said right.

As it is as long as the Ecuadorians support provide diplomatic support on their soveriegn soil he is in a position to negotiate, point for point exactly the same set of circumstances that Chinese fugitive Chen Guangcheng employed when he was on the soveriegn soil of the US Embassy. As long as Ecuador provides asylum they will need to negotiate with him. As in the Chen Guangcheng case, the embassy and the fugitive appear to be on exactly the same page. Don't let these facts and the on point precedent of just a few months ago deter you from doggedly not understanding the legal basis of the soveriegnty of foreign embassies.

...is not the same as saying he can't try to do it anyways.

There's no evidence that the UK is negotiating, no matter what Correa's government tries to say.

But we know his real "crimes" were exposing China's ruthless family planning policies.

You really don't see any parallels between potentially bogus "state" charges and Wikileaks' international embarrassing exposure?

In fact, we agree that there's no evidence that the UK is negotiating but please don't mischaracterize the Chen situation...there's a lot of similarities.

for the launching of the Paralympic Games ... Wednesday.

According to ... the Foreign Office, the two leaders discussed Vice-President Moreno’s work on the “Ecuador without Barriers” program which provides a package of support for people with a disability ... in Ecuador, and the importance of the Paralympic Games in raising awareness of the rights of people with disabilities.

”Foreign Secretary Hague thanked Vice-President Moreno for travelling to London for the Paralympic Games and asked the Vice-President to pass on his congratulations to the two Ecuadorian Paralympians who will be competing in swimming and weightlifting”, added the release.

Further on the release says that “they also discussed the situation regarding Mr Julian Assange’s presence in the Embassy of Ecuador in London. They confirmed the UK and Ecuador’s commitment to dialogue to find a diplomatic solution to the matter” ...

Foreign Office says Ecuador and UK have resume dialogue on the Assange case
Ecuador and the UK have confirmed the resumption of talks on the Assange case following the meeting of Ecuadorean Vice president Lenin Boltaire Moreno and Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign Office on Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:35 UTC
http://en.mercopress.com/2012/08/29/foreign-office-says-ecuador-and-uk-have-resume-dialogue-on-the-assange-case

“He’s going to listen to what he has to say, but no more, because it’s not the responsibility of the vice president to carry out these kind of negotiations” ...

Ecuador upbeat about deal to end Assange standoff
Published On: Wed, Aug 29th, 2012
http://updatednews.ca/2012/08/29/ecuador-upbeat-about-deal-to-end-assange-standoff/

kinda shows their hand, doesn't it.

and suggests that the US is hoping to get its hands on assange.
if they were not they would not be attempting to punish the equadorians the way this article suggests.

is raising the Assange issue as an effective cover to explain to his citizens why Ecuador is about to undergo serious financial difficulties as their ratings devalue. Correa isn't stupid....he's got to cover support for Iran and Syria somehow, and the US is a great target. The US doesn't need Assange, and I seriously doubt they will bother with him.

On edit....you've speller my name incorrectly.