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In reply to the discussion: WikiLeaks' Assange says "door open" to end London stand-off [View all]struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)THURSDAY 20 DECEMBER 2012
Julian Assange marks six months in his gilded Knightsbridge cage with a Christmas address from the balcony of London's Ecuadorian embassy.
... Despite his commitment to free speech and his promise that his door would always be open, Mr Assange has refused to give an interview to Channel 4 News for six months. When Channel 4's Inigo Gilmore (see video, above) tried to ask Mr Assange a question, Mr Assange ignored him ...
A Senate run would cap a surreal six months, even by Julian Assange's standards. He was sharing Mr Smith's country home in Norfolk while on bail fighting extradition to Sweden to be questioned on allegations related to rape. But he fled to the embassy after exhausting his UK legal appeals ...
... Mr Assange has likened his situation to the jailing of the Russian punk collective Pussy Riot ...
http://www.channel4.com/news/wikileaks-assange-to-give-christmas-speech