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The London-based Times newspaper reported yesterday that the British and Ecuadorian governments have been holding secret discussions on plans to evict WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange from Ecuadors London embassy, where he sought political asylum six years ago.
The article said the talks are an attempt to remove Assange from the embassy and are being conducted at the highest levels of government, with British Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan personally involved.
The report is the latest public indication of a conspiracy, involving the British, US and Ecuadorian governments, to terminate Assanges political asylum, in violation of international law, and force him into UK custody. The major powers are determined to prosecute the WikiLeaks editor for his organisations role in exposing US-led war crimes and diplomatic intrigues around the world.
The Times noted that the talks have been taking place prior to a British visit by Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno scheduled for the end of this month. Since elections last year, Moreno has escalated the rightward turn initiated by his predecessor Rafael Correa. He is deepening economic and military ties with the US and Britain and has denounced Assange as a hacker, a stone in our shoe and our inherited problem.
Read more: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/07/16/assa-j16.html
RainCaster
(10,857 posts)I would love to dig into this, but let's find a legit news source to stay from.
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(112,081 posts)dawnie51
(959 posts)won't last 10 min. on the streets.