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Ecuador's president Rafael Correa has agreed to give Julian Assange asylum, officials within Ecuador's government have said.
I mostly enjoy Julian Assange for the trouble he causes. So I'm rather pleased that it looks like he just got a big break in his efforts not to be thrown in prison on questionable charges. Of course, this also causes big problems for the UK, Sweden and the US. But if he's been granted asylum then at this point I don't see anything sort of some major police action being able to stop Assange from going to Ecuador. Something like that would be a pretty major PR disaster. But one that would have to be balanced by all the trouble Assange could cause down the road.
Whatever happens this is clearly a story to watch.
Ecuador's president Rafael Correa has agreed to give Julian Assange asylum, officials within Ecuador's government have said.
I mostly enjoy Julian Assange for the trouble he causes. So I'm rather pleased that it looks like he just got a big break in his efforts not to be thrown in prison on questionable charges. Of course, this also causes big problems for the UK, Sweden and the US. But if he's been granted asylum then at this point I don't see anything sort of some major police action being able to stop Assange from going to Ecuador. Something like that would be a pretty major PR disaster. But one that would have to be balanced by all the trouble Assange could cause down the road.
Whatever happens this is clearly a story to watch.
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Date: 15/8/12 04:48 (UTC)Everytime I've asked someone to provide evidence of it, they never seem able to deliver...
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Date: 15/8/12 22:47 (UTC)Never met the man, so can neither confirm nor deny.
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Date: 16/8/12 06:01 (UTC)Assange has been somewhat famous since he was in his teens. He was one of the australian hackers arrested in operation sundevil and went by the handle 'mendax'. Its possible the worst that can be said about him is he still holds a grudge against the government and wikileaks exposing government misconduct is a personal revenge thing for him.
The purpose of other wikileaks portals is to make the information they distribute more difficult to censor or silence. It doesn't play an active role in excluding one portal or another. The underlying concept is de-centralization of information.
It seems to me that the urban myth about Assange being egotistical is part of a smear campaign. In a perfect world people wouldn't fall for such an obvious and blatant political spin. Unfortunately for us, we don't live in a perfect world?
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Date: 15/8/12 01:16 (UTC)Now, if we could get Bradley Manning there, things would be even better.
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Date: 15/8/12 18:14 (UTC)If it is though, probably not the best idea for him to announce his travel plans.
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