Posted on 10/19/2016 1:59:55 PM PDT by ColdOne
Ecuador treated Julian Assange like a trophy in 2012 when it opened the doors of its London embassy to the WikiLeaks founder, sheltering him from extradition to Sweden over rape allegations and, possibly, to the United States.
Rafael Correa, Ecuador’s leftist president, seemed to bask in Assange’s bad-boy glow, which gave the small South American nation a big role in a global drama. Protecting the WikiLeaks editor also gave Correa a way to poke Washington in the eye and look like a champion for press freedom even as he cracked down on journalists back home.
Correa embraced Assange’s mother at the presidential palace in Quito, Ecuador's capital, and championed the Australian “hacktivist” as an anti-imperialist comrade-in-arms.
Now he's treating Assange like a bad tenant who won’t leave.
On Tuesday, Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that it was giving Assange the equivalent of a timeout by cutting off his Web access. The release by WikiLeaks of Hillary Clinton staffers’ hacked emails was having a “major impact” on the U.S. presidential race, the ministry said in a statement.
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But, but, but, but, but wait!! I thought it was the Russians?
But, but, but, but, but wait!! I thought it was the Russians?
“The release by WikiLeaks of Hillary Clinton staffers’ hacked emails was having a “major impact” on the U.S. presidential race, the ministry said in a statement.”
That’s funny. According to our media, the Wikileaks had zero impact on the US Presidential race while an 11 year old video of one of the candidates stating what groupies both do and are willing to let rich, famous men do has sunk his campaign. Our media never lies. Ecuador needs to fine tune its statement.
(sarcasm implied)
There was one statement made by a passerby that a man was led from the Equadorean Embassy with a bag over his head by the U.K.police. Just a totally unconfirmed comment that I can’t find now. I would like to know for sure that Assange is still at the Embassy and all is well. How easy would it be for someone to use the Assange computer to send semi-tame stuff from the Assange computer at least up until election time, that would be much less damaging to the Clinton campaign. There was some talk about the “dead man” switch being activated so the emails may keep coming, but additionally I hope Assange is safe and well.
I hope (think) Assange may have a shot at freedom if Trump gets in...otherwise no chance.
House guests, like fish, begin to stink after four years.
With purchase of Julian Assange
No he can’t
The Clintons were awfully friendly with the Russians. Libs get so cranky when you post the NYTimes article about UrainumOne.
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