Talks and diplomacy: UK mulls Assange solution with Ecuador

6/4/2013

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Britain is considering talks with Ecuador to discuss the future of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to the UK’s Foreign Office. This would be the first major step towards resolving a one-year diplomatic stand-off.

The Foreign Office announced that it is considering taking up Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino’s request to set up a meeting with Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague when Patino will visits London later in June. 

"We're considering that request. We hope the visit will contribute to our joint commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to this issue," Reuters quoted a spokeswoman as saying.

Julian Assange has been inside of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since June 2012 in order to avoid extradition to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning in regards to allegation of sex crimes, which he has denied.

He refuses to go to Sweden unless it guarantees that it won’t extradite him to the US, where Assange faces espionage charges over data released by WikiLeaks. According to his lawyers, if sent to the US he is likely to face trial and possibly even the death penalty over WikiLeaks' release of thousands of classified US diplomatic cables.

Ecuador has given Assange asylum and houses him in a small basement room in its London embassy. UK law enforcement keeps a close eye on the embassy, ready to arrest Assange should he leave the diplomatically-protected building.


The cost of the surveillance, which is believed to involve two police vehicles and eight officers on duty at all times, is now over $16,500 a day, Scotland Yard recently reported. The operation cost British taxpayers over $5 million since Assange got his refuge on June 19, 2012. By the time of the anniversary, the sum is expected to have exceeded $6.3 million.


The WikiLeaks Party submitted its registration to the Australian Electoral Commission in April and has secured over 1,000 fee-paying members, more than double the 500 members required for registration. Assange is planning to run for a senate seat.

Assange is preparing for a tough remote campaign. If elected, he still may not be physically present at the Australian Senate if he remains trapped in the embassy. Assange's running mate could sit in for the WikiLeaks founder if he wins the race but is unable to leave the embassy.

The Foreign Office’s announcement comes on the day the trial of Bradley Manning, the United States Army private responsible for the biggest intelligence leak in US history, begins. US authorities arrested Manning in May 2010 and accused him of sending hundreds of thousands of sensitive government files to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

Source: http://rt.com/news/assange-uk-ecuador-talks-160/

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JUST DO IT ALREADY!: Nick griffin Wants race war

5/29/2013

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The BNP has been busy, as you would expect, trying to cash in on the awful murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.

The party has sent out four emails to its members on the subject and one BNP official has even declared that a "civil war" is imminent. That's BNP code for a race war, an eventuality that the BNP has always gleefully predicted.

To start the race war that the BNP is so keen on, they've put large donate buttons in every email so that they can keep on with their own "message of hope". The BNP won't start a race war for free.

Money, writes Griffin, "is the ammunition we need to win this war."

While trying to raise cold cash on the back of these terrible events, perhaps the BNP should also learn how to actually spell the name of the enemy it says it is most worried about when filling its piggy bank.

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WAR! Sides chosen as EDL-Anonymous Tension mounts

5/29/2013

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The international hacktivist group Anonymous have declared war on the EDL.

The hacking group became known worldwide for a series of well-publicized hacks and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government, religious, and corporate websites.

Following the brutal murder of Drummer Lee Rigby the EDL have ramped up their attempted persecution of innocent Muslims in the UK.

Launching #OpEDL in response Anonymous said "“[You] have used this as another excuse to further spread your campaign of hate, bigotry, and misinformation. Under the guise of national pride you have instigated crimes against the innocent and incited the subjugation of Muslims,”  

They added “We will not allow your injustices, your lies, and your stupidity, to further radicalize our youth into fearing and despising their fellow man.”

And in a chilling finale Anonymous warn the EDL "We do not forgive, we do not forget. Expect us ! 

Anonymous Statement In Full

Good morning members, and leaders of the English Defense League.

We are Anonymous UK. We have been patiently observing your organisation, as you have inflated, indoctrinating our young with your criminal mindset.

You have capitalized on the misfortunes of our peoples, taking advantage of moments of fear, of terror, and of reconciliation, to spread hatred and animosity towards your fellow man.

Your constant belligerence, like a pack of raving ignoramuses, furthering only bigotry and segregation.

You have angered us considerably, and summoned our wrath irrevocably.

Last week, an innocent Drummer, Lee Rigby, lost his life at the hands of two vile and demented human beings in the most horrific, and heinous manner ever witnessed on the streets of Britain.

This villainous public display has thrown the United Kingdom into mourning; every community, and every congregation, extending their deepest condolences.

You however, have used this as another excuse to further spread your campaign of hate, bigotry, and misinformation. Under the guise of national pride you have instigated crimes against the innocent and incited the subjugation of Muslims. We will not allow your injustices, your lies, and your stupidity, to further radicalize our youth into fearing and despising their fellow man. 

Our people are desperate for hope, in a hopeless society where our own government neglects us, where society has fails us, it is only natural to seek a relatable change maker. This sort of desperation, this quest for feeling of worth, is what you have taken advantage of. 

In this operation, we will begin the systematic and comprehensive dissemination of your cult. We will further expose your falsities and your attempts to censor, to your members, to the British public, and to the world as a whole. You will fall, we can say this with complete confidence. We are everywhere, you cannot hide, you cannot win We are the voices of all and the voice of one. It will not happen over night, but we WILL be victorious. 

We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget. 
Expect us.


#OpEDL
@Operation_EDL

Source: http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/insider
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