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Originally Posted by martyh
Trouble is he is well on his way to martyrdom .The only way that can be avoided is for the US to swallow their pride and renounce any claim to him ,removing his perceived need to hide away in the embassy and allowing him to prove his innocence on the sex crimes ,which oddly doesn't seem to be at the top of his agenda
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Surely for the US to renounce any claim to him, there would have to be a claim in the first place.
What Assange and his supporters seem to forget is that at no point has the US actually requested his extradition... nor has it even charged or indicted him with any crime.
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Originally Posted by Osem
Yes, I'm not sure whether his definition of justice is a moveable feast. I wonder if he selected Ecuador as a potential safe haven because of their human rights record.
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Yes. As the links I posted earlier show, Ecuador is clearly a shining beacon of anti-corruption and journalistic freedoms
