Thursday, June 21, 2012

Julian Assange's Right to Asylum

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31645.htm
June 20, 2012 "The Guardian" - -   If one asks current or former WikiLeaks associates what their greatest fear is, almost none cites prosecution by their own country. Most trust their own nation's justice system to recognize that they have committed no crime. The primary fear is being turned over to the US. That is the crucial context for understanding Julian Assange's 16-month fight to avoid extradition to Sweden, a fight that led him to seek asylum, Tuesday, in the London Embassy of Ecuador.

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