Breaking - Assange arrested in London

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/11/julian-assange-arrested-at-ecuadorian-embassy-wikileaks



Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where the WikiLeaks founder was granted refuge in 2012 while on bail in the UK over sexual assault allegations against him in Sweden.

At the time, Assange claimed that if he was extradited to Sweden he might be arrested by the US and face charges relating to WikiLeaks’s publication of hundreds of thousands of US diplomatic cables

The journalist and Assange supporter John Pilger called last week for people to “fill the street outside the embassy and protect him and show solidarity with a courageous man”.

US authorities have never officially confirmed that they have charged Assange, but in November 2018 a mistake in a document filed in an unrelated case hinted that criminal charges might have been prepared in secret.

[nitpicker]

1. Link to BBC headline

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47891737

[malaise]

2. Just added the Guardian

[mercuryblues]

3. I woke up early this morning to

bring my kid to school for his filed trip. I thought it was going to be a sucky morning. Thanks, Malaise for starting the day off right.

[stonecutter357]

4. LOCK HIM UP!

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Gonna be a busy day now!

[Ani Yun Wiya]

6. Well, well

bet he has a tale to tell...

[gademocrat7]

7. Finally

[irisblue]

8. About the Cat...

Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) Tweeted:
For those concerned about Assange’s cat (which was part of the tension w/ his Ecuadorian hosts), he reportedly gave the cat away a while ago. https://t.co/vcqgBSgQ26

Link to tweet

[gordianot]

9. Good I would hate to see the Kitty succumb to Putin Pulonium or worse.

[OnDoutside]

10. He's going to be doing better than the UK, as he'll be leaving the EU sooner than them !

[cab67]

11. 'courageous man?'

Assange is a coward.

[Scurrilous]

12. K&R

[2naSalit]

13. LOL!!

I hope that image goes up on the DU home page as the pic of the moment!

[Tipperary]

14. The weasel had to be carried out.

Pretty funny.

[tymorial]

15. I am watching a live feed of the house of commons. May stated the US is seeking extradition

She made a brief statement to this effect before addressing the house over the EU Negotiations last night.

[Hortensis]

16. :)

Link to tweet

[malaise]

19. My interest in him is this

Will he sink the Stone?

[Hortensis]

20. Lol. Still in the game, even if they took his console.

[bullwinkle428]

17. He's a dead man walking. Mark my words. Putin is going to get

to him - just a matter of when, where and how. Chump won't play a direct role, but he'll certainly enjoy the benefits of "dead men tell no tales".

[FakeNoose]

18. I'm not so sure about that

Pootie is careful to only kill other Russians, he doesn't usually go after Australians or Europeans. If Assange collaborated with Putin, it would seem to be wise for him to keep quiet about it anyway. We'll see in the coming weeks how this plays out.