The Assange Reality Distortion Field. It was once said of Apple’s Steve Jobs that he could convince himself and others to believe almost anything with a mix of charm, charisma, bravado, hyperbole, marketing, and persistence.
Following Jobs’ untimely death, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has taken over the mantle of his patented Reality Distortion Field. It would seem (on Twitter at least) that you are now either with Assange or against him. To be with him is to believe that he is in the throes of an international conspiracy involving, but not limited to, the British Government, courts, the Swedish Government, his rape (not bad sexual etiquette) accusers, of course the Americans and possibly the saucer people too. To be in the other (artificially exaggerated) camp is to not automatically believe that his Swedish accusers have been concocted by a dastardly international conspiracy, but rather that their accusations should be met with (whisper it) due process. What to make of it all? Then there were the court cases. When you talk too much for Twitter. Julian Assange: Media reaction to balcony speech. 20 August 2012Last updated at 06:36 ET Julian Assange urged the US to end its "witch-hunt" against Wikileaks in his first public statement since entering Ecuador's London embassy.
Speaking from a balcony on Sunday he thanked Ecuador's president for granting him asylum. But what did commentators and pundits from across the UK and the world think of his performance? Luke Harding, the Guardian: "At around 2.30pm Assange emerged on to the balcony, a pallid figure dressed in a business-blue shirt and maroon tie. There was an enormous roar. "Still, one senses Scotland Yard may get the last laugh. Andy McSmith, the Independent: "A competent image consultant could have warned him not to emerge into the public eye looking as he did.
Legal myths about the Assange extradition. Whenever the Julian Assange extradition comes up in the news, many of his supporters make various confident assertions about legal aspects of the case.
Some Assange supporters will maintain these contentions regardless of the law and the evidence – they are like “zombie facts” which stagger on even when shot down; but for anyone genuinely interested in getting at the truth, this quick post sets out five common misconceptions and some links to the relevant commentary and material. It complements a similar post on the leading Blog That Peter Wrote. [Add: this post is now supplemented by my more detailed post on the legal mythology of Julian Assange; also do see this excellent post by barrister Anya Palmer.] Please note that particularly relevant in this case are the three English court rulings which are freely available on-line: Magistrates’ Court, High Court, and Supreme Court.
One: “The allegation of rape would not be rape under English law” This is flatly untrue. This is similarly untrue. Why Julian Assange is Wikileaks' Single Point of Failure. A "single point of failure" is a part of a system that, if it fails, will stop the entire system from working.
Unfortunately for transparency activists, Julian Assange has become Wikileaks' single point of failure. Assange is back in the news today because, after nearly two months of holding out in Ecuador's London embassy, he has been granted "political asylum" by the Ecuadorian government. The decision has set off a diplomatic stand-off, with the U.K. government threatening to revoke the embassy's diplomatic status, and Ecuador responding with anger. Ever since August 20, 2010, when Swedish authorities issued an international warrant for Julian Assange's arrest for suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion, the transparency site has been in crisis.
Ambassade. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.
Une ambassade est une représentation diplomatique d'un État auprès d'un autre. Par extension, le terme est utilisé pour désigner le lieu où sont établis les locaux de cette activité. C'est aussi parfois - mais pas toujours - la résidence de l'ambassadeur. On parle aussi d'ambassade pour une mission diplomatique ponctuelle : l'ambassade est alors composée de l'ambassadeur et de ses assistants, logés dans des locaux temporaires.
Cette sorte d'ambassade est généralement courte et limitée à la négociation d'un accord précis. Étymologie[modifier | modifier le code] Statut[modifier | modifier le code] L'inviolabilité des ambassades est garantie par l'article 22 de la convention de Vienne sur les relations diplomatiques. Contrairement à une idée répandue, une ambassade n'est pas considérée comme faisant partie du territoire national du pays qu'elle représente.
Julian Assange must face rape charges in Sweden, rules court. The judicial authority in Sweden -v- Julian Paul Assange – Read judgment Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, must face charges of sexual assault and rape in Sweden, the chief magistrate Howard Riddle has ruled.
The case will almost certainly be appealed, so in reality there may not be a final decision for many months. Assange has a right of appeal on law or fact to the High Court under section 26 of the Extradition Act 2003. Assange has 7 days to appeal, but otherwise the extradition would usually take 10 days to execute.