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Assange and Correa: 'The Heart has its Reasons which Reason Knows Nothing of' (La Hora, Ecuador)

 

"The Assange case has taken attention away from other issues occurring in our country, such as the case of false signatures [political parties boosted their memberships with fake names] or the Narcovilia case [the sending of liquid cocaine in vases via diplomatic pouch from Ecuador to Italy.] It also makes one wonder what changes this represents for the [Correa] administration. The 'righteous' cause in favor of Assange, which many of our compatriots have not enjoyed, guarantees weeks of distraction."

 

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Translated By Florizul Acosta-Perez

 

August 21, 2012

 

Ecuador - La Hora - Original Article (Spanish)  

British Foreign Secretary William Hague: He is being widely pilloried for suggesting that the diplomatic status of Ecuador's embassy in London could be revolked.

 

RUSSIA TODAY, RUSSIA: The practice of smearing whistle blowers with sex charges is dicussed, Aug, 19, 00:06:42.RealVideo

The news has gone around the world: The Government of Ecuador has granted diplomatic asylum to WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange. Never before, except perhaps during border disputes with Peru, our various coups and the "September 30 Affair," has the country had attracted such direct attention. We are, unfortunately, very popular. [The September 30 Affair refers to an uprising of police that nearly toppled the Correa government].

 

The Chancellery's explanation of its granting of asylum are that Assange, “may become a victim of political persecution, as a result of his dedicated defense of freedom of expression and freedom of press.” London says it has a legal obligation to extradite the Australian to Sweden. The Swedes insist on the charges against him, and deplore the attitude of Ecuador.

 

This case has taken attention away from other issues occurring in our country, such as the case of false signatures [political parties boosted their memberships with fake names] or the Narcovilia case [the sending of liquid cocaine in vases via diplomatic pouch from Ecuador to Italy.] It also makes one wonder what changes this represents for the [Correa] administration. The 'righteous' cause in favor of Assange, which many of our compatriots have not enjoyed, guarantees weeks of distraction.

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Since Assange provided the government privileged information on U.S. diplomacy about Ecuador and interviewed President Correa very flatteringly, there is a tacit commitment to the famed computer hacker accused of rape in Sweden - a crime which is proven would be a criminal offence - not a political one. In any case, as French philosopher Blaise Pascal said: “The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.”

 

 

SEE ALSO ON THIS:

Dagens Nyheter, Sweden: Sweden's Image Smeared by Missteps and Accusations

Hoy, Ecuador: Ecuador's Embassy - and All Embassies - are Off Limits to British Police

El Universo, Ecuador: Assange Grateful to Ecuador for Taking Up His Asylum Request

Gusrdian, U.K.: Embassy Cables Did Not Harm U.S.: Assange Will Not Be Extradited

Telegraph, U.K.: Why do We Buy Julian Assange's One-Man Psychodrama?

BBC, U.K.: Ecuador Ruling on WikiLeaks' Assange Due 'on Thursday'

SMH, Australia: Assange Threataned with Arrest

El Universo, Ecuador: If Only Our President Would Have Dinner with Reporters

SMH, Australia: Australia Letter 'Spurs' Assange Flee

Guardian, U.K.: Assange Asylum Move is 'a Tragedy' for His Accusers: Lawyer

Guardian, U.K.: Julian Assange Requests Asylum at Ecuador Embassy - Live Coverage

Le Monde, France: Le Monde Names Julian Assange Man of the Year

Vremya, Russia: Good Riddance to the 'Zeroes': When the Nineties Turned Ugly

Die Zeit, Germany: If Only WikiLeaks Existed Before the Iraq War Began

Folha, Brazil: Testimony of Sex Charges Against Assange Don't Belong in Public

Guardian, U.K.: Ten Days in Sweden - The Full Allegations Against Assange

Libération, France: WikiLeaks: A War, But What Kind of War?

Le Monde, France: Le Monde Names Julian Assange Man of the Year

El Mundo, Spain: Julian Assange: The 21st Century 'Mick Jagger' of Data

Novaya Gazeta, Russia: An 'Assange' on Both Your Houses!

El País, Spain: Cables: Brazil Warned Chavez 'Not to Play' with U.S. 'Fire'

El Heraldo, Honduras: The Panic of 'America's Buffoon' Hugo Chavez

Jornal de Notícias, Portugal: If West Persecutes Assange, it Will What it Deserves

Correio da Manhã, Portugal: WikiLeaks: A 'Catastrophe' for Cyber-Dependent States

Romania Libera: WikiLeaks Undermines Radical Left; Confirms American Competence

Le Figaro, France: And the Winner of the Bout Over WikiLeaks is … America

News, Switzerland: Assange the Latest Fall Guy for Crimes of World's Power Elite

Libération, France: Who Rules? Hackers, the Press and Our Leaders - in that Order

Tal Cual, Venezuela: If Only WikiLeaks Would Expose President Chavez

Berliner Zeitung, Germany: Assault on Assange Betrays U.S. Founding Principles

El Universal, Mexico: WikiLeaks Revelations a Devastating Shock to Mexico

L'Orient Le Jour, Lebanon: WikiLeaks Makes 'Mockery' of 'U.S. Colossus'

Jornal de Negócios, Portugal: More than We Wanted to Know. Or Maybe Not!

DNA, France: The WikiLeaks Disclosures: A Journalist's Ambivalence

Global Times, China: WikiLeaks Poses Greater Risk to West's 'Enemies'

FAZ, Germany: Ahmadinejad's Chief-of-Staff Calls WikiLeaks Cables 'Lies'

Al-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudis Ask: Who Benefitted from WikiLeaks Disclosure?

Guardian, U.K.: Cables Portray Saudi Arabia as a Cash Machine for Terrorists

El País, Spain: Cables Expose Nuance of U.S. Displeasure with Spain Government

El País, Spain: Thanks to WikiLeaks' Disclosure, Classical Diplomacy is Dead

Guardian, U.K.: Saudi Arabia Urges U.S. Attack on Iran

Hurriyet, Turkey: Erdogan Needs 'Anger Management' Over U.S. Cables

Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia: WikiLeaks Reveals 'Feeling, Flawed' Human Beings

Frontier Post, Pakistan: WikiLeaks Reveals 'America's Dark Face' to the World

The Nation: WikiLeaks' Release: An Invaluable Exposure of American Hypocrisy

Buenos Aires Herald, Argentina: Without Hypocrisy, Global Ties Would Be Chaos

Kayhan, Iran: WikiLeaks Release a 'U.S. Plot to Sow Discord'

El Universal, Mexico: WikiLeaks and Mexico's Battle Against Drug Trafficking

Toronto Star, Canada: WikiLeaks Dump Reveals Seamy Side of Diplomacy

Guardian, U.K.: WikiLeaks Cables, Day 3: Summary of Today's Key Points

Guardian, U.K.: Leaked Cables Reveal China is 'Ready to Abandon' North Korea

Hurriyet, Turkey: American Cables Prove Turkish Claims on Missile Defense False

The Nation, Pakistan: WikiLeaks: An Invaluable Exposure of American Hypocrisy

Kayhan, Iran: WikiLeaks Revelations a 'U.S. Intelligence Operation': Ahmadinejad

Novosti, Russia: 'Russia Will be Guided by Actions, Not Leaked Secrets'

Guardian, U.K.: Job of Media Is Not to Protect Powerful from Embarrassment

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