Tag: Extradition
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Matt DeHart – Military, Programmer, Activist
The case of Matt DeHart, a former U.S. drone pilot turned hacktivist, is as strange as it is disturbing. The 29-year-old was recently denied asylum in Canada, having fled there with his family after — he claims — he was drugged and tortured by agents of the FBI, who accused him of espionage and child…
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Are Aliens Real? Hacker Gary McKinnon Says Evidence is in Military Computers, US Seeks Extradition
Are aliens real? One hacker who broke into US Military computers says yes, claiming that he found evidence of extraterrestrial life in the computer networks he broke into. Now, the United States is seeking extradition for breaching both military and NASA computer networks. However, the UK says that he isn’t fit to stand trial and…
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Accidental Leak: UK Policeman’s Clipboard Reveals Julian Assange Arrest Tactics
Handwritten note detailing Met police strategy suggests there should be no escape, no matter how he leaves embassy A police officer holds notes on Julian Assange’s exile at the Ecuadorean embassy in London. The left side of the document has been pixellated due to sensitive information. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA It is the “restricted” official document…
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International Laws Decoded: Can The UK Withdraw Diplomatic Status From the Ecuadorian Embassy?
The latest twist in the Julian Assange case, as we await Ecuador’s decision on granting him asylum (a decision which would not, as I’ve written before, in itself allow protection from arrest if he steps outside the embassy), is that people are wondering whether the UK can simply strip the embassy of its diplomatic status,…
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LIVESTREAM: Outside of Ecuador Embassy – Realtime Updates on UK Attempt to Breach Ecuador Embassy
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupynewsnetwork 3 Police Vans 36+ Police Officers (12 in each van) Reports are saying only 4 police currently inside the building.
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BREAKING: UK Met Police Enter Ecuadorian Embassy Building In Physical Extradition Attempt on Julian Assange
BREAKING NEWS: Police are massing at the Ecuadorian embassy in London where Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up after his request for political asylum. One personoutside the embassy, identifying himself as a “citizen journalist” with the twitter account https://twitter.com/alburyj is video streaming UK police entering the building. Aroundt midnight, local time, WikiLeaks tweeted…
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Assange Accuser Worked with US-Funded, CIA-Tied Anti-Castro Group
Yesterday Alexander Cockburn reminded us of the news Israel Shamir and Paul Bennett broke at Counterpunch in September. Julian Assange’s chief accuser in Sweden has a significant history of work with anti-Castro groups, at least one of which is US funded and openly supported by a former CIA agent convicted in the mass murder of…