Ecuador says Britain withdraws threat to raid embassy in Assange standoff

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40. I see no support for Assange or Wikileaks in the OAS statement

most likely because there is no country in the world that is comfortable with openness and transparency.

I completely understand their concern about the sanctity of embassies - but yet again, they were willing to accept the UK's statement that they did not threaten to storm the embassy.

I think Correa is playing with fire. He loves Assange because he embarrassed America and other European countries. But they seem to ignore that fact that every government is threatened by Wikileaks. The OAS is full of countries with turbulent and non-democratic histories. Coups and counter-coups are the norm. How many embarrassing secrets do you think are hidden - Assange is the kind of person that terrifies such governments.


Do you think other South American governments will tolerate Correa allowing Assange to run Wikileaks under Ecuadorian protection?

Do you think Assange will compromise his principles and not report on certain governments to keep Correa happy?