'Without asylum Assange heading straight to US for torture'

With his life and liberty at stake, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to stay under the protection of the Ecuadorian government while his asylum appeal is considered, says lawyer Susan Benn from the Julian Assange Defense Fund.

Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst, talks to RT. He says unless Assange is granted asylum, US prosecutors getting their hands on him is a done deal. And considering the "draconian espionage act of 1917" under which he would be tried, getting to Ecuador becomes a life and death matter for the WikiLeaks founder.

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[wiqileaks]

W̶h̶i̶s̶t̶l̶e̶b̶l̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶ & F̶R̶E̶E̶D̶O̶M̶ Of Speech

 Please leave your rights at the door

[Jess Streitmatter]

@Ameer18 then you shall go down in history as a blind, ignorant sheep. Race is unimportant, actions speak character

[jmj0ker]

assange should have his freedom of speech -

but if he is guilty of espionage, he should spend the rest of his life in prison

or shot as a spy in wartime

[AustralianContinent]

The problem with you’re Government is you don’t like to be humiliated, this is truly relevant from 1979 Iran matter, that would not have happened if you’re CIA had not stuck it’s nose into that Country in 1953, you never recovered from 1979. That is millions of people’s views are that you are nothing but bullies and you need to be placed on an International leash until you start to remember what you’re Country was actually Founded upon.

[RomanicusMaximus]

Fuck yes, bring this little cute boy here, Tyronne is waiting for him in the good US jail. I bet he'll make a good girlfriend cellmate

[Peruvian Bobby]

What you have is a sister that loves to suck big black cocks! HA HA HA!

[Austyg]

That's all you have: NOTHING BUT GARBAGE.

[Peruvian Bobby]

Fuck off asshole!

[Itsmeeman1]

The USA Gov't are the world's terrorists and got caught out so they're crying about like the pathetic scumbag babies they are.

Here's Tom with the weather.