THE ACCIDENTAL PRISONER: JULIAN ASSANGE A VICTIM OF THE NEW ‘GREAT GAME’

At the P5+1 talks (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States—plus Germany),[a] and the European Union.)

concerning the Iran nuclear deal, during informal discussions on other issues, there was agreement among all parties that freedom for Julian Assange was out of the question, but that extradition to the US was also unacceptable, especially in light of Edward Snowden having been given political asylum in Russia, which was granted as part of a secret deal between the Obama administration and Kremlin to avoid having to put Snowden on trial, which would have been an even worse public relations catastrophe than that involving the imprisonment of Chelsea Manning. It is rarely discussed, but US authorities not only had plenty of opportunities to capture Snowden in Hong Kong, but that while he was on a flight to Russia, which was originally supposed to be a temporary stopover, the Obama administration issued an extradition request to the Russian government, which effectively made it impossible for Snowden to leave Russia without being captured en route to whatever his next destination would have been. This, in turn, compelled Putin to grant Snowden temporary political asylum in Russia, stating that it would be inappropriate to deny such asylum to a human rights activist.

Even if Asssange is allowed to leave the UK and travel to Ecuador where he has been granted citizenship, who will guarantee his safety? What happens to him when he is in Ecuador?

None of these countries can risk Assange being put in a position where he could be subject to capture or assassination. Keeping him in indefinite limbo in a tiny room in the Ecuadorian embassy in London is a way for them to know exactly where he is at all times and who goes in to see him and so forth. If they could create a controlled village similar to that in the classic television show, The Prisoner, they would send him there. This is how severe the situation is from the view of the global powers.

https://www.lexandermag.org/the-accidental-prisoner-julian-assange-a-victim-of-the-new-great-game/

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