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Police order: Assange must turn himself in
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been served with a police letter saying he has to present himself to a London police station on Friday, according to sources. Assange has been seeking political asylum inside Ecuador’s embassy in London since last week as he tries to avoid extradition to Sweden, where…
Libyans in US celebrate fall of Tripoli
About a hundred Libyans gathered outside the White House to celebrate the rebel takeover of Tripoli, waving the country’s flag and chanting “Libya is free!”, “Thank you, Sarkozy!” and “Thank you, Obama!” Rania Swadek, a 33-year-old Libyan-American who teaches English literature at Washington, waved a sign showing the red-black-and-green rebel…
Assange: GOP will try to criminalize WikiLeaks
UPDATE Republicans emboldened by their victory in the House this week may try to pass a law criminalizing WikiLeaks, the organization’s founder said Thursday. In an interview with Swiss network TSR, Julian Assange said he believes the GOP may try to pass a law that would classify leaks of classified…
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