Assange Makes Statement Calling For an End To the "Witch Hunt"

An anonymous reader writes "After a statement from a window at an upper floor from the Ecuadorian Embassy, Julian Assange '... called on US President Barack Obama to "do the right thing" and for his government to "renounce its witch hunt against Wikileaks."'" However, the U.S. issued the following statement regarding Assange's stay at the Ecuadorian Embassy, "The United States is not a party to the 1954 OAS Convention on Diplomatic Asylum and does not recognize the concept of diplomatic asylum as a matter of international law,"

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UPDATE: Assange is out!

[Anonymous Coward]

He tricked the Police:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1TZVX72Aw&t=4m9s

"Witchunt"

[Forty Two Tenfold]

Meanwhile, Anonymous threatened Slashdot editors that if they continue to neglect their responsibilities, the consequences will never be the same. Here's Tom with the weather.

but but

[Surt]

Every TV cop show says that if the suspect makes it onto embassy property they are untouchable!
The TV lies ... my reality is ruined!

Re:Not recognized?

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Succinct, uncouth and completely correct.

Re:is this for real?

[History's Coming To]

Just so you know, most of the world don't care which "side" you're on, we see the US government as being the US government regardless of who's in charge. So yes, you're right, but bringing Obama into it is the same as arguing over whether MacDonalds or Burger King produce the best burgers to feed to your kids every day.