Friday, August 17, 2012

SEALS tell it like it is


The SEALS themselves are calling this Administration on the major damage done to our national security as a result of recent security leaks.  Excellent link below to a video put together by individual SEALS and intelligence personnel; well worth watching.
 

 
 
 
OPSEC

Dear Friend:
Watch the VideoNavy SEALs, Green Berets, CIA and serious breaches of national security leading back to government's highest levels -- This is the documentary that the Obama Administration doesn't want you to see... 
America is facing a national security crisis and it's critical that you watch a brand new short documentary -- Dishonorable Disclosures -- to hear what America's Special Forces warriors and members of the intelligence community are saying about serious breaches of security. 

This revealing and unprecedented documentary film was created by some of America's most respected warriors --members of the Navy SEALs, Green Berets, and CIA.

Intelligence and Special Operations forces are furious and frustrated at how President Obama and those in positions of authority have exploited their service for political advantage. Countless leaks, interviews and decisions by the Obama Administration and other government officials have undermined the success of our Intelligence and Special Operations forces and put future missions and personnel at risk.

It's time for President Obama and other government officials to stop jeopardizing national security operations for political gain!

The unwarranted and dangerous public disclosure of Special Forces Operations is so serious -- that for the first time ever -- former operators have agreed to risk their reputations and go ‘on the record' in a special documentary titled "Dishonorable Disclosures." Its goal is to educate America about serious breaches of security and prevent them from ever happening again.

Please watch this revealing and significant documentary filmed by former Navy SEALs, Green Berets, CIA Operatives, and America's secret warriors who are stepping out of the shadows for the first time to deliver a message that is so important, they are willing to risk it all to make sure you see it.

Please visit www.dishonorabledisclosure.com today, watch the short documentary for free, and share it with your friends. It's critical to America's national security that you hear what these secret heroes have to say and share this message with everyone you know.

Sincerely,
Fred Rustmann
CIA Clandestine Service, Retired
Fred Rustmann is a retired member of the CIA's Clandestine Service who served more than 24 years with the agency. He served in senior posts in eight different countries in in Asia, Europe and Africa during the Cold War. 

PS -- Dishonorable Disclosures contains important information about the unpatriotic leaking of sensitive national security information by the Obama Administration for personal political gainClick here to watch the documentary. It's critical that you hear what America's secret heroes are saying about this breach of security and share it with others. It's free to watch -- but if we don't watch now, we may pay the price for damage caused by self-serving politicians. 

The Economic Collapse


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The Economic Collapse

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Startling Evidence That Central Banks And Wall Street Insiders Are Rapidly Preparing For Something BIG

If you want to figure out what is going to happen next in the financial markets, carefully watch what the insiders are doing.  Those that are "connected" have access to far better sources of information than the rest of us have, and if they hear that something big is coming up they will often make very significant moves with their money in anticipation of what is about to happen.  Right now, Wall Street insiders and central banks all around the globe are making some very unusual moves.  In fact, they appear to be rapidly preparing for something really big.  So exactly what are they up to?  In a previous article entitled "Are The Government And The Big Banks Quietly Preparing For An Imminent Financial Collapse?", I speculated that they may be preparing for a financial meltdown of some sort.  As I noted in that article, more than 600 banking executives have resigned from their positions over the past 12 months, and I have been personally told that a substantial number of Wall Street bankers have been shopping for "prepper properties" this summer.  But now even more evidence has emerged that quiet preparations are being made for an imminent financial collapse.  That doesn't guarantee that something will happen or won't happen.  Like any good detective, we are gathering clues and trying to figure out what the evidence is telling us.
Why Is George Soros Selling So Much Stock And Buying So Much Gold?
I am certainly not a fan of George Soros.  He has funneled millions upon millions of dollars into organizations that are trying to take America in the exact wrong direction.
However, I do recognize that he is extremely well connected in the financial world.  Soros is almost always ahead of the curve on financial matters, and if something big is going to go down George Soros is probably going to know about it ahead of time.
That is why it is very alarming that he has dumped all of his banking stocks and that he is massively hoarding gold.  The following is from shtfplan.com....
In a harbinger of what may be coming our way in the Fall of 2012, billionaire financier George Soros has sold all of his equity positions in major financial stocks according to a 13-F report filed with the SEC for the quarter ending June 30, 2012.
Soros, who manages funds through various accounts in the US and the Cayman Islands, has reportedly unloaded over one million shares of stock in financial companies and banks that include Citigroup (420,000 shares), JP Morgan (701,400 shares) and Goldman Sachs (120,000 shares). The total value of the stock sales amounts to nearly $50 million.
What’s equally as interesting as his sale of major financials is where Soros has shifted his money. At the same time he was selling bank stocks, he was acquiring some 884,000 shares (approx. $130 million) of Gold via the SPDR Gold Trust.
Why would you dump over a million shares of stock in major banks and purchase more than 100 million dollars worth of gold?
Well, it would make perfect sense if you believed that a collapse of the financial system was about to happen.
Earlier this year, George Soros told the following to Newsweek....
“I am not here to cheer you up. The situation is about as serious and difficult as I’ve experienced in my career,” Soros tells Newsweek. “We are facing an extremely difficult time, comparable in many ways to the 1930s, the Great Depression. We are facing now a general retrenchment in the developed world, which threatens to put us in a decade of more stagnation, or worse. The best-case scenario is a deflationary environment. The worst-case scenario is a collapse of the financial system.”
It looks like he is putting his money where his mouth is.
Perhaps even more disturbing is what he believes is coming after the financial collapse....
As anger rises, riots on the streets of American cities are inevitable. “Yes, yes, yes,” he says, almost gleefully. The response to the unrest could be more damaging than the violence itself. “It will be an excuse for cracking down and using strong-arm tactics to maintain law and order, which, carried to an extreme, could bring about a repressive political system, a society where individual liberty is much more constrained, which would be a break with the tradition of the United States.”
That doesn't sound good.
George Soros has told us what he believes is going to happen, and now he is making moves with his money that indicate that he is convinced that it is actually about to start happening.
But he is not the only one that has been busy accumulating gold.
Billionaire John Paulson (the one that made 20 billion dollars on the subprime mortgage meltdown) has been buying gold like crazy and his company now "has 44 percent of its $24 billion fund exposed to bullion."
So why are Soros and Paulson buying up so much gold?
Central Banks Are Also Hoarding Gold
According to the World Gold Council, the amount of gold bought by the central banks of the world absolutely soared during the second quarter of 2012.  The 157.5 metric tons of gold bought by the central banks of the world last quarter was an increase of 62.9 percent from the first quarter of 2012 and a 137.9 percent increase from the second quarter of 2011.
Prior to 2009, the central banks of the world had been net sellers of gold for about two decades.  But now that has totally changed, and last quarter central banks stocked up on gold in quantities that we have not seen before....
At 157.5 metric tons, gold buying among central banks came in at its highest quarterly level since the sector became a net buyer of the precious metal in the second quarter of 2009, data in the organization's quarterly Gold Demand Trends report show.
So why have the central banks of the world become such gold bugs?
Is there something they aren't telling us?
Rampant Insider Selling
Wall Street insiders have been dumping a whole lot of stock this year.
In my previous article, I linked to a CNN article from back in April....
First quarter earnings have been decent, if not spectacular. And many corporate executives are issuing cautiously optimistic guidance for the rest of the year.
But while insiders' lips are saying one thing, their wallets are saying another. The level of insider selling among S&P 500 (SPX) companies is the highest in nearly 10 years. That is not good.
A lot of insiders appear to be getting out at the top of the market while the getting is still good.
Other insiders appear to be bailing out before the bottom falls out from beneath them.
Just check out what has been happening to Facebook stock.  It hit another new record low on Thursday as insiders dumped stock.  The following is from a CNN article....
Facebook's life as a public company has been a nightmare from day one, and the pain continued on Thursday as some company insiders got their first chance to dump shares.
Facebook stock hit a new intra-day low of $19.69 Thursday morning, and ended the day 6.3% lower at $19.87.
Sadly, Facebook has now lost close to half of its value since the IPO.
Will Facebook end up being the poster child for the irrational stock market bubble that we have seen over the past couple of years?
Overall, retail investors have been very busy pulling money out of stocks in recent weeks.
The following are the net inflows to equity funds over the past five weeks (in millions of dollars)according to ICI....
7/11/2012: -537
7/18/2012: 637
7/25/2012: -2,999
8/1/2012: -6,866
8/8/2012: -3,684
According to the figures above, more than 10 billion dollars has been pulled out of equity funds over the past two weeks alone.
So does this mean anything?
Maybe.
Maybe not.
But it is very interesting and it bears watching.
Why Does The U.S. Government Need So Much Ammunition?
In my previous article, I also noted that the U.S. government appears to be very rapidly making preparations for something really big.
This week, it was revealed that the Social Security Administration plans to buy 174,000 hollow point bullets which will be delivered to 41 different locations all over America.
Now why in the world does the Social Security Administration need 174,000 bullets?
And why do they need hollow point bullets?  Those bullets are designed to cause as much damage to internal organs as possible.
But of course this is only the latest in a series of very large purchases of ammunition by U.S. government agencies.  The following is from a recent article by Paul Joseph Watson....
Back in March, Homeland Security purchased 450 million rounds of .40-caliber hollow point bullets that are designed to expand upon entry and cause maximum organ damage, prompting questions as to why the DHS needed such a large amount of powerful bullets merely for training purposes.
This was followed by another DHS solicitation asking for a further 750 million rounds of assorted bullets, including 357 mag rounds that are able to penetrate walls.
Now why in the world would the government need over a billion rounds of ammunition?
If it was the U.S. military I could understand this.  You can burn through a whole lot of ammunition fighting wars.
But this makes no sense - unless they believe that big trouble is coming.
Personally, I wouldn't blame them for getting prepared.  Our economy continues to fall apartand there are signs of social decay everywhere around us.
The American people are more frustrated and more angry than at any other time in modern history.  This upcoming election is only going to cause Americans to become even more angry and even more divided.
All it would take is just the right "spark" to cause this country to erupt.
It could be the upcoming election.
It could be the collapse of the financial system.
Or it might be something else.
But the conditions are definitely there for it to happen.
Unfortunately, the American public is never told to prepare because authorities never want "to panic" the general population.
We are always the last to know, and that stinks.
So don't wait for someone to come on the television and announce that a crisis is happening.
If you wait that long, it will be too late.
Instead, open up your eyes and think for yourself.
We all need to work hard to get prepared for the coming crisis while we still can.
As you can see, Wall Street insiders, the U.S. government and the central banks of the world are busy getting prepared.
Don't put your head in the sand.
The warning signs are there and time is running out.

Spetsnaz

DISCERNMENT ADVISED
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CAUTION – PREVIOUS PREDICTIONS BY JOHN MOORE HAVE NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY ACCURATE

John Moore Alert August 16:

1.       Insiders being alerted to evacuate coastal areas
2.       Russian Spetsnaz forces* (Special Forces) are crossing into U.S. beginning today. They speak perfect unaccented Midwestern American English.



Spetsnaz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spetsnaz (RussianВойска специального назначения, (спецназ, pronounced [spʲɪtsˈnas]trVoyska spetsialnogo naznacheniya; pronounced [vɐjsˈka spʲɪtsɨˈalʲnəvə nəznɐˈtɕenʲɪjə]) is an umbrella term for any special forces in Russian, literally "special purpose forces". The term can specifically refer to any elite or special purpose units under the command of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Internal Troops of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the units controlled by the military intelligence service GRU.
Currently, the term is also used to describe any special purpose units or task forces of other ministries (even the Emergency Situations Ministry special rescue unit).[1] Foreign special forces are also commonly referred to as Spetsnaz on Russian television, with US special forces referred to as "American Spetsnaz" for example. Spetsnaz specialists have trained the Republican Guard of Syria, Angola, Cuba, Vietnam and Ethiopia and have been involved in training other special forces units across the world.[citation needed]
The original conception of special forces strategy and tactics is attributed to the Russian military theorist Mikhail Svechnykov (killed in Stalin's purges of 1938), who envisaged the development of unconventional warfare capabilities in order to overcome disadvantages that conventional forces may face in the field. However, implementation of these theories was initiated by Ilya Starinov, known as the "grandfather of the Russian spetsnaz".
Spetsnaz carry out reconnaissance and "special warfare" missions in peacetime as well as in war.[citation needed] The primary function of Spetsnaz troops in wartime is infiltration/insertion behind enemy lines (either in uniform or civilian clothing), usually well before hostilities are scheduled to begin and, once in place, to commit acts of sabotage (such as the destruction of vital NATO communications logistics centers)[citation needed]and the assassination of key government leaders and military officers.[citation needed]
According to Vladimir Rezun, a GRU defector who used the pseudonym "Viktor Suvorov", there were 20 Spetsnaz brigades plus 41 separate companies at the time of his defection in 1978. Thus, the total strength of Spetsnaz forces was around 30,000 troops at the time. Currently, their numbers are unknown, but are estimated to be about 15,000.

Major Chemtrails Conference Begins Today - August 17th - 19th, 2012 - Live and Online


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Major Chemtrails Conference Begins Today - August 17th - 19th, 2012 - Live and Online
Posted By: AndiV
Date: Friday, 17-Aug-2012 15:12:01

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Hear Jeffrey M. Smith, the author of "Seeds of Deception" & leader in the "GMO-free" movement.
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Startling Evidence Central Banks And Wall Street Insiders Are Rapidly Preparing For Something BIG


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Startling Evidence Central Banks And Wall Street Insiders Are Rapidly Preparing For Something BIG
Posted By: Jordon [Send E-Mail]
Date: Friday, 17-Aug-2012 11:58:32

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If you want to figure out what is going to happen next in the financial markets, carefully watch what the insiders are doing. Those that are "connected" have access to far better sources of information than the rest of us have, and if they hear that something big is coming up they will often make very significant moves with their money in anticipation of what is about to happen.
Right now, Wall Street insiders and central banks all around the globe are making some very unusual moves.
In fact, they appear to be rapidly preparing for something really big. So exactly what are they up to? In a previous article entitled "Are The Government And The Big Banks Quietly Preparing For An Imminent Financial Collapse?", I speculated that they may be preparing for a financial meltdown of some sort. As I noted in that article, more than 600 banking executives have resigned from their positions over the past 12 months, and I have been personally told that a substantial number of Wall Street bankers have been shopping for "prepper properties" this summer.
But now even more evidence has emerged that quiet preparations are being made for an imminent financial collapse. That doesn't guarantee that something will happen or won't happen. Like any good detective, we are gathering clues and trying to figure out what the evidence is telling us.
Why Is George Soros Selling So Much Stock And Buying So Much Gold?
I am certainly not a fan of George Soros. He has funneled millions upon millions of dollars into organizations that are trying to take America in the exact wrong direction.
However, I do recognize that he is extremely well connected in the financial world. Soros is almost always ahead of the curve on financial matters, and if something big is going to go down George Soros is probably going to know about it ahead of time.
That is why it is very alarming that he has dumped all of his banking stocks and that he is massively hoarding gold. The following is from shtfplan.com....
In a harbinger of what may be coming our way in the Fall of 2012, billionaire financier George Soros has sold all of his equity positions in major financial stocks according to a 13-F report filed with the SEC for the quarter ending June 30, 2012.
Soros, who manages funds through various accounts in the US and the Cayman Islands, has reportedly unloaded over one million shares of stock in financial companies and banks that include Citigroup (420,000 shares), JP Morgan (701,400 shares) and Goldman Sachs (120,000 shares). The total value of the stock sales amounts to nearly $50 million.
What’s equally as interesting as his sale of major financials is where Soros has shifted his money. At the same time he was selling bank stocks, he was acquiring some 884,000 shares (approx. $130 million) of Gold via the SPDR Gold Trust.
Why would you dump over a million shares of stock in major banks and purchase more than 100 million dollars worth of gold?
Well, it would make perfect sense if you believed that a collapse of the financial system was about to happen.
Read more: http://www.activistpost.com/2012/08/startling-evidence-that-central-banks.html

Military Set To Evacuate Coasts


Coming in from the southern hemisphere like a sneak attack but to be seen by many others. The dates are right except for a big detail it goes past again in the September, first encounter is August and then again another hit in September, this is what I have from my sources.   Finally somebody besides me warning about this, it takes some of the pressure off with some other verification and others noticing.  Pass this back to sources, ask them to get on email list joncburdick@yahoo.com ASAP.  Thanks





Subject: Fwd: Military Set To Evacuate Coasts

Guess what I just got from another friend!

Subject: Fw: Military Set To Evacuate Coasts

Heads up. 

Nibiru…..or Planet X eventfor the past few years.  Seems there is (now) a "date certain".  I've been watching the .gov earthquake maps for several years.  What I've noticed is that while the amount of quakes in the geographic U.S. has remained relatively constant (under 1,000), the magnitude of quakes in the North America Region has increased. 




Sent:  Sunday, August 05, 2012, 2:51 pm, PST:

Note from Susie: 

I read another notice (besides the one below) of this event who said the “object” NSAS saw is a planet some call Nibiru…..or Planet X.  This article said this planet is going to pass very close to the earth.  Close enough for the gravitational pull to cause the earth to tilt on its axis. It said when the earth tilts, one of the results will be the oceans coming inland at least 50 miles (both coasts), which also means that the ocean will be going North up the mighty Mississippi and will cause that river to spread ocean water the same 50 miles to the east & west of the river’s current location!   A map they showed in the other article showed THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA UNDERWATER!  The other article also said the coastal military bases ordered military DEPENDANTS to come on base to a “meeting” where they had to sign a “non-disclosure” document before entering.  At this meeting, there were told to keep their gas tanks full and to prepare a “bug-out” bag and to take with them any important papers, photos, changes of clothes as they may not be able to return!  They were told that the military would give them as much notice as they could; that it might be a week, or a couple of days, or maybe only 30 minutes. They were told not to talk about it as it might cause to much of a public panic. 

    Oh well….We all gotta go sometime, right?  And, you can’t do a thing about this (except maybe pray & when has that ever worked).  Now, keep in mind that this is NOT from me, your favorite conspiracy theorist!  Of course, if I lived on a coast, I think I’d consider visiting someone inland for a month or two…..Good luck…..Susie


Subject: Military Evacuating Coasts

Subject:  MILITARY EVACUATING COASTS: INCOMING OBJECT LIKELY CAUSE


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MILITARY EVACUATING COASTS: INCOMING OBJECT LIKELY CAUSE





Milk Jugs Into Fences


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See plastic jugs being transformed into sturdy, attractive
fences that will outlast a wooden fence by many years.

Since plastic does not biodegrade, it's really win- win when
it can be re-manufactured into a product that will stay in
place and be useful for a long time.

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ALERT - FOREIGN TROOPS INVASION USA


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All of us have heard over the years rumors of foreign troops in the USA. I’ve always been reluctant to mention on-air because I have no way of verifying the reports. I received a call today from a long-time trusted Christian friend whom I have known for many years. The couple is wealthy and well-connected to movers and shakers in the USA and Europe. Trust me, if they want to “name drop” it’s not an exaggeration for them. I was informed by the wife that they have a friend in DHS who promised to pass on anything significant that would be a sign for immediate preparation. That agent called yesterday. He is hearing talk inside DHS that thousands of Sp….N…Z boys from that place connected to Alaska have been infiltrating from Canada into USA throughout this summer. He estimated the number so far exceeds 20,000 commandos. He advised my friends to take action immediately for food, water, ammo. I told her forget it! You need a plane ticket. The greatest shock to the American people will not be the invasion, but the merger of DHS with the invaders. Then they will understand the purpose of the 750 million rounds of hollow point ammo. Marxist Communist Valery Jarrett is the real power in DHS – not Napolitano. The nation has been compromised and sold out. Colonel Lunev told me in 1999 that the Sp…N…Z…boys will start arriving in large numbers months before the war.
Rick
Aug 15, 2012

Herbal Supplement for HIV/AIDS is 100% Successful in Reversing HIV Symptoms in Clinical Trial


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Herbal Supplement for HIV/AIDS is 100% Successful in Reversing HIV Symptoms in Clinical Trial
Posted By: Dquixote1217 [Send E-Mail]
Date: Friday, 17-Aug-2012 09:45:18


Pictured above is trial participant Thulani Mncwango, shown after 60 days of steady improvements while on the SOPC supplement.
A double-blind placebo controlled trial of the herbal supplement Sutherlandia OPC has confirmed what thousands of users already knew - Sutherlandia OPC is virtually 100% effective in reversing HIV symptoms.
In the article "Success Against Cancer and HIV in South Africa" I reported how the Sutherlandia OPC supplement from South Africa designed by South African HIV and cancer crusader and researcher Marc Swanepoel had been virtually 100% successful in stabilizing and reversing HIV symptoms and over 90% successful against a broad range of cancers.
As a result of this success with several hundred people over the past almost four years, last year Doctor Marc Swanepoel devised and helped conduct a small scale clinical trial to measure the effectiveness of his supplement ingredients - the common oleander plant, Nerium Oleander, and the "South Africa Cancer Bush" Sutherlandia Frutescens - against HIV at a well known Johannesburg AIDS clinic.
The clinical trial which concluded the latter part of last year concluded with results as impressive as the previous reports: All of the HIV patients improved significantly whereas all of the placebo group continued to decline.
For the rest of the story, including a link to the actual trial data::
http://www.tbyil.com/HIV_Clinical_Trial.htm

Declaration of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador on the asylum application of Julian Assange


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More Julian Assange Ecuador political asylum pictures can be found here.

Declaration of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador on the asylum application of Julian AssangeThursday 16th August 2012 - London (UK) - clunky translation of the official Spanish text linked above.

On 19 June 2012, the Australian national citizen Julian Assange, appeared in the local Embassy of Ecuador in London, to request diplomatic protection of the Ecuadorian State to benefit from the existing rules on Diplomatic Asylum. The applicant has based its request on the fear that it causes the eventual political persecution that could result in a third country, it could use his extradition to the Kingdom of Sweden for turn further extradition to that country.

The Government of Ecuador, true to the asylum procedure, and attach the utmost seriousness in this case, has reviewed and evaluated all aspects involved in it, particularly the arguments presented by Mr. Assange to support the fear he feels in a situation that this person perceives as a threat to life, personal safety and freedom.

It is important to note that Mr. Assange has made ​​the decision to apply for asylum and protection in Ecuador over allegations that it says, have been made ​​by alleged "espionage and treason", which exposes the citizen who inspires fear the possibility of being handed over to the authorities of the United States of America by the British, Swedish and Australian, for this is a country, said Mr Assange, who chases him through the declassification of information embarrassing to the U.S. government. Is also the applicant, "is being persecuted in various countries, which derives not only from their ideas and their actions, but their work to publish information that engages the powerful, to publish the truth and, with Thus, exposing corruption and severe human rights abuses of citizens around the world. "

Therefore, for the applicant, the imputation of political offenses is the foundation of his asylum claim, because in his opinion, is faced with a situation involving imminent danger to him he can not resist. In order to explain the fear he instills a possible political persecution, and that this possibility end up becoming a situation of prejudice and violation of their rights, and risk to their personal safety, and freedom, the Government of Ecuador considered it following:

Julian Assange is an award-winning communications professional internationally for his fight for freedom of expression, press freedom and human rights in general;

That Mr. Assange shared with the global public documentary privileged information was generated by various sources, and affected officials, countries and organizations;

That there are serious indications of retaliation by the country or countries that produced the information disclosed by Mr. Assange, retaliation could jeopardize their safety, integrity, and even his life;

That, despite the diplomatic initiatives taken by Ecuador, countries which have required sufficient safeguards to protect the security and life of Mr. Assange, have refused to facilitate them;

That, it is certain that the Ecuadorian authorities feasible Mr. Assange extradition to a third country outside the EU without adequate guarantees for their safety and personal integrity;

That legal evidence clearly shows that, given an extradition to the United States of America, Mr. Assange would not have a fair trial, could be tried by special courts or military, and it is not implausible that is applied to cruel and degrading , and was condemned to life imprisonment or the death penalty, which would not respect their human rights;

That while Mr. Assange must answer for open research in Sweden, Ecuador is aware that the Swedish prosecutor has had a contradictory attitude that prevented Mr. Assange the full exercise of the legitimate right of defense;

Ecuador is convinced that they have undermined the procedural rights of Mr. Assange during the investigation;

Ecuador has found that Mr. Assange is without (the) protection and assistance (he) should receive from the State of which he is a citizen (Australia);

That, following several public statements and diplomatic communications made by officials from BritainSweden and theUnited States of America, it is inferred that these governments would not respect international conventions and treaties, and domestic laws would prioritize secondary hierarchy, rules breach express universal application and,

That, if Mr. Assange is reduced to custody in Sweden (as is customary in this country), would start a chain of events which would prevent further protective measures taken to avoid possible extradition to a third country.

Thus, the Government of Ecuador considers that these arguments lend support to Julian Assange fears, while this may be a victim of political persecution because of his defense decided in favor of freedom of expression and freedom of press and repudiation of his position to abuse that power tends to run in certain countries, aspects that suggest that Mr. Assange, at any time, there may be a situation likely to endanger their lives, safety or integrity personnel. This fear has been warned to exercise their human right to seek and receive asylum in the Embassy of Ecuador in the UK.

Article 41 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador clearly defines the right of asylum. Under this provision, in Ecuador are fully recognized the rights of asylum and refugee status in accordance with the law and international human rights instruments. According to this constitutional provision:

"People who are in situations of asylum and refugee shall enjoy special protection to ensure the full exercise of their rights. The State shall respect and ensure the principle of non-refoulement, as well as legal and humanitarian emergency. "

Similarly, the right to asylum is recognized in Article 4.7 of the Foreign Service Act of 2006, which determines the ability of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration of Ecuador to hear cases of diplomatic asylum, according to the laws, treaties, law and international practice.

It should be emphasized that our country has been highlighted in recent years by hosting a large number of people who have applied for asylum or refugee territorial, having unreservedly respected the principle of non-discrimination and, while it has taken steps to provide refugee status in an expeditious manner, taking into account the circumstances of applicants, mostly Colombians fleeing the armed conflict in their country. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has praised Ecuador's refugee policy, and highlighted the significant fact that the country has not been confined to camps for these people, but have been integrated into society, full enjoyment of their human rights and guarantees.

The Ecuador places the right of asylum in the universal catalog of human rights and believes, therefore, that the effective implementation of this right requires international cooperation that may lend our countries, without which his statement would be fruitless, and the institution would be completely ineffective. For these reasons, and recalling the obligation of all States have undertaken to assist in the protection and promotion of human rights, as provided by the Charter of the United Nations, the British Government invited to provide their quota to achieve this purpose.

To this effect, Ecuador has been shown that, in the course of analysis of legal institutions related to asylum, that the formation of this law concur fundamental principles of general international law, the same as for its importance and have universal value, saved because line with the general interest of the entire international community, and have the full recognition by all States. These principles, which are referred to in various international instruments, are as follows:

a) The asylum, in all its forms, is a fundamental human right which creates obligations erga omnes, that is, "for all" states.

b) The diplomatic asylum, shelter (or territorial asylum), and the right not to be extradited, expelled, delivered or transferred, human rights are comparable, since they are based on the same principles of human protection: no return and no discrimination without any adverse distinction based on race, color, sex, language, religion or belief, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, or any other similar criteria.

c) All these forms of protection are governed by the principles pro person (ie, more favorable to the individual), equality, universality, indivisibility, interrelatedness and interdependence.

d) The protection occurs when the state of asylum, refugee or required, or the protecting power, consider the risk or the fear that the protected person may be a victim of political persecution or political offenses against him.

e) The State granting asylum seekers qualify causes, and in case of extradition, assess evidence.

f) No matter which of its forms or forms are present, the seeker is always the same cause and the same legal order, ie, political persecution, which causes it lawful, and safeguard the life, personal safety and freedom of protected person, which is the lawful purpose.

g) The right to asylum is a fundamental human right, therefore, belongs to jus cogens, ie the system of mandatory rules of law recognized by the international community as a whole, do not support a contrary agreement, being null treaties and provisions of international law they oppose.

h) In cases not covered by the law in force, the human person remains under the protection of the principles of humanity and the dictates of public conscience, or are under the protection and authority of the principles of international law derived from established custom, from the principles of humanity and from the dictates of public conscience.

i) Lack of international agreement or domestic legislation of States can not legitimately claim to limit, impair or deny the right to asylum.

j) The rules and principles governing the rights to asylum, extradition no, no delivery, no expulsion and transfer are not converging, as far as is necessary to improve the protection and provide it with maximum efficiency. In this sense they are complementary international law of human rights, the right to asylum and refugee law, and humanitarian law.

k) The rights of protection of the human person are based on ethical principles and values ​​universally accepted and therefore have a humanistic, social, solidarity, welfare, peaceful and humanitarian.

l) All States have the duty to promote the progressive development of international law of human rights through effective national and international action.

Ecuador considers that the law applicable to the case of Mr. Julian Assange asylum comprises the entire set of principles, rules, mechanisms and procedures under international human rights instruments (whether regional or universal) which include among their provisions the right to seek, receive and enjoy asylum for political reasons, the conventions governing the right of asylum and refugee law, and recognizing the right not to be delivered, returned, or expelled when founded fear of persecution political conventions governing extradition law and recognize the right not to be extradited when this measure conceal political persecution, and conventions governing humanitarian law, and to recognize the right to be transferred when there is a risk of persecution policy. All these forms of asylum and international protection are justified by the need to protect this person from a possible political persecution, or a possible accusation of political crimes and / or crimes related to the latter, which, in the opinion of Ecuador, not only endanger Mr. Assange, but also pose a serious injustice committed against him.

Undeniably States, having contracted in so numerous and substantive international instruments-many of them-legally binding obligation to provide protection or asylum to persons persecuted for political reasons, have expressed their willingness to establish a legal institution protection human rights and fundamental freedoms, based on a general practice accepted as law, which he attributes to such obligations as mandatory, erga omnes, to be linked to the respect, protection and progressive development of human rights and fundamental freedoms, are part of jus cogens. Some of these instruments are mentioned below:

a) Charter of the United Nations, 1945, Purposes and Principles of the United Nations: the obligation of all members to cooperate in the promotion and protection of human rights;

b) Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948: right to seek and enjoy asylum in any country, for political reasons (Article 14);

c) Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, 1948: right to seek and enjoy asylum for political reasons (Article 27);

d) Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War: in no case be transferred to the protected person to a country where they fear persecution because of their political views ( Article 45);

e) Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 and the New York Protocol of 1967: prohibits returning or expelling refugees to countries where their lives and freedom would be threatened (Art. 33.1);

f) Convention on Diplomatic Asylum, 1954: the state has the right to grant asylum and classify the nature of the offense or the motives of the persecution (Article 4);

g) Convention on Territorial Asylum of 1954: the state has the right to admit to its territory to persons it deems appropriate (Article 1), when they are persecuted for their beliefs, opinions or political affiliation, or acts that could be considered political crimes ( Article 2), the State granting asylum can not return or expel the asylum which is haunted by political reasons or offenses (Article 3), also, extradition is not appropriate when dealing with people who, according to the requested State, be prosecuted for political crimes , or for offenses committed for political purposes, or when extradition is requested obeying political motives (Article 4);

h) European Convention on Extradition of 1957 prohibits extradition if the requested Party considers that the alleged offense is of a political nature (Article 3.1);

i) 2312 Declaration on Territorial Asylum of 1967 provides for the granting of asylum to persons who have the right under Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including persons struggling against colonialism (Article 1.1). It prohibits the refusal of admission, expulsion and return to any State where he may be subjected to persecution (Article 3.1);

j) Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 1969 provides that the rules and principles of general international law imperatives no derogation is permitted, the treaty is void upon its conclusion conflicts with one of these rules (Article 53), and if a new peremptory norm of this character, any existing treaty which is in conflict with this rule is null and is terminated (Article 64). Regarding the application of these articles, the Convention allows States to demand compliance with the International Court of Justice, without requiring the agreement of the respondent State, accepting the court's jurisdiction (Article 66.b). Human rights are norms of jus cogens.

k) American Convention on Human Rights, 1969: right to seek and enjoy asylum for political reasons (Article 22.7);

l) European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism of 1977: the requested State is empowered to refuse extradition if there is a danger that the person is prosecuted or punished for their political views (Article 5);

m) Inter-American Convention on Extradition of 1981: extradition is not appropriate when the person has been tried or convicted, or is to be tried in a court of special jurisdiction in the requesting State (Article 4.3), when, according to the rating of the requested State, be it political crimes or related crimes or common crimes prosecuted with a political purpose, when the circumstances of the case, it may be inferred that persecution for reasons of race, religion or nationality, or that the situation of the person sought may be prejudiced for any of these reasons (Article 4.5). Article 6 states, in reference to the right of asylum, that "nothing in this Convention shall be construed as limiting the right of asylum when its appropriate."

n) African Charter on Human and Peoples 1981: pursued individual's right to seek and obtain asylum in other countries (Article 12.3);

o) Cartagena Declaration of 1984 recognizes the right to shelter, to not be rejected at the border and not be returned.

p) Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 2000: establishes the right of diplomatic and consular protection. Every citizen of the Union shall, in the territory of a third country that is not represented by the Member State of nationality, to the protection of the diplomatic and consular authorities of any Member State under the same conditions as nationals of that State (Article 46).

The Government of Ecuador considers important to note that the rules and principles enshrined in the international instruments cited, and other multilateral agreements take precedence over domestic law of States, because these treaties are based on targeted legislation universalizing intangible principles of which derives greater respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights against unilateral attitudes of such States. This would compromise international law, which should rather be strengthened, so that respect for fundamental rights is consolidated based on their integration and ecumenical.

Moreover, since Julian Assange sought political asylum in Ecuador, have remained high-level diplomatic talks with the UK, Sweden and USA.

In the course of these conversations, our country has appealed to the UK get stricter guarantees that Julian Assange front, unobstructed, open legal process in Sweden. These guarantees include that once aired their legal responsibilities in Sweden and not be extradited to a third country, that is, the assurance that the figure does not apply specialty. Unfortunately, despite the repeated exchanges of texts, the UK at no time showed signs of wanting political compromises, simply repeating the content of legal texts.

Julian Assange's lawyers asked the Swedish justice (authorities to) take Julian Assange's statements on the premises of the Embassy of Ecuador in London. The Ecuador officially moved to the Swedish authorities willing to provide this interview with the intention not to interfere with or obstruct the legal process followed in Sweden. This measure is perfect and legally possible. Sweden did not accept it.

On the other hand, Ecuador auscultated the possibility that the Swedish government guarantees established to not extradite Assange in sequence to the United States. Again, the Swedish government rejected any compromise in this regard.

Finally, Ecuador wrote to the U.S. government to officially unveil its position on the Assange case. Inquiries related to the following:

If there is an ongoing legal process or intend to carry out such a process against Julian Assange and / or Wikileaks founders of the organization;

Should the above be true, what kind of law, under what conditions and under what maximum penalties would be subject such persons;

If there is an intention to request the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States.

The U.S. response has been that it can not provide information about the Assange case, saying it is a bilateral issue between Ecuador and the United Kingdom.

With this background, the Government of Ecuador, true to its tradition of protecting those who seek refuge in its territory or on the premises of (its) diplomatic missions, has decided to grant diplomatic asylum to citizen Julian Assange, based on the application submitted to the President of the Republic, by written notice, dated in London on June 19, 2012, and supplemented by a communication dated in London on June 25, 2012, for which the Government of Ecuador, after a fair and objective assessment of the situation described by Mr. Assange, according to (his) own words and arguments, endorses (his) recurring fears, and assumes that there are indications that it may be presumed that (he) may be (the victim of) political persecution, or could (suffer) such persecution if (necessary and timely) measures are not taken to avoid it.

The Government of Ecuador is certain that the British Government will know justice and righteousness assess the Ecuadorian position, and in line with these arguments, is confident that the UK will provide as soon as possible or safe conduct guarantees necessary and relevant to the refugee situation, so that their governments can honor their acts they owe fidelity to law and international institutions that both nations have helped shape along their common history.
It also hopes to maintain unchanged the excellent ties of friendship and mutual respect that bind to Ecuador and the United Kingdom and their people, engaged as they are in the promotion and defense of these principles and values, and because they share similar concerns about the democracy, peace, Good Living, which are possible only if they respect the fundamental rights of all.

PRESS No. 042
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Mainstream Assange/Ecuador commentary can be found here(16.08.12), here (16.08.12), here (16.08.12) and here(20.06.12).

AB comment: 
A better English translation than the one above is now available here