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Panama hat shortage ‘critical’ as Ecuadorian sanctions bite

Only a week into Ecuador’s worldwide ban on the export of panama hats, the sanctions are beginning to bite. President Rafael Correa has said sanctions will remain in place until the British Government guarantees that it will grant Julian Assange safe passage to Quito.

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Posted: Aug 22nd, 2012
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Foreign Office; ‘Ecuador can keep Assange as long as they take Galloway as well’

'lickspittle' apparently has a different meaning in SwedishIn a move that has surprised most but pleased many, the British Government has given Ecuador one final option to resolve the current diplomatic crisis. They can keep Julian Assange, but have to take George Galloway as well.

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Posted: Aug 20th, 2012
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Julian Assange granted political asylum in Celebrity Big Brother house

The founder of Wikileaks is already fitting in well, carefully listening in to the conversations of fellow housemates before immediately running off to The Diary Room to reveal all of their most intimate secrets.

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Posted: Aug 17th, 2012
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Court rules Police must count to a hundred before going after Assange

Chief Justice Thompson said ‘The rules are very clear: Julian Assange has a right to try and conceal himself in the embassy grounds and the police must observe the internationally recognised counting to 100. And it’s got to be proper counting too, like ‘one mississippi, two mississippi’ followed by a loud ‘coming, ready or not, cobber!’

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Posted: Jun 20th, 2012
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Sarkozy admits French language a hoax after Wikileaks exposé

President not even sure what 'Assange' actually meansAfter yesterday’s Wikileaks revelations, Nicolas Sarkozy has today confirmed that the “French language” is indeed a one thousand year old hoax. The president of France revealed that what purported to be his native tongue was in fact complete gibberish, admitting the French really speak English, except in the presence of the British.

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Posted: Feb 25th, 2011
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