The UK is threatening once again to violate international law in the most egregious and unprecedented manner. They’ve done it throughout history, most recently in their bombing of Libya.<\/p>\n
This time their threat is without precedent: to invade\u00a0Ecuadoran Embassy in London, sovereign territory of the country of Ecuador.<\/p>\n
If they carry out this attack it will\u00a0subject any foreign embassy in any nation\u00a0worldwide to possible invasion by the host country.\u00a0Their threat could be a bluff in an attempt to bully\u00a0Ecuador into denying\u00a0asylum to Mr. Assange – or they might disregard international law again.<\/p>\n
We will be watching as this story unfolds over the next 12 hours as President Rafael Correa has made clear that their\u00a0government will issue their decision regarding immunity by 7 a.m., Ecuadoran time, (0100pm London and 0800 New York). Below, we have the BBC running interference for the British government, true to form.<\/p>\n