Raid on Ecuador embassy would be akin to 'act of war' (video)

British police have surrounded the Ecuadorian embassy in London and breached the building. Should they enter the embassy to arrest Julian Assange, this would be a sovereign attack on Ecuador and could be construed as an "Act of War".

Digital Journal reported yesterday on the threat by the U.K. to storm the Ecuadorian embassy in London, if Ecuador does not surrender Assange for extradition to Sweden to face charges on alleged sexual crimes... read more and watch video.

UK threatens to storm Ecuadorian embassy over Assange

As the decision over Julian Assange's asylum looms near, the U.K. is threatening to raid the Ecuadorian Embassy unless Assange is handed over for extradition to Sweden.

Reports from Ecuador on Wednesday state that the British government had threatened to raid its embassy in London if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not handed over.

After a meeting with President Rafael Correa, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño told reporters, "Today we've received a threat by the United Kingdom, a clear and written threat that they could storm our embassy in London if Ecuador refuses to hand in Julian Assange." ... read more.

Evansville SWAT team raids wrong house in internet threat case

The SWAT team attempted to execute a search warrant on an anonymous Internet user, but destroyed the home of an innocent grandmother instead.

The SWAT team in Evansville, Indiana, dressed in full protective gear, wanted to make an example of an anonymous Internet user who made malicious remarks and threats against the police in Evansville.

On tracing the IP address involved, members of the Midwest town's SWAT team plotted their raid on the alleged home of the person behind the malicious remarks, posted on an Internet forum.

To really make their point, they invited a local television crew to accompany them on the raid, in order to catch the whole thing on camera... read more and view video of raid.

US student forgotten in prison drinks urine to survive

Daniel Chong was arrested at a party with 9 other suspects on April 21 during a drug raid. While no charge was laid against him he was put into a prison cell and quite literally forgotten.

24-year old Chong, an engineering student at the University of California, states that he was arrested on April 21, 2012 in a drug raid. Of the group arrested, one was released and the rest were booked into county jail.

The agents allegedly seized "18,000 ecstasy pills, marijuana, hallucinogenic mushrooms, a Russian rifle, two handguns and thousands of rounds of ammunition," at the party.

Chong says that he was questioned by the agents and then told that he could go home. No charges were made against him and an agent even offered him a ride home.... read full article and view video.