Julian Assange: 'US drums up case against me, time running out' [Sara Firth © RT]

The world's top whistleblower says he's optimistic about his political asylum bid. In his first public comment since walking into the Ecuadorian embassy in London with a request for sanctuary, Julian Assange also said the U.S. was building a case against him over leaked cables. He applied for refuge as he faces extradition from Britain to Sweden, which could eventually see him transferred across the Atlantic.

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