Part 2:
"The most important media trial of the century"
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World Leaders Defend Australian Julian Assange –
BUT NOT THE AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER!
๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ - ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น
"Assange's extradition to the US would set a chilling
precedent for those who publish leaked or classified information and runs the
risk of serious violations human rights"
๐๐ป๐๐ผ́๐ป๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ - ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
"When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole pay a
price. Without the ability to protect journalists, our ability to remain
informed and contribute to decision-making, is severely hampered.”
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐๐น - ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ
"The Assange case as an exemplary warning for how a
whistleblower is silenced in established democratic societies, Julian's life
has been destroyed."
๐ช๐ผ๐น๐ณ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ - ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด
"We wish to nominate Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and
Edward Snowden for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in honor of their unparalleled
contributions to the pursuit of peace, and their immense personal sacrifices to
promote peace for all."
๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ - ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ
"Liberating Julian Assange will be a very just cause for
human rights."
๐๐๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฎ - ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐น
"The WikiLeaks founder is a champion of democracy – the
charges against him affect journalists around the world. We must keep this
outrage from happening. I call on all those committed to the cause of freedom
of speech in every corner of the world to join me in an international effort to
defend the innocence of Assange and demand his immediate release."
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป - ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ
"Julian will get no special treatment, none."
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96 Expert Statements On Assange Case -
Stop the political persecution of Julian Assange.
The UK must not extradite a journalist to face charges of Espionage for publishing. The US must drop its charges against Assange.
Leading academics, legal experts, investigative journalists,
press freedom organizations, human rights groups, and politicians oppose the
extradition of Julian Assange.
READ MORE: https://dontextraditeassange.com/statements/
Why UK may rule in favour of Assange -
Ellsberg, Narvรกez, Mercouris & Lauria
WATCH (9:59): https://youtu.be/FXRpQVXV5Vk
WATCH our full show with Daniel Ellsberg, John Kiriakou, Andrew Fowler, Mary Kostakidis, Alexander Mercouris & Fidel Narvรกez: https://youtu.be/7uo4Es7ozKg
The Unprecedented and Illegal Campaign to Eliminate Julian Assange
Assange would never receive a fair trial in the U.S., but he’s not receiving one in Britain either.
Charles Glass: “...the lawbreakers and conspirators turned out to be the British and American governments. Witness after witness detailed illegal measures to violate Assange’s right to a fair trial, destroy his health, assassinate his character, and imprison him in solitary confinement for the rest of his life.
Courtroom evidence exposed illegality on an unprecedented scale by America’s and Britain’s intelligence, military, police, and judicial agencies to eliminate Assange... An impartial tribunal would have no option but to exonerate Assange — but fairness has not thus far featured in proceedings...
The maltreatment of Assange revealed at London’s Central Criminal Court will not end if he is extradited. Extradition will intensify his “cruel and unusual punishment.” The prohibition of such punishment appears in both the Eighth Amendment of the American Constitution and its predecessor, Clause Ten of England’s 1689 Bill of Rights...”
READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE:
Jeremy Corbyn:
It will be a
perpetual punishment
Jeremy Corbyn, UK MP and former leader of the Labour Party, talks about Julian Assange and the crimes that he exposed. Convened by the Progressive International, The Belmarsh Tribunal investigated and evaluated US war crimes in the 21st century — and defended Julian Assange's right to reveal them.
WATCH: https://youtu.be/-dWFJdsFnBE
Julian Assange faces the ‘trial of the century’: 10 reasons why it threatens freedom of speech
The Ecuadorian diplomat who gave Julian Assange political asylum reports from the extradition hearing against the WikiLeaks journalist, and explains why it is “the most important case against the freedom of expression in an entire generation.”
By Fidel Narvรกez (Translated by Ben Norton)
Fidel Narvรกez served as Ecuador’s consul in the UK from 2010 until July 2018... In a previous article for The Grayzone, Narvรกez debunked 40 media lies and distortions about Assange.. In this piece, he summarizes the key points from the British extradition hearings against Assange in September 2020...
Fidel Narvรกez: “...If the case in London were decided solely on justice, as it should in a state based on law, this battle would have been won by Assange... In this extensive summary, allow me to explain 10 reasons that I identified as important factors against the extradition...
1) The accusation is for a “political crime,” which is not subject to extradition. Publishing classified, and truthful, information is not a crime...
2) There was never a reckless disclosure of names. No one has been hurt due to WikiLeaks publications...
3) WikiLeaks’ publications are truthful information that is historically relevant...
4) WikiLeaks was not the first to publish the diplomatic cables without redaction, but only Julian Assange is being persecuted...
5) Assange never helped Chelsea Manning access national security information...
6) Assange would not have a fair trial in the U.S. “Spy Court”...
7) Assange would face inhumane conditions in the U.S....
8) Assange faces a high risk of suicide in the U.S....
9) Assange and his lawyers were illegally spied on by the U.S., which makes a fair trial impossible...
10) Ecuador illegally gave the U.S. confidential materials about Assange, including documents about his legal defense...
...The judge has an entire legal arsenal on the table to prevent this extradition, protect the future of journalism, and put herself on the right side of history. The question is, will she do it?“
READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE:
Assange Faces Extradition for Exposing US War
Crimes
Marjorie Cohn:
“...The 2003 U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty forbids extradition for a political offense... Assange is charged under the Espionage Act and espionage constitutes a political offense as well.
Like the heroic whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who helped end the Vietnam War by leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, Assange is the target of the U.S. government’s wrath for revealing evidence of war crimes by the United States...
Journalists are permitted to publish material that was illegally obtained by a third person and is a matter of public concern. The U.S. government has never prosecuted a journalist or newspaper for publishing classified information, an essential tool of journalism... There is no distinction between what WikiLeaks did and what The New York Times, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, El Paรญs and The Guardian did as well. They all published articles based on documents WikiLeaks released...
Assange took pains to ensure that the names of U.S. informants in Iraq and Afghanistan were redacted to protect their identities... WikiLeaks’s revelations actually saved lives... WikiLeaks also revealed evidence of wrongdoing by other countries besides the United States...
If Assange is extradited to the United States and convicted of the charges against him, it would chill journalists from reporting the facts for fear they could be indicted under the Espionage Act...
Judge Baraitser, who has granted extradition in 96 percent of the cases that have come before her, plans to issue her ruling on January 4. If she grants extradition, there will be several levels of appeals, including to the European Court of Human Rights. The stakes could not be higher.“
READ
THE COMPLETE ARTICLE:
‘None Of It Reported’: How Corporate Media Buried The Assange Trial
"One of the most imposing features of state-corporate propaganda is its incessant, repetitive nature… But when it comes to arguably the most important political trial in our lifetimes, there is a not-so-curious media reluctance to dwell on it or even mention it, never mind grant it the kind of blanket coverage that celebrity trials regularly generate…
...We monitored BBC News at Ten, the main evening BBC news programme on BBC1, during the four weeks of the Assange hearing. As far as we could tell, there was not a single substantive item... And yet, bizarrely, there was a BBC reporter present throughout the Assange hearing... providing daily trial updates... So, what was happening to the reports that were presumably being submitted by the BBC reporter? Nobody could tell us...
...if the US wins, then journalism and the public’s ability to
know what is going in the world will be even more crushed than they already
are. And that spells disaster..."
READ
THE DETAILED CRITIQUE OF THE FAILURE OF CORPORATE MEDIA TO PROPERLY REPORT THE
MOST IMPORTANT POLITICAL TRIAL OF OUR LIFETIME:
Ken Loach: “Everyone knows the real story, everybody can see it. We can’t believe anybody is hoodwinked. It’s not espionage; this is journalism!”
WATCH: https://youtu.be/M4hW2X37z8g
Horror story in two parts: Part II —
A Travesty of Justice: UK Caters to the US Desire to Crush
Assange
By Ron Ridenour
“The second
indictment of alleged violations of the Espionage Act belatedly filed by the US
against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange actually should not include him since
there is no contention that he spied for any warring enemy, nor is he a U.S.
citizen or resident, which the 1917 law targeted.
The original
indictment focused on allegations that Assange had criminally aided Chelsea
Manning in “hacking” into and downloading secret documents that show U.S. war
crimes. That case went sour when the government prosecutors could not find any
evidence.
Hence the second
indictment admitted Assange is a publisher, but claimed he had put
government informant lives in danger — a different crime. Ample defense
evidence was presented showing how Assange had carefully redacted the names of
informants. Some names were mentioned by The
Guardian and other mass media…
Another problem with
the government’s admitting that Assange is a publisher is that under the US
Constitution’s First Amendment journalist-publishers have special protection
against prosecution for engaging in free-speech and press activities. So, in
another change of tactic, the US government now interprets the Espionage Act to
mean that anyone, journalists and publishers alike, can be charged with crimes
of violating the Espionage Act.
Edward Snowden wrote
about reading former British ambassador Craig Murray’s daily accounts of court
proceedings: “Read this and tell me the show trial of Assange doesn’t read like
something from Kafka. The judge permits the charges to be changed so frequently
the defense doesn’t know what they are. The most basic needs are denied. No one
can hear what the defendant says—a farce”…
READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE:
Wikileaks - USA against Julian Assange
Is he a criminal or a revolutionary?
This German television film (with English subtitles) tells the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. The multi-award-winning Australian journalist and publisher revolutionized journalism by providing a safe place for whistle blowers to release insider information in the public interest about crimes and corruption that the guilty parties wished to keep secret. This made him extremely popular with the public, but not so with those whose crimes were exposed. A targeted vilification campaign of lies and innuendos, aided by the compliant corporate-state media, succeeded in turning people against him, so the US could destroy him and his vital work. Now, they seek to extradite him to a tortuous hell-hole prison in solitary confinement for the rest of his life! Meanwhile, the criminals he exposed, still walk free. What most people think they know about Julian turns out to be wrong! This documentary shows a different picture of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. Interviews include former CIA director Leon Panetta, Edward Snowden, John Shipton, Stella Morris, and many others.
WATCH (59:34):
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