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Johannes Wahlström:
#JulianAssange's "human rights are violated on a daily basis"
"#JulianAssange is imprisoned for #journalism."
#JulianAssange's "human rights are violated on a daily basis"
"#JulianAssange is imprisoned for #journalism."
#MikePompeo on lying:
"When I was a cadet, what was the cadet motto at West Point? 'You will not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do'? I was the CIA Director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. It was like - we had entire training courses!"
"When I was a cadet, what was the cadet motto at West Point? 'You will not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do'? I was the CIA Director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. It was like - we had entire training courses!"
Laura Ingraham: "Have we ever tried to meddle in other countries' elections?"
James Woolsey (former CIA Director): "the Greeks, the Italians".
More about James Woolsey:
web.archive.org/web/2016030611…
freedomhouse.org/article/freedo…
James Woolsey (former CIA Director): "the Greeks, the Italians".
More about James Woolsey:
web.archive.org/web/2016030611…
freedomhouse.org/article/freedo…
Interview with Oleg Deripaska.
(PBS) 'It's all a lie,' Russian billionaire Deripaska says of U.S. accusations in Mueller probe
PBS NewsHour
Published on Apr 16, 2019
telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsby…
(PBS) 'It's all a lie,' Russian billionaire Deripaska says of U.S. accusations in Mueller probe
PBS NewsHour
Published on Apr 16, 2019
telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsby…
The Next HOPE conference of of 16-18 July 2010 predates the August 2010 Swedish rape charges. Jacob Applebaum stands in for #JulianAssange.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers_o…
August 2010 - Swedish Pros. Office first issues an arrest warrant
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers_o…
August 2010 - Swedish Pros. Office first issues an arrest warrant
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
July 2010, 2 wks before the Swedish rape charges:
06:25: "I want to make a little declaration for the Federal Agents who are standing in the back of the room and the ones that are standing in the front of the room."
06:25: "I want to make a little declaration for the Federal Agents who are standing in the back of the room and the ones that are standing in the front of the room."
"Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, said the charges had been crafted to avoid free speech concerns by accusing Assange of participating in the theft of information. But he said the indictment was "thin on evidence"."
bbc.com/news/uk-479108…
bbc.com/news/uk-479108…
@CraigMurrayOrg
"So where, Swedish prosecutors, are your charges? Where is your arrest warrant?"
"Julian Assange has never been charged with anything in Sweden. He was merely “wanted for questioning”, a fact the MSM repeatedly failed to make clear."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
"So where, Swedish prosecutors, are your charges? Where is your arrest warrant?"
"Julian Assange has never been charged with anything in Sweden. He was merely “wanted for questioning”, a fact the MSM repeatedly failed to make clear."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
“It was basically a kidnapping.”
“It was a smear campaign, a smokescreen to cover up the fact that Ecuador was handing over a political refugee to be persecuted. That is a crime.”
uk.news.yahoo.com/police-arrest-…
“It was a smear campaign, a smokescreen to cover up the fact that Ecuador was handing over a political refugee to be persecuted. That is a crime.”
uk.news.yahoo.com/police-arrest-…
@caitoz
"the completely fraudulent arrest and imprisonment of Julian Assange arguably exposes more malfeasance by government and media powers than than what has been revealed in all WikiLeaks publications combined since its inception. "
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/26/ass…
"the completely fraudulent arrest and imprisonment of Julian Assange arguably exposes more malfeasance by government and media powers than than what has been revealed in all WikiLeaks publications combined since its inception. "
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/26/ass…
"It is particularly troubling that many on social media are misleading others into thinking that there are legal proceedings afoot in Sweden today. ... Assange has never been charged in Sweden, the investigation ... was closed, twice."
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/30/dea…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/30/dea…
#assangearrest
#JulianAssange
"As he was taken down to the cells, Assange defiantly raised his fist to the supporters in the public gallery behind him."
"They raised their fists back at him in solidarity and shouted: “Shame on you” towards the court.
theguardian.com/media/2019/may…
#JulianAssange
"As he was taken down to the cells, Assange defiantly raised his fist to the supporters in the public gallery behind him."
"They raised their fists back at him in solidarity and shouted: “Shame on you” towards the court.
theguardian.com/media/2019/may…
@caitoz
Judge Deborah Taylor: “Your continued residence in the Embassy has necessitated a concentration of resources, and expenditure of £16 million of taxpayers’ money in ensuring that when you did leave, you were brought to justice,”
For what?
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
Judge Deborah Taylor: “Your continued residence in the Embassy has necessitated a concentration of resources, and expenditure of £16 million of taxpayers’ money in ensuring that when you did leave, you were brought to justice,”
For what?
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
@caitoz
"There is one reason and one reason only that the British government saw fit to spend £16 million of taxpayers’ money patrolling that embassy, and it wasn’t because they really, really hate bail violations."
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
"There is one reason and one reason only that the British government saw fit to spend £16 million of taxpayers’ money patrolling that embassy, and it wasn’t because they really, really hate bail violations."
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
From 2018, Feb 11:
“I do not consider costs are a relevant factor in this matter.”
CPS lawyer, December 2013:
Clearly the judge hadn't been briefed by the CPS that the persecution of #JulianAssange was worth every penny?
theguardian.com/media/2018/feb…
“I do not consider costs are a relevant factor in this matter.”
CPS lawyer, December 2013:
Clearly the judge hadn't been briefed by the CPS that the persecution of #JulianAssange was worth every penny?
theguardian.com/media/2018/feb…
Judge in the case didn't listen to a word the defense had to say.
@AnnGarrison
Pentagon Manhunt for #JulianAssange Preceded Swedish Rape Allegations
Ann Garrison, BAR contributor
01 May 2019
blackagendareport.com/pentagon-manhu…
Pentagon Manhunt for #JulianAssange Preceded Swedish Rape Allegations
Ann Garrison, BAR contributor
01 May 2019
blackagendareport.com/pentagon-manhu…
@AMercouris
The 2010 charges against #JulianAssange were brought after the statute of limitations ran out - which the state will have to make fit with a terrorism exemption.
01:46:00 18 U.S. Code § 2332b & terrorism exemption to statute of limitations.
The 2010 charges against #JulianAssange were brought after the statute of limitations ran out - which the state will have to make fit with a terrorism exemption.
01:46:00 18 U.S. Code § 2332b & terrorism exemption to statute of limitations.
Meanwhile, outside the Venezuelan embassy:
- Police is standing back
- @codepink assaulted
- fascist rightwing demonstrators support Guaido
- Police is standing back
- @codepink assaulted
- fascist rightwing demonstrators support Guaido
@khrafnsson interview in @DerSPIEGEL
"It is obvious that I am in the cross hairs of the U.S. government, its military and its secret services. We have known since 2014 that not only Julian Assange, but also other people ... are under investigation."
spiegel.de/international/…
"It is obvious that I am in the cross hairs of the U.S. government, its military and its secret services. We have known since 2014 that not only Julian Assange, but also other people ... are under investigation."
spiegel.de/international/…
On the importance of independent media.
"The 50-week jail sentence given to WikiLeaks founder #JulianAssange for breaching a British court's bail conditions seven years ago is "disproportionate," the UN Working Group on #ArbitraryDetention said Friday."
msn.com/en-au/news/aus…
msn.com/en-au/news/aus…
#HillaryClinton on @maddow
02:51 "The real story is, the Russians interfered in our election, and Trump committed obstruction of justice. ... That's what they don't want the American people thinking about."
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/…
02:51 "The real story is, the Russians interfered in our election, and Trump committed obstruction of justice. ... That's what they don't want the American people thinking about."
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/…
UK: Activists demand freedom for #Assange after sentencing
#PressFreedomDay #JulianAssange #AssangeArrest #FreeSpeechDay #FirstAmendment
#PressFreedomDay #JulianAssange #AssangeArrest #FreeSpeechDay #FirstAmendment
What I can decypher from this long and poorly structured article:
CIA Office of Technical Services -> Rendition, Detention, Interrogation (RDI) (SMD, CTC)
CIA Office of Medical Services -> Drugs - Versed, LSD, #MKULTRA
medium.com/@jeff_kaye/rev…
CIA Office of Technical Services -> Rendition, Detention, Interrogation (RDI) (SMD, CTC)
CIA Office of Medical Services -> Drugs - Versed, LSD, #MKULTRA
medium.com/@jeff_kaye/rev…
@khrafnsson
08:00 "It's time to mobilize, to take to the street."
#assangearrest #JulianAssange #PressFreedom #PentagonPapers #WoodwardAndBernstein #BenBradley
08:00 "It's time to mobilize, to take to the street."
#assangearrest #JulianAssange #PressFreedom #PentagonPapers #WoodwardAndBernstein #BenBradley
@khrafnsson and @pamfoundation
"Such resilience usually comes from the fact that he knows that he is innocent."
"Such resilience usually comes from the fact that he knows that he is innocent."
@suigenerisjen
"He's having a difficult time in prison. His health has suffered significantly, the result of the long period of ... time confined inside the embassy and he's getting medical treatment, but we're still very concerined about him."
"He's having a difficult time in prison. His health has suffered significantly, the result of the long period of ... time confined inside the embassy and he's getting medical treatment, but we're still very concerined about him."
@DanielEllsberg
opendemocracy.net/en/digitaliber…
#FirstAmendment #Journalism #JulianAssange #AssangeArrest
Julian Assange is in jail for journalism, nothing else.
@washingtonpost @nytimes @carlbernstein @JudyWoodruff @nprfreshair @jfreewright @cher @KimKardashian @Greg_Palast @WBAI
opendemocracy.net/en/digitaliber…
#FirstAmendment #Journalism #JulianAssange #AssangeArrest
Julian Assange is in jail for journalism, nothing else.
@washingtonpost @nytimes @carlbernstein @JudyWoodruff @nprfreshair @jfreewright @cher @KimKardashian @Greg_Palast @WBAI
"The FBI, Pentagon, and CIA are “interviewing” Assange. Kwiatkowski writes:
"we are being told that Assange is being “treated” with 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, known as BZ. ... BZ a powerful drug that produces hallucinations."
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange…
#CIATorture #JulianAssange
"we are being told that Assange is being “treated” with 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, known as BZ. ... BZ a powerful drug that produces hallucinations."
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange…
#CIATorture #JulianAssange
Anne Machon of MI5 - the government wants to extend criminal punishment to anyone who republished Wikileaks emails.
11:25 "prior publication will no longer be a defense under law."
11:25 "prior publication will no longer be a defense under law."
@xychelsea released from the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center in Alexandria, VA.
“Unfortunately, even prior to her release, Chelsea was served with another subpoena. ... expected to appear before a different grand jury, on Thursday, May 16,"
sparrowmedia.net/2019/05/chelse…
“Unfortunately, even prior to her release, Chelsea was served with another subpoena. ... expected to appear before a different grand jury, on Thursday, May 16,"
sparrowmedia.net/2019/05/chelse…
@CraigMurrayOrg
"Mueller’s condemnation of Julian Assange for allegedly exploiting the death of Seth Rich, would be infinitely more convincing if the official answer to the question “who murdered Seth Rich?” was not “who cares?”."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
"Mueller’s condemnation of Julian Assange for allegedly exploiting the death of Seth Rich, would be infinitely more convincing if the official answer to the question “who murdered Seth Rich?” was not “who cares?”."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
ZeroHedge:
#GeorgeSoros and the Crash of 1987
From Marty Schwartz' Pit Bull:
"It turned out that Shearson’s thousand contract sell order at the market had been on behalf of George Soros’s Quantum B.V.I. Mutual Fund."
zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-3…
#GeorgeSoros and the Crash of 1987
From Marty Schwartz' Pit Bull:
"It turned out that Shearson’s thousand contract sell order at the market had been on behalf of George Soros’s Quantum B.V.I. Mutual Fund."
zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-3…
UN Working Group's @adjovisrjb:
1. "the sentence was not justified", "this sentence should never have occured, because the Working Group has already decided that the detention of Mr. Assange was arbitrary, including when he was on bail."
1. "the sentence was not justified", "this sentence should never have occured, because the Working Group has already decided that the detention of Mr. Assange was arbitrary, including when he was on bail."
UN Working Group's @adjovisrjb:
2. "Finally ... the Swedish put an end to the case in Sweden. ... The bail was related to a situation in Sweden, which has disappeared. Why then sentence him to 50 weeks of jail in those circumstance?"
2. "Finally ... the Swedish put an end to the case in Sweden. ... The bail was related to a situation in Sweden, which has disappeared. Why then sentence him to 50 weeks of jail in those circumstance?"
@GordonDimmack
LIVE EVENT!
LIVE! Julian Assange Public Meeting - Central London
#Assange #JulianAssange #AssangeArrest #AssangeArrested #ChelseaManning
LIVE EVENT!
LIVE! Julian Assange Public Meeting - Central London
#Assange #JulianAssange #AssangeArrest #AssangeArrested #ChelseaManning
"Ecuador to hand over all Julian Assange's belongings to the US ... including communications with lawyers and legal documents: "
Isn't that enough to destroy any legal case? Fruit of the poisonous tree?
law.cornell.edu/wex/fruit_of_t…
Isn't that enough to destroy any legal case? Fruit of the poisonous tree?
law.cornell.edu/wex/fruit_of_t…
LIVE: Swedish prosecutor to announce decision on Assange rape investigation ORI
With Q&A, and a transcript will later be available on their website.
Possibly here:
aklagare.se/en/search/?q=a…
With Q&A, and a transcript will later be available on their website.
Possibly here:
aklagare.se/en/search/?q=a…
"Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson has today decided to reopen the Assange case that was previously discontinued."
aklagare.se/en/news-and-pr…
aklagare.se/en/news-and-pr…
Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson:
– In my opinion a new interview with the suspect is required. It may be necessary, with the support of a European Investigation Order, to request an interview with JA be held in the UK.
aklagare.se/en/news-and-pr…
– In my opinion a new interview with the suspect is required. It may be necessary, with the support of a European Investigation Order, to request an interview with JA be held in the UK.
aklagare.se/en/news-and-pr…
2012 From Women Against Rape:
"On the other hand, Assange is dealt with by much of the media as if he were guilty, though he has not even been charged."
2019, and #JulianAssange still hasn't been charged.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
"On the other hand, Assange is dealt with by much of the media as if he were guilty, though he has not even been charged."
2019, and #JulianAssange still hasn't been charged.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
@AssangeMrs
"2) Hes never had a sex allegation made against him till he published evidence of US war crimes."
"2) Hes never had a sex allegation made against him till he published evidence of US war crimes."
@TulsiGabbard
01:53:47 "@joerogan: "What would you do about #JulianAsssange ..."?
#TulsiGabbard: "Dropping the charges."
#Assange #JulianAssange #assangearrest @Unity4J @DefendAssange @AssangeMrs @khrafnsson @suigenerisjen @pamfoundation
01:53:47 "@joerogan: "What would you do about #JulianAsssange ..."?
#TulsiGabbard: "Dropping the charges."
#Assange #JulianAssange #assangearrest @Unity4J @DefendAssange @AssangeMrs @khrafnsson @suigenerisjen @pamfoundation
@pamfoundation
"But he’s not complaining about his conditions. We are. We don’t want to make it harder for him. (And this was also conveyed to us - and unsettling)"
Threatening to make prison harder for #Assange if you tell the truth is tyrannical.
pamelaandersonfoundation.org/news/2019/5/12…
"But he’s not complaining about his conditions. We are. We don’t want to make it harder for him. (And this was also conveyed to us - and unsettling)"
Threatening to make prison harder for #Assange if you tell the truth is tyrannical.
pamelaandersonfoundation.org/news/2019/5/12…
@xychelsea on CNN @brianstelter:
"I reached out to the Washington Post first because I'd seen All The Presidents' Men."
So where are @carlbernstein and @realBobWoodward on this?
edition.cnn.com/videos/busines…
"I reached out to the Washington Post first because I'd seen All The Presidents' Men."
So where are @carlbernstein and @realBobWoodward on this?
edition.cnn.com/videos/busines…
@HumanistReport
@TulsiGabbard #Gabbard Would Pardon @Snowden, #DropTheCharges Against @DefendAssange if Elected
@TulsiGabbard #Gabbard Would Pardon @Snowden, #DropTheCharges Against @DefendAssange if Elected
@AnnGarrison
"Mueller assumed a priori, without any forensic investigation of its own, that Russians hacked into DNC/Podesta emails & gave them to @wikileaks. That alone should discredit the whole heap of garbage,"
"Mueller assumed a priori, without any forensic investigation of its own, that Russians hacked into DNC/Podesta emails & gave them to @wikileaks. That alone should discredit the whole heap of garbage,"
@NatCounterPunch
"... the US government in this case is asserting its prosecutorial authority over someone who is not an American and whose journalistic activity took place outside the United States.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/25/avo…
"... the US government in this case is asserting its prosecutorial authority over someone who is not an American and whose journalistic activity took place outside the United States.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/25/avo…
Continued...
"The United States is demonstrating its ability to get a foreign government to arrest and extradite journalists who are neither Americans nor citizens of its own country and send them off to the United States to face charges under American law."
"The United States is demonstrating its ability to get a foreign government to arrest and extradite journalists who are neither Americans nor citizens of its own country and send them off to the United States to face charges under American law."
@stratfor's plans for #JulianAssange:
wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/1…
"Ferreting out his confederates is also key. Find out what other disgruntled rogues inside the tent or outside. Pile on. Move him from country to country to face various charges for the next 25 years."
wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/1…
"Ferreting out his confederates is also key. Find out what other disgruntled rogues inside the tent or outside. Pile on. Move him from country to country to face various charges for the next 25 years."
Continued:
"But, seize everything he and his family own, to include every person linked to Wiki."
"But, seize everything he and his family own, to include every person linked to Wiki."
@khrafnsson
"The UK courts and tribunals recognise @wikileaks as media organisation and #Assange as a journalist. "
"The UK courts and tribunals recognise @wikileaks as media organisation and #Assange as a journalist. "
@GordonDimmack
Consensual sex is not rape... even if it starts out as concensual. At least in the case of #JulianAssange.
Consensual sex is not rape... even if it starts out as concensual. At least in the case of #JulianAssange.
@avilarenata - The case against #JulianAssange "exemplifies all forms of abuse of the law and administrative processes against a person." (Google Transl.)
eldiario.es/zonacritica/De…
eldiario.es/zonacritica/De…
@TheRealNews
Chelsea Manning Back in Prison After Refusing to Testify
She will be fined US$500 a day, rising to $1,000 after 60 days, until she agrees to testify
Chelsea Manning Back in Prison After Refusing to Testify
She will be fined US$500 a day, rising to $1,000 after 60 days, until she agrees to testify
Any connection to the Stratfor strategy against Wikileaks?
"Pile on. Move him from country to country to face various charges for the next 25 years."
"But, seize everything he and his family own, to include every person linked to Wiki."
wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/1…
"Pile on. Move him from country to country to face various charges for the next 25 years."
"But, seize everything he and his family own, to include every person linked to Wiki."
wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/1…
Private blog against the UK's Common Purpose:
POLICE STATE
"Some police – and worse, the petty officials who think they have police powers – now make up whatever laws they want and enforce them without bothering about all that ‘legality’ nonsense."
stopcp.com/cppolicestate.…
POLICE STATE
"Some police – and worse, the petty officials who think they have police powers – now make up whatever laws they want and enforce them without bothering about all that ‘legality’ nonsense."
stopcp.com/cppolicestate.…
'Stolen material' that was evidence of crimes.
Ignore the crime, focus on how the evidence of the crime was obtained.
#JulianAssange is a publisher, no different than Newsday, the NY Times or the Washington Post.
Yes, he is a hero.
newsday.com/opinion/commen…
@Newsday
Ignore the crime, focus on how the evidence of the crime was obtained.
#JulianAssange is a publisher, no different than Newsday, the NY Times or the Washington Post.
Yes, he is a hero.
newsday.com/opinion/commen…
@Newsday
"People’s Court ... long serving Judge President Freisler shouted at and berated defendants before him who were forced to wear tattered clothes while leaning before a tiny table, helpless to offer any defence to the seemingly possessed Freisler."
eurasiafuture.com/2019/04/13/the…
eurasiafuture.com/2019/04/13/the…
"No genuine defence was allowed and even the most meagre responses from the condemned where shouted down. The films of the show trials were meant to inflict supreme intimidation among anyone who might have dared to challenge the regime’s status quo."
eurasiafuture.com/2019/04/13/the…
eurasiafuture.com/2019/04/13/the…
"#JulianAssange’s belongings from his time living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London will be handed over to US prosecutors on Monday"
"... US prosecutors to “help themselves” to items including legal papers, medical records and electronic equipment,"
theguardian.com/media/2019/may…
"... US prosecutors to “help themselves” to items including legal papers, medical records and electronic equipment,"
theguardian.com/media/2019/may…
@CraigMurrayOrg
"Sweden has not filed a request for arrest. Sweden is going through its judicial processes – which it skipped the first time – in order to decide whether or not to file a request for arrest."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
"Sweden has not filed a request for arrest. Sweden is going through its judicial processes – which it skipped the first time – in order to decide whether or not to file a request for arrest."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
@anneramberg
"right to a fair trial within a reasonable time is established both in the Swedish legal system [Regeringsformen, 2 kap. 11 § andra stycket 1) and in the European Convention (Article 6) ... also applies during the preliminary investigation"
the-pen.co/reputation-of-…
"right to a fair trial within a reasonable time is established both in the Swedish legal system [Regeringsformen, 2 kap. 11 § andra stycket 1) and in the European Convention (Article 6) ... also applies during the preliminary investigation"
the-pen.co/reputation-of-…
@CraigMurrayOrg on #torture:
"The United Kingdom no longer cares if it is acting illegally in international law. The United Kingdom has become a rogue state."
"The United Kingdom no longer cares if it is acting illegally in international law. The United Kingdom has become a rogue state."
This is billed against terrorists, however it doesn't exempt journalists and #journalism.
@RTUKnews #SajidJavid announces #Syria travel ban - No-go zones Debate
@RTUKnews #SajidJavid announces #Syria travel ban - No-go zones Debate
SFPD raids journalist's home to find source of leaked police report:
"Police Chief Bill Scott said ... journalist, Bryan Carmody, was an "active participant in the commission of the criminal acts beyond his role with the news media."
edition.cnn.com/2019/05/21/med…
"Police Chief Bill Scott said ... journalist, Bryan Carmody, was an "active participant in the commission of the criminal acts beyond his role with the news media."
edition.cnn.com/2019/05/21/med…
@NPR
"A grand jury in Northern Virginia has returned a superseding indictment with 17 more charges"
"Said U.S. Attorney Zach Terwilliger: "The United States has only charged Assange with publishing a narrow set of classified documents"
npr.org/2019/05/23/726…
"A grand jury in Northern Virginia has returned a superseding indictment with 17 more charges"
"Said U.S. Attorney Zach Terwilliger: "The United States has only charged Assange with publishing a narrow set of classified documents"
npr.org/2019/05/23/726…
@thedailybeast
"the Trump administration has indicted a publisher for revealing government secrets."
"It's the first time in modern U.S. history a publisher has been charged for revealing government secrets under the 1917 law."
thedailybeast.com/us-charges-wik…
"the Trump administration has indicted a publisher for revealing government secrets."
"It's the first time in modern U.S. history a publisher has been charged for revealing government secrets under the 1917 law."
thedailybeast.com/us-charges-wik…
@nytimes
Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues
nytimes.com/2019/05/23/us/…
Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues
nytimes.com/2019/05/23/us/…
The superceding indictment of #JulianAssange under #EspionageAct, courtesy of @Greg_Palast.
gregpalast.com/wikileaks-juli…
gregpalast.com/wikileaks-juli…
@unjoe
Demers: “No responsible actor, journalist or otherwise, would purposefully publish the names of individuals he or she knew to be confidential human sources in a war zone, exposing them to the gravest of dangers,” he said."
Like Valerie Plame?
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/23/ass…
Demers: “No responsible actor, journalist or otherwise, would purposefully publish the names of individuals he or she knew to be confidential human sources in a war zone, exposing them to the gravest of dangers,” he said."
Like Valerie Plame?
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/23/ass…
@chrislhayes
"Now today's indictment is different. It charges #Assange under the 1919 #EspionageAct, which is a terrible piece of legislation passed during the first red scare."
Unprecedented Charges Against Assange | All In | MSNBC
"Now today's indictment is different. It charges #Assange under the 1919 #EspionageAct, which is a terrible piece of legislation passed during the first red scare."
Unprecedented Charges Against Assange | All In | MSNBC
@democracynow
"@suigenerisjen, an attorney for #WikiLeaks founder #JulianAssange ... charging him under #EspionageAct sets "an incredibly serious precedent" that threatens other outlets and journalists who publish materials the government doesn't like."
"@suigenerisjen, an attorney for #WikiLeaks founder #JulianAssange ... charging him under #EspionageAct sets "an incredibly serious precedent" that threatens other outlets and journalists who publish materials the government doesn't like."
@BernieSanders retweets the @ACLU statement about prosecuting #JulianAssange under the #EspionageAct.
Weird news: hacker #AdrianLamo who turned in #ChelseaManning was found dead on March 14 2018, wearing a sticker that said:
"Adrian Lamo Project Vigilant Assistant Director Threat Analysis/Investigation 70 Bates Street Northwest Washington DC 20001."
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
"Adrian Lamo Project Vigilant Assistant Director Threat Analysis/Investigation 70 Bates Street Northwest Washington DC 20001."
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
@ABCaustralia about @AssangeMrs being charged under the #EspionageAct.
01:12 "If publishing state secrets online is a crime, doesn't the ABC break the law all the time?"
#JournalismIsNotEspionage
01:12 "If publishing state secrets online is a crime, doesn't the ABC break the law all the time?"
#JournalismIsNotEspionage
@jamarlt
@maddow's contradictory support for #JulianAssange, while maintaining the WikileaksTrumpRussia conspiracy theory.
@maddow's contradictory support for #JulianAssange, while maintaining the WikileaksTrumpRussia conspiracy theory.
@TheCanaryUK publishes the letter from #JulianAssange to @GordonDimmack.
thecanary.co/feature/2019/0…
#Assangearrest #JulianAssange #JulianAssangeArrest
thecanary.co/feature/2019/0…
#Assangearrest #JulianAssange #JulianAssangeArrest
@mashagessen wants to defend #JulianAssange's first amendment rights, however also doesn't revisit the propaganda leveled against him to elicit exactly this reaction.
"One has to hold one’s nose while defending Assange—and yet one must defend Assange."
newyorker.com/news/our-colum…
"One has to hold one’s nose while defending Assange—and yet one must defend Assange."
newyorker.com/news/our-colum…
@westall_sarahw on US Attorney Zach Terwilliger:
"after reading the actual indictments, his statements appear false to me."
"after reading the actual indictments, his statements appear false to me."
@DanielEllsberg
09:05 "These indictments are unprecedented. And I would say they are blatantly unconstitutional. ... This is an impeachable offense, to carry on a prosecution this blatantly in violation of the Constitution, ..."
09:05 "These indictments are unprecedented. And I would say they are blatantly unconstitutional. ... This is an impeachable offense, to carry on a prosecution this blatantly in violation of the Constitution, ..."
@DanielEllsberg
It was already proven at Chelsea Manning's trial that the 2010 revelations didn't result in anyone being harmed. Yet that's what the Assange charge claims.
It was already proven at Chelsea Manning's trial that the 2010 revelations didn't result in anyone being harmed. Yet that's what the Assange charge claims.
@AngelFox71
"After reading it, it took me a few days to write about it due to the effect it has on my emotions."
#LetterFromJulian
"After reading it, it took me a few days to write about it due to the effect it has on my emotions."
#LetterFromJulian
#QAnon circles back to... #StratFor? The same StratFor that wrote about #JulianAssange:
"Pile on. Move him from country to country to face various charges for the next 25 years."
wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/1…
"Pile on. Move him from country to country to face various charges for the next 25 years."
wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/1…
@jimmy_dore on @chucktodd's stupidity in pretending that #JulianAssange is 'a hacker' and 'not a journalist', after stating that he's a journalist?
#Pretzels
#Pretzels
#JulianAssange submitted to the hospital infirmary. His lawyer "cannot conduct a normal conversation with him."
The scumbags had better release him soon.
The scumbags had better release him soon.
"Defence lawyer Per Samuelson told Reuters he visited Assange in British custody on Friday ..."
"Assange's health situation on Friday was such that it was not possible to conduct a normal conversation with him," Samuelson said."
9news.com.au/world/bid-to-d…
"Assange's health situation on Friday was such that it was not possible to conduct a normal conversation with him," Samuelson said."
9news.com.au/world/bid-to-d…
"it should be postponed until I had time to meet again and go through the issues in peace and quiet. I suggested no specific date and meant it should be postponed until everything was ready, but the district court has now decided that this won't happen."
smh.com.au/world/europe/s…
smh.com.au/world/europe/s…
#JulianAssange has been hospitalized since at least Friday, when his lawyer tried to talk to him ahead of a hearing in Sweden.
This is ridiculous.
Time to show up at Belmarsh Prison, or Parliament.
This is ridiculous.
Time to show up at Belmarsh Prison, or Parliament.
@caitoz
"For Assange’s supporters, one of the many frustrating things about his imprisonment has been the way he’s been cut off from the usual means which used to be used to inform the public about his well being."
caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/05/29/ass…
"For Assange’s supporters, one of the many frustrating things about his imprisonment has been the way he’s been cut off from the usual means which used to be used to inform the public about his well being."
caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/05/29/ass…
"#WikiLeaks has grave concerns about the state of health of our publisher, #JulianAssange , who has been moved to the health ward of #Belmarsh prison. - See full statement:"
@AssangeMrs
"UK Gov is unlawfully slowly killing my son! They made him very ill by refusing him ANY access to life sustaining fresh air, exercise, sun/VitD or proper medical care for 6 YEARS ... against ALL medical advice threw him into a prison cell"
"UK Gov is unlawfully slowly killing my son! They made him very ill by refusing him ANY access to life sustaining fresh air, exercise, sun/VitD or proper medical care for 6 YEARS ... against ALL medical advice threw him into a prison cell"
@Judgenap
"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; ..."
foxnews.com/opinion/judge-…
"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; ..."
foxnews.com/opinion/judge-…
@21WIRE
"According to multiple reports, Assange is experiencing “dramatically lost weight”, with “significantly deteriorated health,” which has made it difficult for him to perform normal functions, including talking."
21stcenturywire.com/2019/05/30/rep…
"According to multiple reports, Assange is experiencing “dramatically lost weight”, with “significantly deteriorated health,” which has made it difficult for him to perform normal functions, including talking."
21stcenturywire.com/2019/05/30/rep…
@mtaibbi on the #Trump Admin's attack on the #FirstAmendment through the persecution of #JulianAssange.
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
@CassandraRules
@AssangeMrs:
"They made him very ill by refusing him ANY access to life sustaining fresh air, exercise, sun/VitD or proper medical care for 6 YEARS of illegal Embassy detention ... against ALL medical advice threw him into a prison cell"
thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/mother…
@AssangeMrs:
"They made him very ill by refusing him ANY access to life sustaining fresh air, exercise, sun/VitD or proper medical care for 6 YEARS of illegal Embassy detention ... against ALL medical advice threw him into a prison cell"
thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/mother…
@olabini
"Speaking from a crowded jail in the capital city of Quito, Swedish computer programmer Ola Bini blasted the Ecuadorian government for holding him without charges for seven weeks and dared them publicly present the evidence against him."
edition.cnn.com/2019/05/30/pol…
"Speaking from a crowded jail in the capital city of Quito, Swedish computer programmer Ola Bini blasted the Ecuadorian government for holding him without charges for seven weeks and dared them publicly present the evidence against him."
edition.cnn.com/2019/05/30/pol…
@pamfoundation
"So you say Julian is to blame for Hillary’s defeat? Well, then I’ve got news for you: When the truth was exposed about Hillary, most voters did not like what they saw."
thedailybeast.com/pamela-anderso…
I'd say people knew how bad Hillary was long before 2016.
"So you say Julian is to blame for Hillary’s defeat? Well, then I’ve got news for you: When the truth was exposed about Hillary, most voters did not like what they saw."
thedailybeast.com/pamela-anderso…
I'd say people knew how bad Hillary was long before 2016.
@pamfoundation
Follow-up:
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/hilla…
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/democ…
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/donal…
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/berni…
In charts, the fav/unfavorable ratings of: Hillary Clinton, the DNC, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
One of these was cheated during the primaries.
Follow-up:
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/hilla…
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/democ…
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/donal…
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/berni…
In charts, the fav/unfavorable ratings of: Hillary Clinton, the DNC, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
One of these was cheated during the primaries.
@pamfoundation
What would have happened if @BernieSanders had run against Donald Trump - and the Clintons know it.
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-…
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/trump…
Left: Sanders vs Trump in 2016
Right: Trump's job approval rating upto early December 2018
What would have happened if @BernieSanders had run against Donald Trump - and the Clintons know it.
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-…
elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/trump…
Left: Sanders vs Trump in 2016
Right: Trump's job approval rating upto early December 2018
@WSWSMedia
Chris Marsden demands freedom for #JulianAssange
#WSWS
May 30, 2019
"Nothing will stop the brutality of the British state."
Chris Marsden demands freedom for #JulianAssange
#WSWS
May 30, 2019
"Nothing will stop the brutality of the British state."
" ... the U.N. special rapporteur on torture, told NBC News he blames the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden for "ganging up" on Assange and subjecting him to "psychological torture" and "collective persecution" while he was inside the embassy."
nbcnews.com/news/world/jul…
nbcnews.com/news/world/jul…
“In 20 years ... I have never seen a group of democratic States ganging up to deliberately isolate, demonise and abuse a single individual for such a long time and with so little regard for human dignity and the rule of law.”
smh.com.au/world/europe/a…
smh.com.au/world/europe/a…
@unjoe
UN: "Mr. Assange has been deliberately exposed, for a period of several years, to progressively severe forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the cumulative effects of which can only be described as psychological torture.”"
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/31/un-…
UN: "Mr. Assange has been deliberately exposed, for a period of several years, to progressively severe forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the cumulative effects of which can only be described as psychological torture.”"
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/31/un-…
Continued:
"Melzer also blasted the government of Assange’s native Australia. He told the newspaper, “Australia is a glaring absence in this case. They’re just not around, as if Assange was not an Australian citizen. That is not the correct way of dealing with that.”
"Melzer also blasted the government of Assange’s native Australia. He told the newspaper, “Australia is a glaring absence in this case. They’re just not around, as if Assange was not an Australian citizen. That is not the correct way of dealing with that.”
@NilsMelzer
"there has been a relentless and unrestrained campaign of public mobbing, intimidation and defamation against Mr. Assange, not only in the United States, but also in the United Kingdom, Sweden and, more recently, Ecuador."
ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…
"there has been a relentless and unrestrained campaign of public mobbing, intimidation and defamation against Mr. Assange, not only in the United States, but also in the United Kingdom, Sweden and, more recently, Ecuador."
ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…
@CraigMurrayOrg
On the deliberate misreporting of the details of the Julian Assange case:
"British journalists have had many years to get the facts straight."
jonathan-cook.net/blog/2019-05-2…
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
On the deliberate misreporting of the details of the Julian Assange case:
"British journalists have had many years to get the facts straight."
jonathan-cook.net/blog/2019-05-2…
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
Eva Finne, Stockholm's chief prosecutor in 2010:
- “I don’t believe there is any reason to suspect that he has committed rape.”
- “There is no suspicion of any crime whatsoever.”
jonathan-cook.net/blog/2019-05-2…
- “I don’t believe there is any reason to suspect that he has committed rape.”
- “There is no suspicion of any crime whatsoever.”
jonathan-cook.net/blog/2019-05-2…
@DrJillStein
"Time to call Julian Assange what he is: a political prisoner persecuted for publishing information that revealed crimes of the powerful. Democrats, Republicans & global elites despise him for exposing war crimes & corruption.
More...
"Time to call Julian Assange what he is: a political prisoner persecuted for publishing information that revealed crimes of the powerful. Democrats, Republicans & global elites despise him for exposing war crimes & corruption.
More...
@democracynow interviews @NilsMelzer about #JulianAssangesHealth, and the continuous abuse of the legal process which is part of the abuse and #psychologicaltorture.
@CraigMurrayOrg
- JA shouldn't be in a max security prison
- all the machinations behind the scene seem aimed to make things more difficult for him that easier.
- JA shouldn't be in a max security prison
- all the machinations behind the scene seem aimed to make things more difficult for him that easier.
@caitoz
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
“a relentless and unrestrained campaign of public mobbing, intimidation and defamation” has placed such severe stress on ... Julian Assange and done so much damage to his psychological well being that it can only be described as torture."
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
“a relentless and unrestrained campaign of public mobbing, intimidation and defamation” has placed such severe stress on ... Julian Assange and done so much damage to his psychological well being that it can only be described as torture."
@caitoz
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
UN Rapporteur @NilsMelzer:
"I had been affected by this prejudice ... And only when I scratched the surface a little bit, I saw how little foundation there was to back this up and how much fabrication and manipulation there is in this case."
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
UN Rapporteur @NilsMelzer:
"I had been affected by this prejudice ... And only when I scratched the surface a little bit, I saw how little foundation there was to back this up and how much fabrication and manipulation there is in this case."
@CraigMurrayOrg
#JeremyHunt and the gaslighting of '#JulianAssangeIsFreeToLeave'.
#Gaslighting = form of psychological abuse.
"When Jeremy Hunt decided to attack the United Nations on twitter yesterday, he didn’t expect them to respond. He got owned."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
#JeremyHunt and the gaslighting of '#JulianAssangeIsFreeToLeave'.
#Gaslighting = form of psychological abuse.
"When Jeremy Hunt decided to attack the United Nations on twitter yesterday, he didn’t expect them to respond. He got owned."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
@caitoz
About #JeremyHunt's gaslighting: "“With all due respect, Sir: Mr Assange was about as ‘free to leave’ as a someone sitting on a rubber boat in a shark pool”
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
About #JeremyHunt's gaslighting: "“With all due respect, Sir: Mr Assange was about as ‘free to leave’ as a someone sitting on a rubber boat in a shark pool”
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
Also, #JeremyHunt called the #LiverpoolCarePathway, an involuntary euthanasia program that is saving health insurers billions
"a fantastic step forward, ... and we need to be unabashed about that."
"a fantastic step forward, ... and we need to be unabashed about that."
More about the illegal euthanasia program called the Liverpool Care Pathway
Start (lots of click throughs, this is a 4 year thread).
Influence of the LCP on the duration of admission
"most corrupt practice"
Start (lots of click throughs, this is a 4 year thread).
Influence of the LCP on the duration of admission
"most corrupt practice"
#JeremyHunt interviewed on @FaceTheNation
1. Jeremy Hunt: "We have absolute confidence in the judicial processes in the US and the UK. ... the two countries that do more to stand up for the rule of law across the world."
1. Jeremy Hunt: "We have absolute confidence in the judicial processes in the US and the UK. ... the two countries that do more to stand up for the rule of law across the world."
2. Jeremy Hunt: "Both our constitutions strongly respect the independence of the judiciary. Julian Assange is someone who is alleged to have committed some very serious crimes, alleged to have led to people's deaths and so it is absolutely right that he faces justice."
#JeremyHunt on how David Cameron was able to sell #austerity to the public without having riots in the streets.
politicshome.com/news/uk/politi…
More here:
politicshome.com/news/uk/politi…
More here:
@MiddleEastMnt
Tommy Robinson's real name: Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon.
middleeastmonitor.com/20180710-pro-i…
Tommy Robinson's real name: Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon.
middleeastmonitor.com/20180710-pro-i…
UK:
"The process for extradition from the UK to these territories follows these steps:
1. EAW is submitted
2. certificate is issued (after a proportionality test is applied)
3. arrest
4. initial hearing
5. extradition hearing
gov.uk/guidance/extra…
"The process for extradition from the UK to these territories follows these steps:
1. EAW is submitted
2. certificate is issued (after a proportionality test is applied)
3. arrest
4. initial hearing
5. extradition hearing
gov.uk/guidance/extra…
@unjoe
@NilsMelzer: “[When I saw him] I immediately compared him to some of the graver cases in interrogation prisons in terms of his psychological reaction patterns. That’s what alarmed me so much.”
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/31/un-…
#torture
@NilsMelzer: “[When I saw him] I immediately compared him to some of the graver cases in interrogation prisons in terms of his psychological reaction patterns. That’s what alarmed me so much.”
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/31/un-…
#torture
@Jeremy_Hunt: "Assange chose to hide in the embassy and was always free to leave and face justice."
@NilsMelzer: "Mr Assange was about as "free to leave" as someone sitting on a rubber boat in a sharkpool."
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/31/un-…
You decide...
@NilsMelzer: "Mr Assange was about as "free to leave" as someone sitting on a rubber boat in a sharkpool."
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/31/un-…
You decide...
"The district court has decided that right now it is not proportionate to grant pre-trial detention for Mr. #Assange in his absence,"
"What I can say is that the preliminary investigation will continue," added the Swedish prosecutor.
"What I can say is that the preliminary investigation will continue," added the Swedish prosecutor.
Remember that extradition to Sweden was always about interrogation in their investigation', because... there are no charges.
"Assange’s lawyer in Sweden, Per E Samuelsson, said his client would “be happy” to learn he will not be extradited to Sweden."
independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…
"Assange’s lawyer in Sweden, Per E Samuelsson, said his client would “be happy” to learn he will not be extradited to Sweden."
independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…
"Swedish prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson said: “The investigation continues with interviews in Sweden. I will also issue a European investigation order in order to interview Julian Assange.”
theguardian.com/media/2019/jun…
theguardian.com/media/2019/jun…
@Ruptly interviews lawyer Per Samuelson:
"I think it is a big victory for #JulianAssange. The first one in a long time. ... And it's a defeat for the prosecuters, who once again were punished, for not conducting the case in the right way."
"I think it is a big victory for #JulianAssange. The first one in a long time. ... And it's a defeat for the prosecuters, who once again were punished, for not conducting the case in the right way."
@caitoz
In Canberra, Australian Federal Police arrest of Newscorp journalist Annika Smethurst, looking for her source in the "unauthorised disclosure of national security information".
abc.net.au/news/2019-06-0…
In Canberra, Australian Federal Police arrest of Newscorp journalist Annika Smethurst, looking for her source in the "unauthorised disclosure of national security information".
abc.net.au/news/2019-06-0…
Back to #JeremyHunt:
@CraigMurrayOrg
"Hunt’s response to being called out, by saying the UN “should allow British courts to make their judgements”, is a nonsense. British judges have shown themselves to be utterly untrustworthy."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
@CraigMurrayOrg
"Hunt’s response to being called out, by saying the UN “should allow British courts to make their judgements”, is a nonsense. British judges have shown themselves to be utterly untrustworthy."
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
@NilsMelzer
"Judicial prosecution becomes judicial persecution when Governments prosecute whistleblowers (let alone journalists) for disclosing crimes without prosecuting the crimes disclosed by them. ... we must all be equal before the law."
"Judicial prosecution becomes judicial persecution when Governments prosecute whistleblowers (let alone journalists) for disclosing crimes without prosecuting the crimes disclosed by them. ... we must all be equal before the law."
@xychelsea's letter to #JudgeAnthonyTrenga:
"If you look at legal scholarship about the history of the #grandjury, you can see how today’s grand juries are unrecognizable from English and early American ones."
aaronswartzday.org/chelsea-mannin…
"If you look at legal scholarship about the history of the #grandjury, you can see how today’s grand juries are unrecognizable from English and early American ones."
aaronswartzday.org/chelsea-mannin…
@xychelsea
" ... fines may not be imposed without the court confirming that the fines will not be excessive or punitive. This requires the judge to carefully examine the witness’s financial capacity, which was not done in this case. "
sparrowmedia.net/2019/05/chelse…
" ... fines may not be imposed without the court confirming that the fines will not be excessive or punitive. This requires the judge to carefully examine the witness’s financial capacity, which was not done in this case. "
sparrowmedia.net/2019/05/chelse…
Fines are usually imposed for " refusal to comply with a court order about the management of large sums of money. There are no such facts in Chelsea’s case, and her lawyers believe that imposing any fine may be presumed to be definitionally punitive, rather than coercive."
@unjoe
#Assange scored 2 legal victories
- a Swedish court refused prosecutors’ request to have Assange arrested and extradited from Britain to Sweden
- U.S. Justice Dept. said it would not prosecute Assange for the publication of the CIA Vault 7 files
consortiumnews.com/2019/06/04/mor…
#Assange scored 2 legal victories
- a Swedish court refused prosecutors’ request to have Assange arrested and extradited from Britain to Sweden
- U.S. Justice Dept. said it would not prosecute Assange for the publication of the CIA Vault 7 files
consortiumnews.com/2019/06/04/mor…
Swedish Government, Get Your Bloody Hands Off Assange! Rally At SF Swedish Consulate
The real war crimes by the Swedish and US governments.
The real war crimes by the Swedish and US governments.
Another raid on an Australian journalist to uncover sources:
"Raid underway by AFP Police at ABC Sydney office over 2017 stories ‘The Afghan Files’. ... Search warrant names Oakes, Clarke & Gaven Morris, News Director."
"Raid underway by AFP Police at ABC Sydney office over 2017 stories ‘The Afghan Files’. ... Search warrant names Oakes, Clarke & Gaven Morris, News Director."
@unjoe
Police move against more journalists looking for sources.
"David Anderson, the ABC managing director, said it was “highly unusual for the national broadcaster to be raided in this way”."
consortiumnews.com/2019/06/05/aft…
Police move against more journalists looking for sources.
"David Anderson, the ABC managing director, said it was “highly unusual for the national broadcaster to be raided in this way”."
consortiumnews.com/2019/06/05/aft…
@CraigMurrayOrg
"It therefore remains the case that there is no Swedish extradition warrant for Assange."
"The problem is that the evidence of sexual crimes was always extremely, extremely weak to anybody who took the trouble to examine it"
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
"It therefore remains the case that there is no Swedish extradition warrant for Assange."
"The problem is that the evidence of sexual crimes was always extremely, extremely weak to anybody who took the trouble to examine it"
craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/…
@caitoz
"another Australian reporter disclosed yesterday that the Department of Home Affairs has initiated an investigation of his reporting on a story about asylum seeker boats ... saying he’s being pressured to disclose his source."
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
"another Australian reporter disclosed yesterday that the Department of Home Affairs has initiated an investigation of his reporting on a story about asylum seeker boats ... saying he’s being pressured to disclose his source."
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
“Whilst you may have had fears as to what may happen to you, nonetheless you had a choice…”
This ‘choice’ has been presented as an illusion of freedom, and in turn, an illusion of due process.
21stcenturywire.com/2019/06/04/why…
This ‘choice’ has been presented as an illusion of freedom, and in turn, an illusion of due process.
21stcenturywire.com/2019/06/04/why…
@NilsMelzer interviewed by P. Williams
03:25 "This is not prosecution, it is persecution, and it has to end here and hit has to end now."
abcmedia.akamaized.net/radio/local_sy…
03:25 "This is not prosecution, it is persecution, and it has to end here and hit has to end now."
abcmedia.akamaized.net/radio/local_sy…
@FAIRmediawatch
"After British police arrested Julian Assange on April 11, the first instinct of corporate journalists was to perform a line-drawing exercise."
fair.org/home/corporate…
"After British police arrested Julian Assange on April 11, the first instinct of corporate journalists was to perform a line-drawing exercise."
fair.org/home/corporate…
@burn_stick of Flashpoints at Pacifica Radio interviews Randy Credico and more on May 30th 2019.
kpfa.org/player/?audio=…
kpfa.org/player/?audio=…
@JohnKiriakou
42:11 ... Intercept reporter, Matthew Cole, who is singlehandedly responsible for sending me to prison. Matthew Cole also blew the identity of Reality Winner ... Terry Albert. And it was Jeremy Scahill ... in part blew the identity of this new drone whistleblower.
42:11 ... Intercept reporter, Matthew Cole, who is singlehandedly responsible for sending me to prison. Matthew Cole also blew the identity of Reality Winner ... Terry Albert. And it was Jeremy Scahill ... in part blew the identity of this new drone whistleblower.
@JohnKiriakou
"And dont' forget that the Intercept ... is owned by Pierre Omidyar. ... finances these anti-transparancy movements oversees. I think he and The Intercept are both very dangerous."
kpfa.org/player/?audio=…
"And dont' forget that the Intercept ... is owned by Pierre Omidyar. ... finances these anti-transparancy movements oversees. I think he and The Intercept are both very dangerous."
kpfa.org/player/?audio=…
@CassandraRules
"He exposed the biggest scandals in the world. Whose side do you think someone in prison would be on? The government who have us locked up in here or a fellow prisoner who actually doesn’t deserve to be here?”
thegatewaypundit.com/2019/06/exclus…
Photos from inside Supermax
"He exposed the biggest scandals in the world. Whose side do you think someone in prison would be on? The government who have us locked up in here or a fellow prisoner who actually doesn’t deserve to be here?”
thegatewaypundit.com/2019/06/exclus…
Photos from inside Supermax
"The prisoner said that there is a highly influential QC (a British lawyer) named James Scobey that prisoners who support WikiLeaks want to obtain for Assange’s case. “He is known in prison for winning a lot of cases, but doesn’t come cheap."
thegatewaypundit.com/2019/06/exclus…
thegatewaypundit.com/2019/06/exclus…
@nytimes - Australia May Well Be the World’s Most Secretive Democracy
"The aggressive approach ... fits with a global trend."
"“You’ve got a mature liberal democracy that pursues and hunts down whistle-blowers and tries to kill the messenger.”"
nytimes.com/2019/06/05/wor…
"The aggressive approach ... fits with a global trend."
"“You’ve got a mature liberal democracy that pursues and hunts down whistle-blowers and tries to kill the messenger.”"
nytimes.com/2019/06/05/wor…
#MarcyWheeler turns in her own source because "she felt compelled to talk to authorities about an individual she was convinced "played a significant role in the Russian election attack on the US."
money.cnn.com/2018/07/09/med…
money.cnn.com/2018/07/09/med…
@CassandraRules through @RT_com
"they have decided not to share images that may violate his privacy, such as his cell conditions."
"According to [Cassandra Fairbanks], these photos reveal “a thin blue mattress within a scarce and very small cell.”
rt.com/uk/461215-assa…
"they have decided not to share images that may violate his privacy, such as his cell conditions."
"According to [Cassandra Fairbanks], these photos reveal “a thin blue mattress within a scarce and very small cell.”
rt.com/uk/461215-assa…
@NilsMelzer
"The consistent and repeated failure of all involved states to protect Mr Assange’s fundamental right to fair judicial proceedings and due process ... gives a strong impression of bias and arbitrary manipulation."
thecanary.co/feature/2019/0…
"The consistent and repeated failure of all involved states to protect Mr Assange’s fundamental right to fair judicial proceedings and due process ... gives a strong impression of bias and arbitrary manipulation."
thecanary.co/feature/2019/0…
#JeremyHunt praised a 'now discredited' end of life/euthanasia program that was very popular with the insurance companies:
" “It’s a fantastic step forward, the Liverpool care pathway, and we need to be unabashed about that. "
" “It’s a fantastic step forward, the Liverpool care pathway, and we need to be unabashed about that. "
@AJEnglish interviews #JulianAssange at the time of the rape allegations in 2010 - it was an intelligence operation from the start.
David McBride ... the whistleblower at the centre of Australian Federal Police raids on the ABC's Sydney headquarters on Wednesday ... charged with
- theft of Commonwealth property
- Defence Act
- Commonwealth Crimes Act
smh.com.au/national/my-du…
- theft of Commonwealth property
- Defence Act
- Commonwealth Crimes Act
smh.com.au/national/my-du…
Another #MuellerReport #TrumpRussiaConspiracyTheory boomerang:
Agent identified in the Mueller Report as Russian... is actually a sensitive State Department source.
thehill.com/opinion/white-…
Agent identified in the Mueller Report as Russian... is actually a sensitive State Department source.
thehill.com/opinion/white-…
#ElectionMeddling @SecPompeo
"“It could be that Mr. Corbyn manages to run the gantlet and get elected. It’s possible. You should know, we won’t wait for him to do those things to begin to push back. We will do our level best,""
medium.com/black-isle-jou…
"“It could be that Mr. Corbyn manages to run the gantlet and get elected. It’s possible. You should know, we won’t wait for him to do those things to begin to push back. We will do our level best,""
medium.com/black-isle-jou…
Where I live there's a flight path around the city, and whenever there is a major war or a false flag attack, you can hear the low, sonorous drone of heavy transportation planes. Went on for hours before the Iraq invasion.
Heard another one right now. Stay tuned.
Mon June 10th.
Heard another one right now. Stay tuned.
Mon June 10th.
@WSWSMedia
Supporting #JulianAssange, #FreeSpeech, #Journalism and the #FirstAmendment.
wsws.org/en/articles/20…
Supporting #JulianAssange, #FreeSpeech, #Journalism and the #FirstAmendment.
wsws.org/en/articles/20…
@RT_com
US submits formal #extradition request for #WikiLeaks’ #JulianAssange – reports
rt.com/newsline/46156…
US submits formal #extradition request for #WikiLeaks’ #JulianAssange – reports
rt.com/newsline/46156…
@AnnGarrison
The Sun: “Assange is unwell generally but has recently been struggling to eat, which has made it worse. He looked near to collapse, gaunt and frail so they have got him in as a precaution."
sfbayview.com/2019/06/un-rap…
The Sun: “Assange is unwell generally but has recently been struggling to eat, which has made it worse. He looked near to collapse, gaunt and frail so they have got him in as a precaution."
sfbayview.com/2019/06/un-rap…
"During the buildup to the 2018 congressional elections, Koch himself told reporters at his annual donor conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that he didn’t care which party a candidate is affiliated with, provided they follow their policy model."
cnbc.com/2019/06/06/koc…
cnbc.com/2019/06/06/koc…
@democracynow
01:48 Amy Goodman, citing Neil Gaughan, Acting Australian Federal Police Commissioner:
"Journalists could face prison time for holding classified information."
Interviewed: Peter Gresta and Joseph Fernandez
01:48 Amy Goodman, citing Neil Gaughan, Acting Australian Federal Police Commissioner:
"Journalists could face prison time for holding classified information."
Interviewed: Peter Gresta and Joseph Fernandez
Courtesy of @AnnGarrison - the National Lawyers' Guild
In June 2014, the NLG joined nearly 60 organizations in submitting two reports—one in English and one in Spanish—to the UN Universal Periodic Review highlighting...
nlg.org/nlg-reiterates…
In June 2014, the NLG joined nearly 60 organizations in submitting two reports—one in English and one in Spanish—to the UN Universal Periodic Review highlighting...
nlg.org/nlg-reiterates…
Continued...
"procedural rights violations of Assange, Sweden’s longest running case of pre-trial deprivation of liberty. ... “The methods employed by the prosecutor in Mr. Assange’s case are a clear violation of his fundamental human rights ...
nlg.org/nlg-reiterates…
"procedural rights violations of Assange, Sweden’s longest running case of pre-trial deprivation of liberty. ... “The methods employed by the prosecutor in Mr. Assange’s case are a clear violation of his fundamental human rights ...
nlg.org/nlg-reiterates…
"Neil Gaughan said the raid was necessary, in part, to ensure the "international community" ... Australia takes the "leaking of sensitive information seriously”. The "international community" in this case means only one thing, the United States"
smh.com.au/national/abc-r…
smh.com.au/national/abc-r…
@TheCanaryUK
“the right of Mr Assange to personal liberty should be restored”.
independent.co.uk/voices/letters…
thecanary.co/global/world-n…
“the right of Mr Assange to personal liberty should be restored”.
independent.co.uk/voices/letters…
thecanary.co/global/world-n…
@BernieSanders calls for the release of @LulaOficial, after evidence emerges of corruption and malicious prosecution.
@daviddoel
Brazil’s Top Prosecutors Schemed to Prevent #LulaLivre's Party From Winning 2018 Election
theintercept.com/2019/06/09/bra…
@daviddoel
Brazil’s Top Prosecutors Schemed to Prevent #LulaLivre's Party From Winning 2018 Election
theintercept.com/2019/06/09/bra…
@AnnGarrison
About UK Home Secretary @sajidjavid ... "There are 16,000 @wikileaks about Deutsche Bank when he was Managing Director, including quite a few about him specifically."
About UK Home Secretary @sajidjavid ... "There are 16,000 @wikileaks about Deutsche Bank when he was Managing Director, including quite a few about him specifically."
@JohnKiriakou interviewed on @SkyNewsAust
"The former intelligence officer says if Mr Assange goes to trial ‘it will be a case that future generations of law students study.’"
skynews.com.au/details/_60477…
"The former intelligence officer says if Mr Assange goes to trial ‘it will be a case that future generations of law students study.’"
skynews.com.au/details/_60477…
The Rockefellers' @TIME @karl_vick releases anti-#JulianAssange article:
#SethRich - “Some are attempting to politicize this horrible tragedy," said Brad Bauman, DNC communications consultant.
Q: why is the DNC representing/controlling the Rich family?
time.com/4450282/wikile…
#SethRich - “Some are attempting to politicize this horrible tragedy," said Brad Bauman, DNC communications consultant.
Q: why is the DNC representing/controlling the Rich family?
time.com/4450282/wikile…
@ElizabethleaVos
#CollateralMurderVideo of @xychelsea
"Media that have since turned on Assange, at the time praised him and WikiLeaks."
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/23/new…
#CollateralMurderVideo of @xychelsea
"Media that have since turned on Assange, at the time praised him and WikiLeaks."
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/23/new…
@KimDotcom
US prosec. level "charges which were not in copyright law if their actions showed they could have breached other laws"
"the US approach ... would have "mums, dads and the kids" potentially facing criminal charges for breaches of copyright."
nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?obje…
US prosec. level "charges which were not in copyright law if their actions showed they could have breached other laws"
"the US approach ... would have "mums, dads and the kids" potentially facing criminal charges for breaches of copyright."
nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?obje…
@TheOliverStone
"Serious investigation of #CIA, #FBI, #NSA - specifically @JohnBrennan, @Comey, and #Clapper ... The source of #Russiagate needs to be pinned down in incredibly irresponsible #IntelligenceReport of Jan '17- the WMD of this decade!"
"Serious investigation of #CIA, #FBI, #NSA - specifically @JohnBrennan, @Comey, and #Clapper ... The source of #Russiagate needs to be pinned down in incredibly irresponsible #IntelligenceReport of Jan '17- the WMD of this decade!"
@raymcgovern
"it should be just a matter of time before they identify Brennan conclusively as fabricator-in-chief of the Russiagate story."
That's also what @SeymourHersh said in his @EdButowsky interview.
consortiumnews.com/2019/06/13/ray…
"it should be just a matter of time before they identify Brennan conclusively as fabricator-in-chief of the Russiagate story."
That's also what @SeymourHersh said in his @EdButowsky interview.
consortiumnews.com/2019/06/13/ray…
@SeymourHersh to @EdButowsky about #RussiaGate:
"It's a Brennan operation."
Part of my large #SethRich thread.
"It's a Brennan operation."
Part of my large #SethRich thread.
@pen_int
"It took Javid only two months to rule on this request, in sharp contrast to other extradition cases where the Home Office took several years examining the case, before signing the order."
pen-international.org/news/united-ki…
"It took Javid only two months to rule on this request, in sharp contrast to other extradition cases where the Home Office took several years examining the case, before signing the order."
pen-international.org/news/united-ki…
"In addition to physical harm, Greenwald, who is American but lived in Brazil for many years, says powerful members of the Brazilian government are also threatening to have him deported because of his journalism."
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/1…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/1…
@TIME
"By choosing to use the Espionage Act as aggressively as it has, rather than sticking to a single count of computer hacking, American prosecutors may have ensured that Assange will never see justice in the United States."
time.com/5607364/julian…
"By choosing to use the Espionage Act as aggressively as it has, rather than sticking to a single count of computer hacking, American prosecutors may have ensured that Assange will never see justice in the United States."
time.com/5607364/julian…
(@BBC) #JulianAssange extradition case 'outrageous assault on journalism'
@suigenerisjen said US seeks Assange's extradition for publishing "truthful information" including "evidence of war crimes, human rights abuse and corruption the world over".
bbc.com/news/uk-486336…
@suigenerisjen said US seeks Assange's extradition for publishing "truthful information" including "evidence of war crimes, human rights abuse and corruption the world over".
bbc.com/news/uk-486336…
@TheDuran_com
#JulianAssange to be extradited to US sooner than you think
08:32 Alexander Mercouris predicts a #JulianAssange extradition and trial in the USA no later than Sept-Nov.
#JulianAssange to be extradited to US sooner than you think
08:32 Alexander Mercouris predicts a #JulianAssange extradition and trial in the USA no later than Sept-Nov.
@Truthdig by @ChrisLynnHedges
#JulianAssange: " the prosecution will misrepresent the charges to mislead the press.”"
truthdig.com/articles/the-c…
#JulianAssange: " the prosecution will misrepresent the charges to mislead the press.”"
truthdig.com/articles/the-c…
Thursday June 13th: Iran attacks 2 oil tankers... with what some say looks like missiles, not mines.
thehill.com/policy/defense…
3 days earlier, I blogged:
thehill.com/policy/defense…
3 days earlier, I blogged:
@Suzi3D
" the false notion of WikiLeaks being a front for Russian intelligence isn’t new – it has been pushed by media since 2009."
"Julian Assange believed that UK intelligence agencies were behind the pushing of that narrative,"
contraspin.co.nz/freeing-julian…
" the false notion of WikiLeaks being a front for Russian intelligence isn’t new – it has been pushed by media since 2009."
"Julian Assange believed that UK intelligence agencies were behind the pushing of that narrative,"
contraspin.co.nz/freeing-julian…
@ncweaver
"If Schulte communicated with Assange, and then Assange encouraged Schulte to obtain the information, this could amount to a conspiracy to acquire, not just receive and publish, classified information."
Encouraging sources isn't 'conspiracy'.
lawfareblog.com/thoughts-assan…
"If Schulte communicated with Assange, and then Assange encouraged Schulte to obtain the information, this could amount to a conspiracy to acquire, not just receive and publish, classified information."
Encouraging sources isn't 'conspiracy'.
lawfareblog.com/thoughts-assan…
(FAS) CIA Seeks Expanded Definition of “Covert Agents”
"to include all unacknowledged intelligence personnel even if they never leave the country."
fas.org/blogs/secrecy/…
"to include all unacknowledged intelligence personnel even if they never leave the country."
fas.org/blogs/secrecy/…
@AnnGarrison - no SE extradition
"Sweden’s prosecution authority said on Thursday it would not appeal a court ruling rejecting a formal request that ... #JulianAssange be detained while an allegation of rape is investigated."
reuters.com/article/us-wik…
"Sweden’s prosecution authority said on Thursday it would not appeal a court ruling rejecting a formal request that ... #JulianAssange be detained while an allegation of rape is investigated."
reuters.com/article/us-wik…
Claim: #AnnaArdin sought revenge against #JulianAssange, and penned an article titled “7 steps to Legal Revenge”.
If these claims are true, Anna Ardin is a nasty piece of work.
angelof-truth.com/2019/06/06/how…
If these claims are true, Anna Ardin is a nasty piece of work.
angelof-truth.com/2019/06/06/how…
#AnnaArdin's @CIA ties exposed - she is using the same #GloriaSteinem 'I'm a feminist' while doing the work of the intelligence services. (Google: steinem cia youtube)
Feminists should be outraged at the CIA using them for cover against #JulianAssange.
shadowproof.com/2010/12/04/ass…
Feminists should be outraged at the CIA using them for cover against #JulianAssange.
shadowproof.com/2010/12/04/ass…
@granmarga & @TariqAli_News
…
orbooks.com/catalog/in-def… …
"It is critical now to build support for Assange and prevent his delivery into the hands of the Trump administration. That is the urgent purpose of this book."
…
orbooks.com/catalog/in-def… …
"It is critical now to build support for Assange and prevent his delivery into the hands of the Trump administration. That is the urgent purpose of this book."
From @TimRobbins1
Sign the petition to #FreeAssangeNow #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeRally
change.org/p/free-julian-…
Sign the petition to #FreeAssangeNow #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeRally
change.org/p/free-julian-…
@NilsMelzer
"How could life in an Embassy with a cat and a skateboard ever amount to torture? That’s exactly what I thought, too, when Assange first appealed to my office for protection."
medium.com/@njmelzer/dema…
"How could life in an Embassy with a cat and a skateboard ever amount to torture? That’s exactly what I thought, too, when Assange first appealed to my office for protection."
medium.com/@njmelzer/dema…
@SMaurizi
"our #FOIA hearing at the #UpperTribunal, which is due to be held in #London, Monday 1st July, 10.30 am (English)"
"our #FOIA hearing at the #UpperTribunal, which is due to be held in #London, Monday 1st July, 10.30 am (English)"
#GeorgePapadopoulos interviewed by @afshinrattansi - discusses #JosephMifsud's links to Boris Johnson and more.
rt.com/shows/going-un…
thetimes.co.uk/article/johnso…
rt.com/shows/going-un…
thetimes.co.uk/article/johnso…
@Suzi3D
"what is supposedly a women’s advocacy group published an open letter addressed to UN ... complaining about an article written by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture @NilsMelzer and attempting to call into question his suitability for his role."
contraspin.co.nz/not-in-my-name…
"what is supposedly a women’s advocacy group published an open letter addressed to UN ... complaining about an article written by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture @NilsMelzer and attempting to call into question his suitability for his role."
contraspin.co.nz/not-in-my-name…
@afshinrattansi interviews @SMaurizi about #JulianAssange and today's #FreedomOfInformation request.
@SMaurizi
#StefaniaMaurizi's FOI request uncovers the British redacted letter from the UK to discourage Swedish authorities from interiewing #JulianAssange in the UK, showing their 'conern' for the Swedish investigation was not honest.
#StefaniaMaurizi's FOI request uncovers the British redacted letter from the UK to discourage Swedish authorities from interiewing #JulianAssange in the UK, showing their 'conern' for the Swedish investigation was not honest.
#JulianAssange: The Debate at Frontline Club on Tuesday 2nd July, 7.30pm
Will @guardian withdraw the bogus story of #PaulManafort meeting with Julian Assange?
Will @guardian withdraw the bogus story of #PaulManafort meeting with Julian Assange?
David Aaronovitch: "the Swedish charges and so on. Not charges. The swedish allegations. I have to tell you, for most people those kinds of distinctions are pretty small."
@suigenerisjen
30:48 "US indictment against #Assange “has alarmed journalists at newspapers around the world” for criminalising “common practices in journalism that have long served the public interest”: #AmalClooney"
30:48 "US indictment against #Assange “has alarmed journalists at newspapers around the world” for criminalising “common practices in journalism that have long served the public interest”: #AmalClooney"
My thread about Jeffrey Epstein, The Edge Foundation, The Finders and more.
Including a link between Vance Roberts Sr/Jr, Epstein and the David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski founded Trilateral Commission (1973).
Including a link between Vance Roberts Sr/Jr, Epstein and the David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski founded Trilateral Commission (1973).
"Fellow Tory Michael Fallon had suggested journalists should be subject to Official Secrets Act"
"Johnson criticised the police over a warning to journalists that they could face prosecution if they publish any further leaked cables."
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
"Johnson criticised the police over a warning to journalists that they could face prosecution if they publish any further leaked cables."
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Why is 'Tommy Robinson' (Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon) in #BelmarshPrison?
Tommy Robinson's rightwing links.
Tommy Robinson's rightwing links.
@RT_com
#FreeSpeech vs Government #Hypocrisy,
02:53 More journalists are threatened with prison for publishing classified information.
#Assange #JulianAssange
#FreeSpeech vs Government #Hypocrisy,
02:53 More journalists are threatened with prison for publishing classified information.
#Assange #JulianAssange
@MarshallCohen
The latest attack on #JulianAssange.
"Despite being confined to the embassy while seeking safe passage to Ecuador, Assange met with Russians and world-class hackers at critical moments, frequently for hours at a time."
edition.cnn.com/2019/07/15/pol…
The latest attack on #JulianAssange.
"Despite being confined to the embassy while seeking safe passage to Ecuador, Assange met with Russians and world-class hackers at critical moments, frequently for hours at a time."
edition.cnn.com/2019/07/15/pol…
"These stunning details come from hundreds of surveillance reports compiled for the Ecuadorian government by UC Global, a private Spanish security company, and obtained by CNN."
edition.cnn.com/2019/07/15/pol…
edition.cnn.com/2019/07/15/pol…
@caitoz
New CNN Assange Smear Piece Is Amazingly Dishonest, Even For CNN
"It contains none of the “exclusive” documents which it claims substantiate its smears"
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
New CNN Assange Smear Piece Is Amazingly Dishonest, Even For CNN
"It contains none of the “exclusive” documents which it claims substantiate its smears"
medium.com/@caityjohnston…
Ty Clevenger representing @EdButowsky:
- Ellen Ratner of Fox News visited Julian Assange, who told her Seth and Aaron Rich were the DNC Email leakers.
- She told Bill Shine and Malia Zimmerman.
- She put Ed Butowski in contact with the Rich family.
lawflog.com/wp-content/upl…
- Ellen Ratner of Fox News visited Julian Assange, who told her Seth and Aaron Rich were the DNC Email leakers.
- She told Bill Shine and Malia Zimmerman.
- She put Ed Butowski in contact with the Rich family.
lawflog.com/wp-content/upl…
@MashiRafael
"questioned the intentions of a recent CNN publication which accuses Julian Assange of having participated in the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the United States."
telesurenglish.net/news/CNN-is-Bu…
"questioned the intentions of a recent CNN publication which accuses Julian Assange of having participated in the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the United States."
telesurenglish.net/news/CNN-is-Bu…
