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The late, great Michael Hastings (2013) on good reporting and the mainstream press:

"It's so difficult to get the real news into the paper, into the magazine ... the editors make it difficult." (10:39)

The late, great Michael Hastings on good reporting and the mainstream press:

"The Pentagon press team is just that - they're the press team FOR the Pentagon." (10:58)

The late, great Michael Hastings (2012) on good reporting & the mainstream press:

"The media has played a role here in protecting ... & promoting ... & mythologising David Petraeus [while] ... not addressing the REAL problems with [his] record." (14:49)

The late Michael Hastings (2012) re "The Operators":

"I think we went totally off track ... Now ... we find ourselves in a quagmire. ... The mistake the WH made was underestimating the desire & will of the Pentagon to escalate the war in Afghanistan."

The late Michael Hastings (2012) re "The Operators":

"... crazy guys running around the world, figuring out best ways to kill people ... That's what this book is about: after a decade of war, what sort of people rise to the top, & how do they get there?"

The late, great Michael Hastings (2012) on Obama's drone policy:

"So he [Obama] enshrines
- killing people &
- spying on journalists
as the two major tenets of his national security state.
I think this is outrageous." (18:25)

The late Michael Hastings (2012) on 'Sitting down with #Assange':

"I felt #Assange was a fascinating figure. I could relate ... to when the govt starts to really criticise your work. And I'd been out there defending @wikileaks and what they were doing."

The late Michael Hastings (2012) on 'Sitting down with #Assange':

Int: What's he like?

MH "He's cool! [but also] isolated, vulnerable, and broke. He hasn't been charged with anything - they're just allegations."

The late Michael Hastings (2012) on 'Sitting down with #Assange':

"The govt is trying to flip Manning to testify against Assange ... to say [they] committed espionage. As a journalist who reports on classified info, this is completely outrageous." (5:33)

The late Michael Hastings (2012) on the press role in persecuting #Assange:

"By distancing themselves from Assange, by criticising his hygiene, his ego, by essentially disowning him, they have made easier for the US govt to ... attack Assange." (5:59)

The late Michael Hastings (2012) on the press re #Assange:

"[Saying] "he smells" or "has holes in his socks" - I could name you 25 other Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who have those same issues but they would never be treated that way." (7:10)

The late, great Michael Hastings (2012) on the press and #Assange:

"If #JulianAssange worked for the New York Times, he would have got a Pulitzer Prize." (7:10)

The Rolling Stone interview of #JulianAssange by the late Michael Hastings:

Final para:
Q: When do you think you’ll be able to regain that freedom to [travel & do your work]?
A: In relation to the United States, we’ll have to wait for the revolution.

rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
After the death of Michael Hastings, @kgosztola published (18 June 2013) his retrospective take on the Rolling Stone article:

"Hastings, unlike many other journalists, took seriously the fact that the US government had decided to target Assange."

shadowproof.com/2013/06/18/rer…
@kgosztola A good analysis of issues related to the suspicious death of Michael Hastings, at 33yrs, can be found in the @CorbettReport, which includes the tweet Hastings sent to @Wikileaks shortly before his death.

That video has a link to extensive show notes.

@kgosztola @CorbettReport @wikileaks POSTSCRIPT:
What was the story Michael Hastings was working on at the time of his death?

Fox News reported (14 Aug 2013):

foxnews.com/politics/journ…

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Apr 1, 2021
Legal action against the designers and perpetrators of coercive COVID policies (lockdowns, mask mandates and pressure to get vaxed) is now underway in various countries.

Here is the NZ version. Watch this space.

Sue Grey is also interviewed here:

magic.co.nz/home/news/2021…
The text of Sue Grey's open letter to the NZ PM (and others) is now available:

outdoorsparty.co.nz/sue-grey-open-…
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Jan 4, 2021
A THREAD:

Quick view of some of the speeches outside the court (from livestreams). Clips will no doubt follow.

#FreeJulianAssangeNow #PardonAssangeNOW
Speech from @JohnWRees:

"I would say 95% of this judge's judgment was to uphold the prosecution's case for extradition.

She refused extradition at the last moment ... because [putting him] under SAMs in the US would be an oppressive act."

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Speech from @CraigMurrayOrg:

"We heard arguments today from the judge that are deeply concerning ...

[He list a number of them.]

But all of that is for tomorrow. Today, we are swept away by our joy that he will shortly be with us."

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Read 4 tweets
Oct 5, 2020
A THREAD:

Extradition Hearing #JulianAssange Phase 2:
7 Sept to 1 Oct 2020

DEFENCE WITNESS STATEMENTS
(in the order present in court or read into the record):
DAY 1 (7 Sept 2020)

Witness #1: Mark Feldstein

"The administration has already won a partial victory. Even if the espionage charges against Assange are ultimately dismissed, this politicized prosecution will still produce dividends ..."

Full PDF: tareqhaddad.com/wp-content/upl…
DAY 2 (8 Sept 2020)

Witness #2: Clive Stafford Smith

"WikiLeaks cables have contributed to court findings that US drone strikes are criminal offences & that criminal
proceedings should be initiated against senior US officials ..."

Full PDF: tareqhaddad.com/wp-content/upl…
Read 22 tweets
Sep 5, 2020
Get your reading glasses out. Here it comes:

A THREAD:

(1) Briefing Paper for Phase 2 of the UK Hearing of the US Request to Extradite #JulianAssange (starts 7 Sept 2020) from @DEAcampaign

dontextraditeassange.com/wp-content/upl…

Note: Phase 1 Briefing Paper here: defend.wikileaks.org/2020/02/23/usa… Image
(2) "Julian Assange's Extradition Case: Previewing A Major Three-Week Hearing" from @kgosztola of @shadowproofcom.

This analysis lists key legal issues and likely defence witnesses for each point.

dissenter.substack.com/p/julian-assan…
(3) The new (2nd) superseding indictment from the US DOJ - issued 24 June 2020 (but not yet before the UK court).

DOJ Statement: justice.gov/opa/pr/wikilea…
DOJ Indictment: justice.gov/opa/press-rele…

DOJ 1st superseding indictment (23 May 2019): justice.gov/opa/pr/wikilea…
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Sep 3, 2020
Short THREAD:
This article addresses the recent (19 Aug 2020) #Facebook policy change:

"An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence"
about.fb.com/news/2020/08/a…
On the face of things, most people would agree that it is better not to allow the glorification &/or encouragement of violence.

But where does the real celebration - nay glorification - of violence come from?

[HINT: think Hollywood, online "games", the military ... ] Image
Then there is the issue of why violence is shown at all on our screens.

To CELEBRATE violence - almost as art form?

Or to EXPOSE the violence of states (& those they employ) - done in our names?

Here is a Case Study from another social media platform:

twitter.com/i/events/11635…
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