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The NY book launch of "In Defense of Julian Assange" edited by Tariq Ali and Margaret Kustler, and published by @orbooks, was held at the former home of the late Michael Ratner, Assange's former attorney 21 Nov 2019.
Read a review here:
portside.org/2019-11-20/tri…
The NY book launch of "In Defense of Julian Assange" edited by Tariq Ali and Margaret Kustler, and published by @orbooks, was held at the former home of the late Michael Ratner, Assange's former attorney 21 Nov 2019.
Read a review here:
portside.org/2019-11-20/tri…
@orbooks First speaker was civil rights attorney, Margaret Kunstler @granmarga.
"The Powers That Be are upping the ante.
Charging a journalist with espionage is eating the 1st Amendment. It’s outrageous. The 1st doesn’t allow for an espionage charge."
"The Powers That Be are upping the ante.
Charging a journalist with espionage is eating the 1st Amendment. It’s outrageous. The 1st doesn’t allow for an espionage charge."
@orbooks @granmarga Next @aaronjmate:
"When we think about [those] demonised in the West, it's usually reserved for foreign leaders ... we want to overthrow ... Rarely has [that] been used against somebody [like] Julian Assange.
And who is he? He's a media publisher."
"When we think about [those] demonised in the West, it's usually reserved for foreign leaders ... we want to overthrow ... Rarely has [that] been used against somebody [like] Julian Assange.
And who is he? He's a media publisher."
@orbooks @granmarga @aaronjmate Next @nathanLfuller, Courage Foundation
"12 Feb 2020 we will have a big "Assange & Press Freedom" event ... two weeks before his extradition hearing. James Goodale ... who defended [the NYT's] right to publish the Pentagon Papers, will be speaking."
"12 Feb 2020 we will have a big "Assange & Press Freedom" event ... two weeks before his extradition hearing. James Goodale ... who defended [the NYT's] right to publish the Pentagon Papers, will be speaking."
@orbooks @granmarga @aaronjmate @nathanLfuller Amy Goodman, @democracynow
Speaking of events recorded in 'Collateral Murder' etc "This kind of information, in a time of war, is absolutely critical. It's a matter of life & death. And this is what Julian Assange has been engaged in all these years ..."
Speaking of events recorded in 'Collateral Murder' etc "This kind of information, in a time of war, is absolutely critical. It's a matter of life & death. And this is what Julian Assange has been engaged in all these years ..."
@orbooks @granmarga @aaronjmate @nathanLfuller @democracynow Amy Goodman, quoting Michael Ratner
"It's a remarkable time we're living in. What we must remember is that we are in this together. It's up to all of us to protect the truth-tellers [so] we'll have true democracy some day - in this country, & the world."
"It's a remarkable time we're living in. What we must remember is that we are in this together. It's up to all of us to protect the truth-tellers [so] we'll have true democracy some day - in this country, & the world."
@orbooks @granmarga @aaronjmate @nathanLfuller @democracynow Barry J Pollack, lawyer
"James Goodale ... has said that the criminal case involving Julian Assange is not just the greatest 1st Amendment case of this century, but the greatest ... of ANY century ...
It is the gravest threat ... we have seen."
"James Goodale ... has said that the criminal case involving Julian Assange is not just the greatest 1st Amendment case of this century, but the greatest ... of ANY century ...
It is the gravest threat ... we have seen."
Barry J Pollack
"This is not just about Julian Assange's right to publish.
It is about our right to know what the government is doing in our name."
"These charges are a threat, literally, to journalists all over the world."
"This is not just about Julian Assange's right to publish.
It is about our right to know what the government is doing in our name."
"These charges are a threat, literally, to journalists all over the world."
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