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 ..."
"WikiLeaks cables have contributed to court findings that US drone strikes are criminal offences & that criminal
proceedings should be initiated against senior US officials ..."
See comments on Craig's blog for updates re procedural hearing today, but main point seems to be:
"The Judges rejected the Crown application & basically said all the Defence evidence needs to be considered at the full hearing where they will decide if it is relevant or not."
Well, well, what have we here?
Seems it IS possible to do something about corruption in high places - at least in #Scotland. This might fix one tiny corner but looks like a very big broom is needed for the rest of the mess.
There's been a meme around for a long time that goes like this:
"First they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened after that."
Of course, it was obvious to all those who looked with open eyes that #JulianAssange was the canary in the #FreePress coal mine.
Or was, perhaps, Alexander Pope's butterfly - broken on a (Catherine) wheel. [From Pope's "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot"]
Some journalists argued that Julian #Assange was "not a journalist" - maybe that made them feel safer.
Most just looked away - maybe after a carefully crafted sentence at a state-sponsored, glittery #FreePress event (where news platforms like #RT were shut out in the cold).