British journalists with no accomplishments or purpose are always the most contemptuous of Julian Assange. That's just basic petty jealousy. But the indifference toward, even support for, this grave attack on press freedom by the US & UK *from journalists* never ceases to amaze.
https://twitter.com/REWearmouth/status/1485568284300914692
Technically, this is a "victory" for Assange. But the High Court agreed to decide whether to hear his case only on the narrowest, most technical ground. In the meantime, he remains silenced in a cage: what the US/UK want even more than his extradition.
bbc.com/news/uk-601083…
bbc.com/news/uk-601083…
This is the key point. There is a clear purpose behind the attempt to destroy Assange:
To signal to western journalists they can do what they want as long as they don't meaningfully undermine power centers by disclosing information they want concealed.
To signal to western journalists they can do what they want as long as they don't meaningfully undermine power centers by disclosing information they want concealed.
https://twitter.com/caitoz/status/1485583587194077184
Watching US citizens and subjects of the British crown (including journalists) justify Assange's persecution by claiming he's not a journalist but a spy or national security threat is grotesque.
This is the exact rationale used by every tyrant to justify imprisoning journalists.
This is the exact rationale used by every tyrant to justify imprisoning journalists.
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