Former British diplomat Craig Murray was in the public gallery at Old Bailey for Julian Assange’s hearing and here is his report on Thursday’s events.
Month: September 2020
ASSANGE HEARING DAY EIGHT— Espionage Act Put in the Dock
Consortium News is virtually “inside” the courtroom at Old Bailey, viewing the proceedings by video-link and filed this report on Day Eight of Julian Assange’s resumed extradition hearing.
WATCH: CN Live! Daily Video Report on Assange Hearing–Day 8
Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria presents a live 10-20 minute report every day that court is in session at noon EDT during the resumed extradition hearing. Watch his recap of the eighth day’s events. The testimony of John Sloboda and Carey Shenkman.
Not Just an Orchard, Not Merely a Field
The capitalist system, by its nature, produces diabolical levels of poverty; the future does not seem possible within the system, writes Vijay Prashad.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: News Media Who Ignore the Assange Trial Ignore the Direct Threat to Journalism
If it reports on it at all, MSM has mostly limited coverage to trivialities as a precedent is set to allow journalists globally to be extradited & jailed for exposing embarrassing truths about the U.S. govt., writes Caity Johnstone.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Craig Murray: Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing—Day 7
Former British diplomat Craig Murray was in the public gallery at Old Bailey for Julian Assange’s hearing and here is his report on Wednesday’s events.
ASSANGE HEARING DAY SEVEN— Ellsberg and Goetz Refute Informants Were Harmed and That Assange Was First to Release Their Names
Court is adjourned for Wednesday in the extradition hearing of Julian Assange. Consortium News watched the proceedings and filed this report on the testimony of Daniel Ellsberg and John Goetz.
WATCH: CN Live! Daily Video Report on Assange Hearing–Day 7
Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria presents a live 10-20 minute report every day that court is in session at noon EDT during the resumed extradition hearing. Watch his recap of the seventh day’s events. The testimony of Dan Ellsberg and John Goetz.
A ‘Persistent Eye in the Sky’ Coming to a City Near You?
Taking this powerful technology from overseas wars and turning it inward on American citizens should be subject to a robust public debate, say Medea Benjamin and Barry Summers.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Craig Murray: Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing—Day 6
Former British diplomat Craig Murray was in the public gallery at Old Bailey for Julian Assange’s hearing and here is his report on Tuesday’s events.