Julian Assange reunited with his wife Stella this week in the Australian capital.
(Collage by Cathy Vogan for Consortium News)
This Is Not a Dream
Julian Assange reunited with his wife Stella this week in the Australian capital.
(Collage by Cathy Vogan for Consortium News)
One can only wish Julian Assange the very best after all his suffering due to his civil courage and though a foreign national his
defense of the US Constitution. Some say the plea bargaining on his behalf is a defeat for freedom of expression and
unshackled journalism. I reject that argument. Julian Assange went all the way and paid a heavy price. I bet in a year or two
Assange will be back in the fight in some capacity. Meanwhile the armchair judicial purists can take a hike or reflect on their
obligation to join in the continued struggle for freedom of expression and unshackled journalism.
Assange now deserves the best of medical care and the right to be surrounded by family and the inner circle.
The hero is home and I trust he will become a regular contributor to John Menadue’s Newsletter, Pearls and Irritations.
The kangaroos are hopping and the wombats are on the move.
Who else has suffered as much as this man in this 21st century for the cause of freedom and transparency? Ask yourself why he has finally been released. The vast majority of people in the world have been on his side but were kept unaware of his battle through the state controlled media organisations.
I suspect they are finally coming to the realisation that many of us, those who have time to reflect and think, are gathering our own alternative channels of communication which are a danger to established forms of control.
They have been forced to admit they were wrong, simply to regain the confidence of those who are beginning to see through the lies. The never ending headlines of fear, distracting us from making progress on our own. We were being divided in any possible manner, always with this intention of keeping us apart.
I believe we can create our own groups of independence, making central control redundant. We ignore them as our own personal methods of life do not rely on their systems. Slow down the central control. Make demands on them, turn the game around, at the same time supporting ALL alternatives which lead to decentralised control.
Barter. Exchange. Make new contacts. Keep the machine spinning so that it loses control and people regain their own lives.
I’m doing that via consortiumnews, I will continue to search for other channels which give PEOPLE the freedom to express themselves.
Try to remain positive and make the way FUN.
LAUGH, at the lies and CONTINUALLY make new friends, OUTSIDE the rigid systems of corporate control.
SHOW others what works!
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Diamond Dick
What is freedom if Assange is not free? He’s our lion and may God bring an end to the Empire!
I am happy for Julian Assange. There came an end to his suffering and Julian still can actively “fight” for freedom of the word and thought. I hope Julian can inspire other journalists to unveil secrets, misbehaviors, acts of terror and crimes of war. Let’s all be truthful with courage.
The media kept him behind bars. The whole capitalist SYSTEM did it! It’s got to GO!
Search Einstein ‘s “Why Socialism” . 8 pgs.
Beautiful collage. Thankyou Cathy. I’m in tears again.
Me too.