Mentioning “what is at stake here” was the first real acknowledgement of the major issues in this case from the judiciary in over a decade of proceedings. It did feel like something had changed.
Craig Murray: Something Changed in the Assange Case
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The 3 Scenarios Facing Assange
On Monday, Julian Assange’s fate may be determined by the High Court: it could allow his extradition, grant him an appeal or even free him, reports Cathy Vogan.
WATCH: CN Live! — Whistleblower David McBride ‘Followed the Law’ But Will Be Sentenced Tuesday
CN Live!‘s Cathy Vogan discusses the case of Australian whistleblower David McBride, who will be sentenced tomorrow in Canberra, with lawyer Eddie Lloyd.
UN Vote Was for Palestinian Membership, Not Statehood
In a blow to the U.S., the U.N. General Assembly voted Friday to give Palestine, whose statehood it has already acknowledged, full U.N. membership, forcing the U.S. into another embarrassing veto at the Security Council, says Joe Lauria.
Caitlin Johnstone: Gaza’s Demise Should Be Radicalizing
Imperial spinmeisters have been churning out talking points about radicalization and nefarious support because it’s the narrative bludgeon they plan on using to stomp out the burgeoning antiwar movement.
Why Media Have Failed Gaza
The media’s job is to create uncertainty, doubt and confusion. Our job is to explode that lie, denying them and the political class an alibi, Jonathan Cook told a peace rally in Bristol on the weekend.
Patrick Lawrence: Of Journalists, Students & Power
Student protesters with their clarity of words and actions are riveted to reality, while the media class flinches from it.
Enforcing Silence on Genocide
The U.S. public should by now be realizing that instead of stopping genocide, U.S. institutional and media authority is actively stamping out cries to stop the mass murder being committed with U.S. complicity, writes Elizabeth Vos.
Caitlin Johnstone: CNN Compares Campus Protesters To Nazis
The stunning propaganda segment in defence of police repression of anti-genocide protesters drew parallels between fear experienced by Jews in the 1930s and supposed fears of theatrical Zionists at UCLA.
Patrick Lawrence: This Isn’t Fascism
Political confusion and deluded notions of fascism colored Max Azzarello’s tragic death by self-immolation.