C.I.A. whistleblower Jeffery Sterling, who was sentenced to 3½ years in prison, says punishing Julian Assange for publishing critical information is designed to keep us enslaved in ignorance.
Sterling: Espionage Act Like Slave-Era Anti-Literacy Laws
Category: Assange extradition
WATCH: The US War Against Assange
Chris Hedges interviews journalist Kevin Gosztola on his new book, Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange on The Real News Network’s The Chris Hedges Report. Transcript with bonus material follows.
Ellsberg: Losing 1st Amendment Reverses War of Independence
Daniel Ellsberg says using the Espionage Act against journalist Julian Assange in blatant violation of the First Amendment means the First Amendment is essentially gone.
Corbyn: Elected US Leaders Must Defend Assange
Watch former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s address to the Belmarsh Tribunal and read the transcript here.
WATCH: Belmarsh Tribunal on Assange
Tribunal to hear evidence on Assange case from Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, Jeremy Corbyn, Stefania Maurizi and more. Watch the replay.
Corbyn Tells CN Australia Should Press for Assange Release
Former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told Consortium News the Australian prime minister should press the U.S. for Julian Assange’s liberty and he held out hope that popular action could end decades of neoliberal economic policies in the West.
WATCH LIVE: Stand-Up For Assange — Maurizi Book Event; Tribute to Fritzi Cohen
Live from Washington, Stefania Maurizi on her new book about WikiLeaks followed by a tribute to Fritzi Cohen, the late founder of the Tabard Inn. Thursday, 6 pm EST.
WATCH: CN Live! — Saving Assange, Saving US Face
Will Julian Assange be released in two months, as an Australian Broadcasting Corporation senior correspondent has predicted? CN Live! asks Greg Barns SC, an Assange campaign counsel for 11 years, and former Australian Senator Christine Milne at noon EST Monday.
Chris Hedges: Support Consortium News
Journalist Chris Hedges explains the value of Consortium News and why he urges readers to back it during our ongoing Winter Fund Drive.
The Unreluctant Vassal
Unlike Germany and France, for instance, which at times reluctantly follow Washington’s orders, Britain is an eager co-participant in U.S. adventurism, says Joe Lauria.