There were moments Tuesday when Craig Murray achieved the suspension of disbelief you might do in theater, and began thinking “Wow, this case is going well for Assange.”
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Your Man in Public Gallery – Day No. 2
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ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Assange Helped Manning Crack Password to Download Video Games, Not State Secrets, Court is Told
Consortium News was inside Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday for the second day of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing. Joe Lauria filed this report.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Your Man in Public Gallery – Day No. 1
Craig Murray reports on Monday’s opening statements in court, where the mere act of being an honest witness was suddenly extremely important since the media had abandoned that role.
Will the Assads & House of Saud Make Up?
Giorgio Cafiero analyzes the chances of Riyadh deciding to re-embrace Syria’s president and invest in the country’s reconstruction.
RAY McGOVERN: Queen’s Counsel Charges vs Assange ‘Significantly Overwrought’
The CIA and Pentagon are saying, in effect, “Trust Us.” What could possibly go wrong? — aside from a publisher of accurate information spending the rest of his life in prison .
CN LIVE! From London: Season 2, Ep. 5: Assange Extradition Special
Watch Episode 5 of CN Live! as we explore the crucial issues of Julian Assange’s Extradition Hearing.
ASSANGE: A Tale of Three Extraditions
Three extradition cases in the UK illustrate how the U.S. dominates Britain, but Julian Assange’s best chance to go free is to show that this time Washington has gone too far, Joe Lauria reports.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Did Sen. Warner and Comey Crush Assange Immunity Deal?
The U.S. was in talks for a deal with Julian Assange but then FBI Director James Comey ordered an end to negotiations after Assange offered to prove Russia was not involved in the DNC leak, as Ray McGovern explains.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Support for Assange Mounts as Hearing Nears
People from around the world — journalists, doctors, activists and human rights defenders — are coming together to intervene in this highly politicized case, writes Nozomi Hayase.
Why No Retired Generals Oppose America’s Forever Wars
With today’s former commanders regularly joining the boards of giant military contractors, Danny Sjursen looks in vain for the likes of Smedley Butler, an outspoken anti-imperialist from more than a century ago.