New information raises further concerns about the politicization of the WikiLeaks founder’s legal case, Matt Kennard reports.
UK Govt Deployed 15 Staff on Secret Op to Seize Assange
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Trump Sued in Iraqi Court for Assassinations
Plaintiffs are demanding legal action against the former U.S. president and others, including Mike Pompeo, for the 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian military officer, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the commander of an Iraqi militia.
WikiLeaks Brings Its Case to Latin America
After a wave of leftist electoral victories in the region, WikiLeaks is working to build political support to urge the U.S. government to drop its charges against the imprisoned publisher, Anish R M reports.
Major Newspapers Push US to Drop Assange Charges
“Publishing Is Not a Crime” — The five media outlets that collaborated with WikiLeaks in 2010 sent a letter on Monday calling on the Biden administration to drop all charges against the imprisoned publisher.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Zhou Enlai’s Posthumous Triumph
Nations now fashioning a post–Western world order appear to be abiding by the Five Principles espoused by China’s first and long-serving premier.
Campaigning to Free Ukraine’s Kononovich Brothers
Just after the onset of the war, the Ukrainian government arrested and imprisoned the two communist youth leaders, accusing them of pro-Russian and pro-Belarusian political views.
Overcoming Christmas Controversies with Historical Realities
Today’s holiday culture wars continue an ancient struggle, as Nat Parry explores in this adaptation from his new book, How Christmas Became Christmas: The Pagan and Christian Origins of the Beloved Holiday.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘What’s Next For Ukraine?’
Scott Ritter, Mark Sleboda and Tony Kevin joined CN Live! to discuss recent events, the current situation and the future of the conflict in Ukraine. Watch the replay.
The Corporate Media Deference That Endangers Us All
A comment from an editor at the Associated Press epitomizes the danger mainstream media creates with its routine deference to intelligence sources, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Media Serve the Governors, Not the Governed
Since 2006 WikiLeaks has been censuring governments with governments’ own words. It has been doing the job the U.S. constitution intended the press to do, says Joe Lauria.