Some readers have asked us why we are “obsessed” with the case of Julian Assange.
Category: International
95 Greek & 10 Icelandic MPs Join Call to Biden to Free Assange
The Greek and Icelandic MPs have joined British and Australian counterparts in telling President Joe Biden to drop the charges against the WikiLeaks publisher.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: DOJ Promises Ring Hollow
The U.S. government hates Julian Assange. Can we trust the Justice Department to not put him in a SAM unit or to keep him out of an ADX super max prison?
The Espionage Act & Julian Assange — 4: In Hot & Cold War
US Wars Come Home to Roost
The Drugging of American Politics
Alfred McCoy rounds up 50 years of racist U.S. policymaking on drug abuse, first by Republicans Nixon and Reagan and then by Democrat Bill Clinton.
The Espionage Act & Julian Assange — 3: Passing the Espionage Act
Desperate to Get Assange, US Promises No SAMS & Prison Time in Australia
To fight its appeal, the U.S. is now promising not to put Julian Assange in Special Administrative Measures isolation and to allow him to be imprisoned in Australia if convicted.
The Espionage Act & Julian Assange — 2: The Espionage Act’s UK Origins
UK High Court Allows US to Appeal Ban on Assange Extradition
The High Court in London on Wednesday accepted the U.S. application to appeal the Jan. 4 Magistrate Court’s judgement that Julian Assange should not be extradited because of his health and the condition of U.S. prisons.