Former British diplomat Craig Murray was in the public gallery at Old Bailey for Julian Assange’s hearing and here is his report on Monday’s bizarre events.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Craig Murray: Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing—Day 5
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WATCH: CN Live! Daily Video Report on Assange Hearing–Day 5
Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria presents a live 10-minute report every night during the resumed extradition hearing. Watch his recap of the fifth day’s bizarre events.
Torments of a Split Soul: Oliver Stone’s ‘Chasing the Light’
Like Odysseus, upon whom he models his life, the author takes you to places you may wish to avoid but are essential for true sanity, writes Edward Curtin.
ASSANGE HEARING DAY FIVE—Court Is Adjourned Until Tuesday After Sound of US TV Report Disrupted Proceedings
Court resumes in the extradition hearing of Julian Assange Monday morning. Consortium News is watching the proceedings and providing live updates throughout the day.
WATCH: CN Live! New Episode: ‘Drama in the Court’ with Defense Witness Trevor Timm (and Kim Dotcom)
Timm was interviewed by journalists Stefania Maurizi, Keven Gosztola and legal analyst Alexander Mercouris. Kim Dotcom made a surprise appearance on the program.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Franco-American Designs on Lebanon
Despite appearances to the contrary, Macron is implementing a phased version of the U.S. plan with the consent of the U.S., which has failed so far to exclude and boycott Hizbullah, writes As’ad AbuKhalil.
WATCH: On the Journalism of Julian Assange With John Pilger, Craig Murray, Andrew Fowler and Serena Tinari
Watch Pilger, Murray, Fowler and Tinari Sunday at 6 am EDT, 11 am BST, and 8 pm AEST discussing the journalism of the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher who is facing extradition to the U.S.
WATCH: A CN Live! Exclusive: Whistleblowing, Journalism and Democracy; Prominent Australians on Julian Assange
The Idea Behind WikiLeaks: Julian Assange as a Physics Student
Niraj Lal says in this account of the origins of WikiLeaks that there is seldom any focus on the formidable concept of surveillance applied to structural power.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Lawyer’s Covid-19 Test is Negative; Trial Resumes on Monday Morning
The extradition trial of Julian Assange had been adjourned on Thursday morning amid fears that a member of the prosecution legal team may have been infected with Covid-19.