The former British diplomat Craig Murray discusses the meaning of the U.S. “assurances” on Julian Assange and the brewing disaster in the Middle East on CN Live!
WATCH: Murray on Assange’s Non-Assurance & Mideast Crisis
Category: Julian Assange
Craig Murray: The Farce of US Diplomatic Assurances
The assurance that Julian Assange will be allowed to rely on the First Amendment in his defence is a blatantly weak piece of sophistry.
US Issues Assurances on Assange
UPDATED WITH TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: The U.S. Tuesday filed assurances on the death penalty and the 1st Amendment, the latter of which Stella Assange called a “non-assurance.”
Can Assange’s Extradition Be Stopped?
The WikiLeaks publisher could have his appeal against extradition heard if the U.S. does not give “satisfactory assurances” of rights and protection against the death penalty, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Chris Hedges: A Mockery of British Justice
British courts for five years have denied due process to Julian Assange as his physical and mental health deteriorates. That is the point of his show trial.
Assange’s ‘Reprieve’ Is Another Lie
The U.S. has had years to clarify its intention to give Assange a fair trial but refuses to do so, writes Jonathan Cook. The real goal is to keep him endlessly locked up.
Chris Hedges: PEN America Self-Destructs
In May 2013 Hedges resigned from PEN America when it appointed former State Department official Suzanne Nossel to run it. A decade later, PEN America has become a propaganda arm of the state, including on Julian Assange.
Craig Murray: Assange, Truth & UN Shenanigans
At the U.N. Human Rights Committee’s periodic review of the U.K., the author raised the U.S. war crimes exposed by WikiLeaks and British violations of the publisher’s political and civil rights.
WATCH: Death Penalty for Assange?
Australian Sen. David Shoebridge spoke of the danger of the death penalty for Julian Assange in this discussion after a Sydney screening of the new film, The Trust Fall. (w/transcript)
Last Days of Julian Assange in the United States
The WikiLeaks publisher may soon be on his way to the U.S. to face trial for revealing war crimes, Matt Kennard reports. What he would face there is terrifying beyond words.