Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria discussed the week’s events in London with Chris Hedges.
Category: Legal
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: CN Editor Speaks to George Galloway
Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria sat down with former British MP George Galloway in London to discuss the first week of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing at Woolwich Crown Court.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Your Man in Public Gallery – Day No. 4
Craig Murray compares Thursday’s proceedings — during which the judge harassed Fitzgerald just as the defense had the prosecution on the ropes — to a Stalin show trial.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Can a French Touch Pierce a Neo-Orwellian Farce?
By offering asylum to the persecuted publisher of WikiLeaks, France’s Macron would enhance his status in myriad European latitudes and all across the Global South, writes Pepe Escobar.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Your Man in Public Gallery – Day No. 3
With Assange still caged behind bullet-proof glass, lawyers from both sides argued whether international or domestic law would determine whether an extradition can be made for a political crime, as Craig Murray reports.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Interview With Jérémie Zimmermann, Assange Collaborator and Friend, on the Travesty at Woolwich Crown Court
Jérémie Zimmermann, computer science engineer, friend of Julian Assange and Cypherpunk guest on the 2012 Assange TV series, spoke to CN Live! outside Assange’s courthouse about the miscarriage of justice inside.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Your Man in Public Gallery – Day No. 2
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: 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.
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 .