Lawyers for the WikiLeaks publisher charge that while British courts looked the other way, the U. S. has been distorting and withholding evidence to engineer his extradition, Cathy Vogan reports.
US Deceptions at the Heart of Assange Case
Category: U.S. Justice Dept.
Chris Hedges: Julian Assange’s Final Appeal
The WikiLeaks publisher will make his final appeal this week to the British courts. If he is extradited it is the death of investigations into the inner workings of power by the press.
The Tory Appointee Holding Assange’s Life in Her Hands
Mark Curtis provides an introduction to Dame Victoria Sharp, who will rule next week on the WikiLeaks publisher’s bid to stop his extradition to the U.S.
Dear Mr High Commissioner: Help Free Assange
In an open letter, Christophe Peschoux, recently retired from the U.N. Human Rights Office, calls on his former boss to help the WikiLeaks publisher, whose legal appeal will be heard in London later this month.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Dying by Callous Disregard
The stories of Lucas Bellamy and Brandon Clay Dodson show how easy it is to die a medically preventable death in U.S. prisons.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Mess They Made of 2023
JOHN KIRIAKOU: US Prison Chief’s Dim Prospects
If Colette Peters is really intent on cleaning up the U.S. Bureau of Prisons she has her work cut out for her. Things are not going well on her watch so far.
US Government & NewsGuard Sued by Consortium News
The suit accuses NewsGuard of defaming Consortium News and the U.S. government of acting in concert with NewsGuard to violate the First Amendment.
Jail Blair, Bush & Cheney First
No Justice for US-Tortured Iraqis
Human Rights Watch has found no evidence of the U.S. government paying compensation or other redress to victims of detainee abuse in Iraq. Nor has Washington issued “any individual apologies or other amends.”