The bombshell revelations of the imprisoned journalist were arguably small potatoes compared to the criminality Assange exposed by simply standing his ground, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
If Assange is extradited and found guilty of publishing classified material it will set a legal precedent that will effectively end national security reporting.
Caitlin Johnstone: Do you remember seeing an average of 46 news reports a day on bombings conducted by the U.S. and its allies over the last 20 years? I don’t.
The bombing of Afghanistan was not legitimate self-defense under the UN Charter because Afghanistan did not attack the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, writes Marjorie Cohn.