Ray McGovern calls out the void of evidence at the heart of the Senate hearing with Attorney General Barr on Wednesday.
Tag: WikiLeaks
Assange to Extradition Court: ‘I Won’t Surrender to the US for Doing Journalism’
The WikiLeaks founder appeared via video link in Westminster Magistrates Court for the first hearing in what could be a lengthy process in the US request for extradition.
VIPS: Extradition of Julian Assange Threatens Us All
Retaliation against Julian Assange over the past decade plus replicates a pattern of ruthless political retaliation against whistleblowers, in particular those who reveal truths hidden by illegal secrecy, VIPS says.
Dear Social Media Judges: Don’t Forget the Fundamentals of a Fair Trial
Julian Assange’s Australian lawyer and his EU advisor say the publisher should not be tried in social media and must be given a fair hearing in court.
View 27th Vigil, a Fortnight After Assange’s Arrest
Consortium News brought live coverage of the 27th Vigil. Watch the replay of a spirited discussion about the importance of public protest and the fate of Assange’s extradition here.
Assange’s Imprisonment Arguably Reveals Even More Corruption Than WikiLeaks Did
By locking up Assange, the U.S, its allies and corporate media have inadvertently exposed themselves for what they are, and we’re now able to point that out for everyone to see, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
New CN Series: The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 1—The Video that Put Assange in US Crosshairs
“Collateral Murder” created a media sensation in 2010 and led to Chelsea Manning’s imprisonment and to a DOJ investigation of Julian Assange, reports Elizabeth Vos. But the war crimes the video exposed got no one else in trouble.
Ukraine: Why ‘OU’ Lost by a Landslide
The answer is clear if you read U.S. documents published by WikiLeaks in 2006, writes Kevin Zeese.
From Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, a Talk on Assange
Consortium News Editor Joe Lauria on Sunday delivered this talk about the Assange case to a group of activists who are living inside the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington to stop the illegitimate government of Venezuela from taking it over.
Debunking the ‘Assange is A Russian Agent’ Smear
The narrative that Assange worked for or knowingly conspired with the Russian government is a hallucination of the demented Russia hysteria which has infected all corners of mainstream political discourse, says Caitlin Johnstone.