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The Case Against the Case Against Julian Assange

by Stephen Rohde, published on Socialist Action*, April 8, 2023 Like the Trump administration that preceded it, the Biden administration is seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to stand trial on an indictment under the infamous Espionage Act of 1917. As the unprecedented U.S. prosecution of Assange reaches a critical stage, a growing number of elite media outlets,[…]

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State Department & Senate Leaders Troll Assange

by Joe Lauria, published on Consortium News, April 25, 2023 The following is an address delivered by Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria at a rally for Julian Assange in front of the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington on April 11, the fourth anniversary of Assange’s arrest.  At our last rally in front of this Justice Department building last[…]

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Secrecy, Science, and the National Security State

by Cliff Connor, published on Socialist Action, April 8, 2023 Secrecy, Science, and the National Security State Book Review of Alex Wellerstein, Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States. By Cliff Conner The phrase “national security state” has become increasingly familiar as a way to characterize the political reality of the United States today. It implies[…]

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A Song for Julian:  Lyrics by Dennis Bernstein, Sung by Francisco Herrera

Great New Video from the Free Julian Assange Campaign! A Song for Julian:  Lyrics by Dennis Bernstein, Sung by Francisco Herrera It’s a shame that they have classified this video to make it unavailable to show an embed.  I suppose the restraint might be justified by the scenes from the ‘Collateral Murder’ video, but it’s also something they don’t want[…]

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The Entrapment of Julian Assange: The Star Chamber Nears

by Ellen E. Taylor, published on Socialist Action, December 18, 2022 On November 28th the New York Times, Der Spiegel, the Guardian, Le Monde and El Pais sent an Open Letter to the world, stating that, “The US government should end its prosecution of Julian Assange for publishing secrets.” This letter is unforgivably late. Julian has been buried alive for over a[…]

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The Puppets and the Puppet Masters

by Chris Hedges,  published on The Chris Hedges Report, October 8, 2022 This is the talk given by Chris Hedges outside the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on Saturday October 8 at a rally that called on the U.S. to revoke its extradition request for Julian Assange. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Merrick Garland and those who work in the Department[…]

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‘End the War on Journalism and Free Assange’: Thousands Demand Release of WikiLeaks Founder

by Kenny Stancil, published on Common Dreams, October 8, 2022 Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a massive transatlantic protest on Saturday to demand freedom for the incarcerated journalist.  In London, thousands of people formed a giant human chain around Britain’s parliament and called for Assange’s immediate release from the nearby maximum-security Belmarsh prison, where he has suffered for[…]

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Whistleblower Julian Assange and the CIA’s Daily Wars Against Humanity

By Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, August 24, 2022 Of the estimated 1.4 million top security clearance U.S. personnel employed by one or another of the government’s 18 branches of its $81 billion annually budgeted “U.S. Intelligence Community,” perhaps one or two individuals each year are designated as “whistleblowers” and persecuted to the high heavens. Today WikiLeaks founder and[…]

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