[Stardust]

UK Refuses to Release Information on Assange Judge Who Has 96 Percent Approval Rate in Extradition Cases

Britain’s Ministry of Justice is blocking the release of basic information about the judge who is to rule on Julian Assange’s extradition, reports Declassified UK.
By: M. Curtis and M. Kennard

[skinster]

Last Saturday in London. Apparently there are protests there every weekend throughout this month.

[skinster]

[skinster]

This is a good short documentary explaining the situation of Assange.

[Stardust]

https://twitter.com/MrsC_Assange/status/1300894294086021120?s=20

[Stardust]

Oppose NUJ censorship of journalist Craig Murray!

On the eve of Monday’s extradition hearing for Julian Assange, Britain’s National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is continuing its anti-democratic efforts to muzzle journalist Craig Murray.

For six months, the NUJ Executive has refused Murray’s application for union membership. The effect has been to deny Murray press accreditation to cover the extradition hearing in USA v Assange, which resumes for up to four weeks on Monday.

[skinster]

^ that sucks. Craig Murray - ex U.K. ambassador - is being fucked with by the law for his coverage of the Alex Salmond case too. He's been a consistently good analyst on various things, including destroying the Skripal conspiracy theory, so I guess he's a target too.

Anyway...

[ckaihatsu]

NSA surveillance program exposed by Edward Snowden ruled illegal by US Ninth Circuit

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/0 ... w-s05.html

[skinster]

NSA surveillance program exposed by Edward Snowden ruled illegal by US Ninth Circuit

I doubt this will change anything. They will continue to spy on everyone and target/torture whistleblowers.

[ckaihatsu]

I doubt this will change anything. They will continue to spy on everyone and target/torture whistleblowers.

And how do you know this? Who have you been spying on?


= D

[skinster]

I mean, they're still planning on extraditing Assange.

There's some talk of canceling the case and starting a new one. To start after the election. Who knows what's going to happen in the court next week...

[ckaihatsu]

Yeah, it's as Orwellian as it gets -- and this Craig Murray shit is fucked up, too.

[Hindsite]

Julian Assange: The 2011 60 Minutes Interview

[Godstud]

I remember Hindsite wanting to throw Assange in prison for exposing US military malfeasance. Now he'd suck his toes.

[Hindsite]

I remember Hindsite wanting to throw Assange in prison for exposing US military malfeasance. Now he'd suck his toes.

Nonsense.

[Stardust]

Assange extradition hearing: WikiLeaks exposed US drone killings, torture and rendition, says Guantanamo Bay lawyer

In the afternoon session, Professor Mark Feldstein continued his expert witness testimony, discontinued late on Monday due to technical problems. Feldstein, a professor of Broadcast Journalism at the University of Maryland with 20 years’ experience as an investigative reporter, said Assange’s prosecution was politically motivated, part of President Donald Trump’s “campaign against the press.”

[skinster]

Here are excellent reports from the court by Craig Murray:

Monday

Tuesday

[ckaihatsu]

Julian Assange is being persecuted by Donald Trump to get back at Barack Obama, court hears

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... hears.html


Judge Warns Julian Assange to Shut Up After Shouts of 'Nonsense' at Extradition Hearing

https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-war ... on-hearing


The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald discusses U.S. case against Assange | TheHill

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/51572 ... st-assange

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[ckaihatsu]

The working class must demand an end to the show trial of Julian Assange

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/0 ... s-s08.html