I'll make my stance immediately clear, I think Julian Assange should be allowed to leave the UK and should be free to fulfil his latest ambition to run for the Australian senate. Bradley Manning who turned 25 this week after 3 years in prison without charge is a hero and should be released. The people responsible for his unlawful treatment in Quantico should be brought to justice. I know that neither of these are going to happen in a hurry but I think history will look kindly upon these two courageous individuals.
When you see all the evidence stacked up it's hard to draw any conclusion other than this is a conspiracy of the tallest order involving some of the most powerful and influential people and organisations in the world. Co-operation on an unprecedented scale between governments, agencies & corporations across multiple nations to bring down 1 organisation hell bent on spreading the truth.
Wikileaks first came to my attention after I saw the Collateral Murder video. Bradley Manning first came to my attention after I read the chat logs with Lamo, and subsequently the full chat logs. The sequence of events from the initiation of Wikileaks until August 2012 shows a direct correlation between Wikileak's continued exposing of Government secrets and the legal pressure on Assange.
It is hard to have an opinion on the Assange sexual assault allegations due to Sweden's reluctance to charge Assange. Seeking extradition for questioning seems unnecessary in the digital age but the most interesting thing I've heard is that once Sweden charge Assange they need to give the defence access to their evidence. This will allow the defence to expose how flimsy that evidence is, case closed. Let's not forget they have dropped these charges once before.
If Assange is extradited the case will be heard behind closed doors and the full truth will never see the light of day. It is likely that once in Sweden, Assange will be extradited to the US where he would be subjected to treatment as harsh if not worse than that of Bradley Manning, he could even face the death penalty. The circle is complete when you understand that Wikileaks once hosted their data in Sweden due to their laws on the protection of sources.
Tonight Julian will be speaking from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy and I will be in attendance. This case is too important for anyone to ignore, but Masterchef is on at the same time, so I can understand why people won't bother going.
Here is a collection of some of my favourite Assange related links:
If Assange is extradited the case will be heard behind closed doors and the full truth will never see the light of day. It is likely that once in Sweden, Assange will be extradited to the US where he would be subjected to treatment as harsh if not worse than that of Bradley Manning, he could even face the death penalty. The circle is complete when you understand that Wikileaks once hosted their data in Sweden due to their laws on the protection of sources.
Tonight Julian will be speaking from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy and I will be in attendance. This case is too important for anyone to ignore, but Masterchef is on at the same time, so I can understand why people won't bother going.
Here is a collection of some of my favourite Assange related links:
- Amy Goodman, Slavoj Zizek and Assange Wax Lyrical.
- President of Ecuador Rafael Corea on the Julian Assange show.
- Wikileaks Documentary
- John Pilger interviews Assange-
- Tariq Ali & Noam Chomsky on the Julian Assange show
- Justice for Assange - all the info you need on the Swedish case
- Rap News
To keep up to date with the case I recommend following Christine Assange and Glenn Greenwald on Twitter.
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