Call it the python strategy. From Caitlin Johnstone at caitlinjohnstone.com:
Helping Israel starve Gaza while slowly pretending to work toward solutions. Drawing out a proxy war in Ukraine for as long as possible to bleed Russia. Slowly killing Assange in prison without trial under the pretense of judicial proceedings.
The British High Court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may potentially get a final appeal against extradition to the United States, but only within a very limited scope and only if specific conditions are met.
The court ruled that Assange may appeal only on the grounds that his freedom of speech might be restricted in the US, and that there is a possibility he could receive the death penalty. If the US provides “assurances” that neither of these things will happen, then the trial moves to another phase where Assange’s legal team may debate the merits of those assurances. If the US does not provide those assurances, then the limited appeal will move forward.
Absurdly, the court determined that Assange’s lawyers may not argue against extradition on matters as self-evidently critical as the fact that the CIA plotted to assassinate him, or on the basis that he is being politically persecuted for the crime of inconvenient journalism.
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But doesn’t notice the slow suffocation of collapse it is going through.
Notice how everyone questions everything now due to low trust society and (s)elections where the people have no voice at all.
Ouroboros the Snake or EVIL always consumes itself.
What was the original “sin” of Assange?
Revealing and what a laundry list, JA has some brass stones.
Reading article that says they didn’t charge him for releasing war logs because they would have to charge various enemedia members for the same.
Ahh…Ecuador suddenly got $4 million after letting him be captured.
It gives a shout out to Pepe Escobar saying that April 11 will live in infamy. [day of JA arrest] (h/t-PE)
“Let’s cut to the chase. Julian Assange is not a U.S. citizen, he’s an Australian. WikiLeaks is not a U.S.-based media organization. If the US government gets Assange extradited, prosecuted and incarcerated, it will legitimize its right to go after anyone, anyhow, anywhere, anytime.
“Call it The Killing of Journalism.” (h/t-AW,IPN)