On his program “On Contact,” journalist and author Chris Hedges interviews Joe Lauria, CN editor, on the moves to prosecute Julian Assange using the Espionage Act; the media’s cravenness and the latest on Assange’s condition in London. The Fate of Julian Assange: Chris Hedges Interviews Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria Consortium News
Today, WikiLeaks begins its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Code-named “Vault 7” by WikiLeaks, it is the largest ever publication of confidential documents on the agency. Julian Assange provides important CONTEXT, as well as content. Leaks News About Partners Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed Releases Documents Contents […]
Julian Assange’s lawyers have been refused entry to the Ecuadorian embassy, WikiLeaks said in a tweet. The news comes amid fears he may soon be kicked out of the embassy. WikiLeaks said the Ecuadorian government had refused to give lawyers Aitor Martinez and Jen Robinson access to Assange this weekend. The longtime WikiLeaks editor faces […]
By Matt Taibbi Forget Jim Acosta. If you’re worried about Trump’s assault on the press, news of a Wikileaks indictment is the real scare story Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the Ecuador Embassy after Sweden’s director of public prosecutions. Vianney Le Caer/REX Shutterstock – – – – – – – – Wikileaks founder […]
NOTE: Normally, I would only post the OUTCOME of this challenge. But there’s good background, and a timeline under the last heading: Journalists’ battle to secure answers on WikiLeaksNOTE: “Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)” refers to LONDON. – – – – – – – – – – – – https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452830/Police-challenged-over-refusal-to-disclose-files-on-WikiLeaks-staff Lawyers will challenge the Metropolitan Police […]
Julian Assange has been charged “under seal” in the US. That means no details of the charge, or even the charge itself, are meant to be known by the public. Vanity Fair, Excerpt: According to The Washington Post, an August 22 filing in an unrelated case mentions Assange twice by name. Arguing that a case […]
REGARDING: 2018-10-21 US Navy Ship (US Southern Command) Lands On Ecuador’s Shore to Give Free Medical Care – – – – – – – – – – – – CONTEXT As I understand, with help from Wikipedia, and other sources: Ecuador: the government of Rafael Correa, elected in 2006, proposed a new Magna Carta for […]
Ecuador’s President, Lenin Moreno. | Photo: Reuters Unasur was championed by progressive leaders, such as former Ecuadorean and Venezuelan presidents Rafael Correa and Hugo Chavez. Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno is asking the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) to hand over the regional integration bloc’s headquarters building, located north of Quito, as uncertainty over the […]
CONTEXT affects interpretation. You may want to also look out: BACKGROUND for US Navy Ship (US Southern Command) Lands On Ecuador’s Shore . . . – – – – – – – – – Former President Rafael Correa | Photo: Reuters Published 21 October 2018 The US Navy’s USNS Comfort ship in Esmeraldas In a series […]
Speculation is mounting that Ecuador is preparing to end its standoff with the British government by terminating Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s high-profile stay at its embassy WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sued the Ecuador government on Friday for violating his “fundamental rights” and limiting his access to the outside world while in asylum at its London […]