(2019-04-13). What Wikileaks and Assange have revealed to the world. uwidata.com 
UWI reviews Wikileaks most important revelations On April 11, 2019, Wikileaks co-founder and editor Julian Assange was imprisoned. After his Ecuadorian citizenship being annulled, he was arrested inside the South American country's embassy in London where he had lived for 7 years. His next court date is set to take place on May 2. While …
(2019-04-13). Chomsky: Arrest of Assange Is "Scandalous" and Highlights Shocking Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. dissidentvoice.org Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are vowing to fight his possible extradition to the United States following his arrest in London, when British police forcibly removed Assange from the Ecuadorean Embassy, where he had taken asylum for almost seven years. On Thursday night, Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke to Noam Chomsky about Assange's arrest, …
(2019-04-13). Assange's 'Conspiracy' to Expose War Crimes Has Already Been Punished. commondreams.org A van with a billboard in support of American whistleblower Chelsea Manning and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is parked outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on April 5, 2019. (Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/freespeech_1.jpg…
(2019-04-13). Ecuadorian President's Motives for Surrendering Assange: Vengeance & IMF Loan? dissidentvoice.org $4.2 billion IMF loan, submission to the US, and vengeance appear to have been President Moreno's true motives for revoking Assange's asylum in Ecuador's London embassy, says Ecuador's former foreign minister Guillaume Long.
(2019-04-13). There's a critical flaw in the US indictment against Julian Assange. It changes everything. thecanary.co Following the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Canary has examined the evidence available in relation to the US indictment against him. And … | Read more There's a critical flaw in the US indictment against Julian Assange. It changes everything | By Tom Coburg
(2019-04-13). Assange Has Been Arrested for US Extradition. indybay.org Extradited for journalism. In a blur, everything that Assange and WikiLeaks have been warning about for years has been proven correct, contrary to mountains of claims to the contrary by establishment loyalists everywhere. The same government which tortured Chelsea Manning is in the process of extraditing her publisher so that they can silence him forever.
(2019-04-13). Australian PM and Labor Party leader both reject any defence of Julian Assange. wsws.org On the opening day of the federal election campaign, there was sickening bipartisan agreement to help hand the WikiLeaks publisher over to the Trump administration.
(2019-04-13). Julian Assange's life is in danger. wsws.org The official indictment by the US government against Assange is a transparent lie, aimed at providing the UK with a legal cover to extradite the WikiLeaks founder.
(2019-04-13). The Assange arrest is a warning from history. wsws.org John Pilger, well-known filmmaker and investigative journalist, issued the following statement on the arrest of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London on April 11.
(2019-04-13). John Pilger: Assange arrest is a warning from history. greenleft.org.au 
The glimpse of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London is an emblem of the times. Might against right. Muscle against the law. Indecency against courage. Six policemen manhandled a sick journalist, his eyes wincing against his first natural light in almost seven years. | That this outrage happened in the heart of London, in the land of Magna Carta, ought to shame and anger all who fear for "democratic" societies. Assange is a political refugee protected by international law, the recipient of asylum under a strict covenant to which Britain is a signatory. The United Nations made this cle…
(2019-04-13). SEP (Australia) rallies demand freedom for Julian Assange. wsws.org "Assange has performed his duty as a journalist to workers, to youth, to the mass of ordinary people around the world. Now, we are obliged to repay that debt which we owe him."
(2019-04-13). Supporters to rally in defence of Assange outside Belmarsh Prison, London. wsws.org The protests organised by the Julian Assange Defence Committee and supported by the Socialist Equality Party (UK) and the WSWS will be held from 4pm today.
(2019-04-13). In 3 A.M. ruling, Supreme Court allows Alabama execution to proceed. wsws.org For the second time in as many weeks, the US Supreme Court has ruled that the execution of a death row inmate can proceed despite claims that the method of execution, lethal injection, will cause intense pain and suffering.
(2019-04-13). Demonstration in Palo Alto Raises Public Awareness About Mueller Report. indybay.org On April 4, a coalition of organizations activated a nationwide protest in response to Attorney General William Barr's failure to meet a deadline set by House Democrats to release special counsel Robert Mueller's full Russia report to Congress. Amongst many participating locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Palo Alto was one. | Photos by Teri Vershel, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer.
(2019-04-13). Australian intelligence chief says no need for "reset" after New Zealand fascist attack. wsws.org The ASIO director-general's testimony raises further questions about how the violent plans of an Australian fascist supposedly went unnoticed by the state agencies.
(2019-04-13). Prominent Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis speaks out for Assange. wsws.org "Journalists, all over the world, who have published material that WikiLeaks made available, should stand up for Julian's rights."
(2019-04-13). German interior minister tables Intelligence Services "Enabling Act" wsws.org The new law would provide the three intelligence agencies with almost unlimited powers to monitor and spy on domestic and foreign citizens.
(2019-04-13). Julian Assange of Wikileaks was arrested by cops in London. indybay.org Double crossed by the Ecuadorian Ambassador and the Ecuadorian government's withdrawal of asylum, in an urgent tweet from WikiLeaks it said, "Ecuador has illegally terminated Julian Assange's political asylum in violation of international law. He was arrested by the British police inside the Ecuadorian embassy on April 11, 2019!
(2019-04-13). Emergency Action To Free Julian Assange At UK Consulate. indybay.org San Francisco UK Consulate | #1 Sansome St. off Market St | San Francisco…
(2019-04-13). SGP Chairman Ulrich Rippert addresses free Assange rally in Berlin. wsws.org Ulrich Rippert, the chairman of the Socialist Equality Party, addressed a rally in front of the British embassy in Berlin, Germany, demanding the freedom of WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange.
(2019-04-12). Protesters Call on UK to #FreeAssange Outside British Embassy in DC. mintpressnews.com "It's totally backwards and we're calling for him to be freed. And I would like the people who got us into the wars to be the ones behind bars." – Codepink co-founder Medea Benjamin…
(2019-04-12). The Martyrdom of Julian Assange. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/assange_0.jpeg…
(2019-04-12). Open Letter to President Trump on the Arrest of Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca Mr. President, | Your Deep State handlers have finally managed to have WikiLeaks publisher and editor Julian Assange dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London and arrested. He faces extradition to the United States where more than a few people …
(2019-04-12). Investigation Nation: Mueller, Russiagate, and Fake Politics. counterpunch.org 
So the Mueller investigation is over. The official "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election" has been written, and is in the hands of Attorney General William Barr, who has issued a summary of its findings. On the core mandate of the investigation, given to Special Counsel Mueller by Rod Rosenstein as Acting Attorney General in May of 2017—to investigate "any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump"—the takeaway conclusion stated in the Mueller report, as quoted in th…
(2019-04-12). Roaming Charges: Tongue-Tied and Twisted. counterpunch.org 
The main difference between the anonymous leaks from US intelligence officials about RussiaGate peddled nightly on MSDNC, CNN, the NYT and the Washington Post and Julian Assange's exposure of US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan is that what Wikileaks published turned out to be true. In this system, you're only held accountable for exposing the truth about imperial power. More
(2019-04-12). The Assange Arrest is a Warning From History. counterpunch.org 
The glimpse of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London is an emblem of the times. Might against right. Muscle against the law. Indecency against courage. Six policemen manhandled a sick journalist, his eyes wincing against his first natural light in almost seven years. That this outrage happened in the heart of London, in the land of Magna Carta, ought to shame and anger all who fear for "democratic" societies. Assange is a political refugee protected by international law, the recipient of asylum under a strict covenant to which Britain is a signatory. The United Nations made this clear…
(2019-04-12). Julian Assange arrested: The warmakers' assault on free press. liberationnews.org 
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's arrest by UK authorities on behalf of the United States is a craven attempt by the Pentagon war machine and the rest of the imperial establishment to silence one of their most prominent critics.
(2019-04-12). Shredding Asylum: the Arrest of Julian Assange. counterpunch.org 
The man seemed like a bearded emissary, a holy figure nabbed in his sleep. He looked similarly pale as to how he did in 2013, but he cut a more shocking figure. Most prisoners would have had room to move in a compound. The Ecuadorean embassy in London only offered modest space and access to More
(2019-04-12). Why Julian Assange's Extradition Must Be Opposed at All Costs. counterpunch.org 
On Thursday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by the UK police inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he was granted political asylum in 2012. This termination of asylum by Ecuador in violation of international law comes a week after WikiLeaks warned the public it had received information from two high-level Ecuadorian government sources More
(2019-04-12). Ash Sarkar shuts down David Starkey after he accuses Corbyn of siding with 'enemy' Julian Assange. thecanary.co 
Novara Media senior editor Ash Sarkar shut down historian David Starkey on 12 April. Starkey had accused Jeremy Corbyn of siding with Julian Assange, … | Read more Ash Sarkar shuts down David Starkey after he accuses Corbyn of siding with 'enemy' Julian Assange | By James Wright
(2019-04-12). Chomsky: Arrest of Assange Is "Scandalous" and Highlights Shocking Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. democracynow.org 
Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are vowing to fight his possible extradition to the United States following his arrest in London, when British police forcibly removed Assange from the Ecuadorean Embassy, where he had taken asylum for almost seven years. On Thursday night, Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke to Noam Chomsky about Assange's arrest, WikiLeaks and American power.
(2019-04-12). Assange Arrest Sparks Interest in Gore Vidal Book. therealnews.com 
By Brandon Soderberg. As police pulled Julian Assange out of the the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, the Wikileaks founder held on to a copy of "Gore Vidal: History of the National Security State," a collection of interviews the late author and critic of the security state did with Paul Jay, CEO and editor-in-chief of The…
(2019-04-12). Free Julian Assange! Stand Up for Press Freedom! counterpunch.org 
The arrest by British Metropolitan Police of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, dragged unceremonially out of the Ecuadoran Embassy in London on a charge of failure to appear for a court hearing on an expired (and trumped-up) accusation in Sweden of sexual assault, is a grave and terrible threat to independent journalism and to the US Constitution's First More
(2019-04-12). Ecuadorian President's Motives for Surrendering Assange: Vengeance & IMF Loan? therealnews.com 
$4.2 billion IMF loan, submission to the US, and vengeance appear to have been President Moreno's true motives for revoking Assange's asylum in Ecuador's London embassy, says Ecuador's former foreign minister Guillaume Long…
(2019-04-12). Assange Arrested for Exposing U.S. War Crimes — Paul Jay. therealnews.com 
Wikileaks released Manning's leaked documents and exposed multiple crimes committed by the U.S. government and armed forces — Jay says this is getting lost in the corporate media coverage of Assange's arrest; when he was arrested, Assange carried a copy of TRNN's book "Gore Vidal on the History of the National Security State" which was…
(2019-04-12). Assange's Arrest Criminalizes Truth-Telling Journalism. globalresearch.ca In August 2012, Assange sought and was granted asylum in Ecuador's London embassy (by then-President Correa) to avoid arrest, extradition to Sweden on phony rape and sexual assault charges. | They were all about wanting him handed over to the US …
(2019-04-12). USA v. Julian Assange: DOJ Indictment on Phony Charge Revealed. globalresearch.ca Following Assange's Thursday arrest by UK police in Ecuador's London embassy after his asylum status was illegally rescinded by President Lenin Moreno, acting in cahoots with the US and Britain, the DOJ confirmed what's widely known. | Its spokeswoman Nicole …
(2019-04-12). Civil Rights Groups and Pro-war Republicans—An unholy Alliance in the Soft War Against China. counterpunch.org Last month, Mike Pompeo, amidst his soft war campaign to undermine the governments of Venezuela, Iran, and Lebanon, expressed concern for the 'abhorrent' allegations of Chinese Muslim internment. Pompeo, currently working to destabilize a number of Global South nations and groups, did not suddenly develop a moral consciousness for the plight of Muslims. Rather, his More
(2019-04-12). Major Tulsi Gabbard says Assange's arrest is designed to send a 'dangerous' message to the press. thecanary.co Tulsi Gabbard has accused those involved in arresting Julian Assange of trying to send a "message" to "the people, especially journalists". Gabbard, a major … | Read more Major Tulsi Gabbard says Assange's arrest is designed to send a 'dangerous' message to the press | By Mohamed Elmaazi
(2019-04-12). Noam Chomsky: America's Extraterritorial Reach Is Its Own Scandal. truthdig.com AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I'm Amy Goodman in Boston, as we sit down with Noam Chomsky for a public conversation. I asked him about the arrest of Julian Assange. | NOAM CHOMSKY: Well, the Assange arrest is scandalous in several respects. One of them is just the effort of governments—and it's not just the U.S. government. The British are cooperating. Ecuador, of course, is now cooperating. Sweden, before, had cooperated. The efforts to silence a journalist who was producing materials that people in power didn't want the rascal multitude to know about—OK?—that's basically what happened. W…
(2019-04-12). Daniel Ellsberg: Assange's Arrest Is the Beginning of the End. truthdig.com The whistleblower warns we are witnessing an "assault on the First Amendment" and "a clear attempt to rescind the freedom of the press."
(2019-04-12). Watch Assange Vigil Day After his Arrest. consortiumnews.com Among the guests were Daniel Ellsberg, Daniel McAdams, George Smazuely, Margaret Kimberely, Peter B. Collins and Michel Collon. Hosted by Elizabeth Vos and Joe Lauria. Read more →
(2019-04-12). John Pilger: The Assange Arrest Is a Warning From History. mintpressnews.com That this outrage happened in the heart of London, in the land of Magna Carta, ought to shame and anger all who fear for "democratic" societies, writes John Pilger,…
(2019-04-12). JOHN PILGER: Assange Arrest a Warning from History. consortiumnews.com Real journalism is being criminalized by thugs in plain sight, says John Pilger. Dissent has become an indulgence. And the British elite has abandoned its last imperial myth: that of fairness and justice. By John Pilger The glimpse of Julian… Read more →
(2019-04-12). The Assange Arrest Is a Warning from History. globalresearch.ca The glimpse of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London is an emblem of the times. Might against right. Muscle against the law. Indecency against courage. Six policemen manhandled a sick journalist, his eyes wincing against his …
(2019-04-12). The Assange Arrest is a Warning From History. telesurenglish.net The glimpse of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London is an emblem of the times. Might against right. Muscle against the law. Indecency against courage. Six policemen manhandled a sick journalist, his eyes wincing against his first natural light in almost seven years. | RELATED: | Ecuador Failed to Notify Assange's Defense of Asylum Withdrawal: Lawyer | That this outrage happened in the heart of London, in the land of Magna Carta, ought to sh…
(2019-04-12). US's Pompeo Visits Latam, Increases Pressure Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Friday in Santiago to meet Chile's President Sebastian Piñera and Foreign Affairs Minister Roberto Ampuero. | RELATED: | Mike Pompeo Plans Anti-Venezuela Tour in Latin America | Although th…
(2019-04-12). Russia Warns Bolton: 'Monroe Doctrine' Remarks Insulting to Latin America. mintpressnews.com The Trump administration is re-deploying old and fatal Cold War warriors, elevating them to high positions. The same people who were murdering, plotting and cheering assassins. The list reads like a "Wanted for Genocide" catalog: Elliott Abrams, Michael Pompeo and yes: John Bolton.
(2019-04-12). Video: Turkey Aims to Seize Tell Rifaat after Russian Forces Withdrawal. globalresearch.ca On April 11, the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate prevented a terrorist attack in the city of Homs. Local sources said that intelligence agents dismantled a remotely-controlled heavy improvised-explosive device, which was attached to a civilian vehicle near the Akramah al-Makhzomeh …
(2019-04-12). Women Will Face Disproportionately Negative Consequences from AI. thenation.com Women Will Face Disproportionately Negative Consequences from AI…
