(2019-04-15). Wikileaks Reveals: CIA's UMBRAGE Allows Agency to Carry out 'False Flag' Cyber Attacks. globalresearch.ca This Mint Press article was first posted on Global Research on March 10, 2017 | A new release of CIA documents by Wikileaks indicates that the intelligence agency has the means and the intent to mask the cyber-attacks it commits by …
(2019-04-15). Chomsky: Assange and Lula the Same Case to Silence Their Voices. telesurenglish.net U.S. intellectual Noam Chomsky voiced his concerns Friday over the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during an interview with Democracy Now, calling the situation a "scandalous in several respects." | RELATED: | The Assange Arrest is a Warning From History | The world-renowned linguist and academic said that this is just a new case of "efforts to silence" dissident voices. Chomsky compared Assa…
(2019-04-15). The Assange Arrest is a Warning from History. dissidentvoice.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 …
(2019-04-15). The Prosecution Of Julian Assange Is A Threat To Journalists Everywhere. dissidentvoice.org 
Supporters of Julian Assange gather outside Westminster Court after Assange's arrest (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz for AFP-NurPhoto) Take action to protect Julian Assange. Click here to read about what you can do. Support the Embassy Protection Collective. The United States is recognizing its fake coup president, Juan Guaido, in Venezuela and we understand that his people …
(2019-04-15). Victor Laszlo: Role Model for Assange, Manning and Snowden. globalresearch.ca This writer's favorite film of all time, right ahead of Seven Days In May and JFK is of course Casablanca. The film had it all, from WW2 suspense to old fashioned romance… with a good dose of twists and turns. …
(2019-04-15). Ecuador's Moreno Says Assange Tried to Use Its Embassy to Spy. telesurenglish.net WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a center for spying, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno told Britain's Guardian newspaper. | RELATED: | Chomsky: Assange and Lula the Same Case to Silence Their Voices | London police dragged Assange out of the embassy on Thursday after his seven-year asylum was revoked, paving the way for his extradition to the United States for one of the biggest ever…
(2019-04-15). Punishing the Past, Impeding the Future: the Arrest of Assange. counterpunch.org I met Assange two years ago at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, and remembering what he had told me during our encounter I think one can understand why he was arrested today. Assange mentioned to me that he was investigating how Google was planning to make use of the immense quantity of information at More
(2019-04-15). A Marriage of Conscience: Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. globalresearch.ca "About suffering they were never wrong," wrote W. H. Auden in the poem "Musée Des Beaux Arts." | These lines occurred to me last week when all eyes were focused on the brutal British seizure of Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian …
(2019-04-15). ILPS condemns arrest of Julian Assange, Demands his immediate release as journalist. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following April 14 statement from the Office of the Chairperson, International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS). | We, the International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS), strongly condemn the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange by British authorities under the direction of the US government. We defend his rights as a journalist and demand his immediate release. | Assange has earned the ire of the US for exposing the truth about US behind-the-scenes machinations in its drive to carry out foreign interventions and launch wars of aggression for regime chang…
(2019-04-15). Julian Assange's Nightmarish Future. consortiumnews.com The WikiLeaks publisher is in a maximum-security prison that has been called the UK's Guantanamo Bay, Elizabeth Vos reports. By Elizabeth Vos Special to Consortium News While Julian Assange waits for what comes next — sentencing on skipping bail in England… Read more →
(2019-04-15). Is Assange to be the Sacrificial Lamb to the Slaughter? globalresearch.ca With the unlawful seizure of the Wikileaks publisher and founder Julian Assange the powerful have established an ominous prelude to this year's upcoming Easter holidays. | And how is the world reacting to this demonstration of power? Those who question the …
(2019-04-15). What Happened to "Journalism" in the "Greatest Democracy on Earth"? globalresearch.ca Before discussing the arrest of Assange in some depth, by way of an introduction, its important to mention a Gore Vidal observation | "We Americans should stop going around babbling about how we're the greatest democracy on earth, when we're not …
(2019-04-15). The Prosecution of Julian Assange Is a Threat to Journalists Everywhere. globalresearch.ca The arrest of Julian Assange not only puts the free press in the United States at risk, it puts any reporters who expose US crimes anywhere in the world at risk. As Pepe Escobar wrote | "Let's cut to the …
(2019-04-15). Julian Assange Is Guilty Only of Revealing the Evil Soul of US Imperialism. globalresearch.ca Julian Assange was bundled away by British police after Lenin Moreno, the president of Ecuador, gave the green light for the expulsion of the Wikileaks publisher from the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange's arrest represents an abuse of power, …
(2019-04-15). Why the Assange Allegation Is a Stitch-up. globalresearch.ca I am slightly updating and reposting this from 2012 because the mainstream media have ensured very few people know the detail of the "case" against Julian Assange in Sweden. The UN Working Group ruled that Assange ought never to have …
(2019-04-15). Delegitimising Journalism: The Effort to Relabel Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca "Your honour, I represent the United States government". The Westminster Magistrates Court had been left with little doubt by the opening words of the legal team marshalled against the face of WikiLeaks. Julian Assange was being targeted by the imperium …
(2019-04-15). 'Pompeo has Lost His Mind': Chinese Ambassador to Chile. telesurenglish.net "There are numerous examples, including the relentless blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba for more than half a century, President Trump's construction of a separation wall along the border between the United States and Mexico, and the very little assistance provided by the United States to Haiti and Central American countries. Chileans are also well aware that Chile's development achievements are not the result of American charity."
(2019-04-15). Iran Calls Pompeo's Accusations of Meddling in Venezuela 'Ridiculous'. telesurenglish.net The Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Mousavi responded on Sunday to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's allegations of meddling in Venezuelan internal affairs. | RELATED: | Iran Orders 60,000 to Evacuate Flood-hit Oil City | Mousavi called Pompeo's accusations of Iran's alleged meddling in Venezuelan affairs 'ridiculous', while maintaining his country's support for a peaceful settlement, absent of foreign intervention. | "Donald Trump's U.S. wants to turn Latin…
(2019-04-15). UK Labour leads "rape" smears against Julian Assange demanding Swedish extradition. wsws.org This is the Blairites' answer to global public outrage over Assange's brutal seizure from the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday.
(2019-04-15). Socialist Equality Party (UK) member Robert Stevens speaks at rally to demand release of Assange from Belmarsh prison. wsws.org Stevens said, "Join the fight to defend Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. Workers and youth internationally must mobilise immediately to defend these class war prisoners."
(2019-04-15). Workers and youth speak out at SEP (Australia) rallies in defence of Assange. wsws.org "What they are doing though won't stop us. We will find a way to free Julian and any other journalists who come under attack."
(2019-04-15). Falsifying history and repudiating democratic rights: Floyd Abrams' attack on WikiLeaks. wsws.org We are reposting David North's essay, first published over eight years ago, in defense of Julian Assange against efforts by the US media and government to discredit the WikiLeaks founder after the 2010 release of the Iraq War Logs.
(2019-04-15). Bernie Sanders silent on Assange, vocal in promoting nationalism at Michigan rally. wsws.org Sanders' silence on Assange signals his support for the persecution of the former WikiLeaks editor.
(2019-04-15). New Zealand rally demands freedom for Julian Assange. wsws.org Tom Peters from the Socialist Equality Group (NZ) told the rally that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's life will be in danger if he is extradited from Britain to the US.
(2019-04-15). Secret Report Reveals Saudi Incompetence and Widespread Use of U.S. Weapons in Yemen. theintercept.com 
Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia could turn to Russia or China for arms, but the French intelligence report emphasizes its dependence on the West.
(2019-04-15). Emergency Action To Free Julian Assange At UK Consulate. indybay.org San Francisco UK Consulate | #1 Sansome St. off Market St | San Francisco…
(2019-04-15). Stop the extraordinary rendition of Julian Assange! wsws.org What is being presented as an extradition request by the US is so loaded with illegality that it would be more precise to call it an extraordinary rendition.
(2019-04-15). Supporters protesting outside Belmarsh prison speak out in defense of Julian Assange. wsws.org Protesters at Saturday's demonstration to demand the release of Julian Assange from Belmarsh prison spoke to the World Socialist Web Site.
(2019-04-15). Trump Is 'Going To Go Full Animal' Says Steve Bannon. indybay.org Donald Trump's former chief adviser predicted Mr. Trump would "come off the chains" and use the Mueller Report to "bludgeon" his opponents and ignore congressional oversight requests for documents. Attorney General Barr's memorandum on Mueller's report left Trump feeling vindicated, triumphant and unleashed.
(2019-04-15). 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.
(2019-04-15). Protest outside London's Belmarsh prison demands release of Julian Assange. wsws.org The WikiLeaks founder has been held at the maximum-security prison since his forcible seizure and arrest last Thursday.
(2019-04-15). German media denounce Assange. wsws.org Reading the comments of the German media on the arrest of Julian Assange, one can only conclude that democracy and press freedom in Germany are in a dire state.
(2019-04-14). CHRIS HEDGES: The Martyrdom of Julian Assange. consortiumnews.com Assange and WikiLeaks allowed us to see the inner workings of empire — the most important role of a press — and for this they became empire's prey, writes Chris Hedges of Truthdig. By Chris Hedges Truthdig The arrest Thursday of… Read more →
(2019-04-14). What Now Should People of Conscience Do to Protect Julian Assange? dissidentvoice.org 
Several headlines have blared "Julian Assange Arrested." This is misleading because Assange has been under de facto arrest ever since the Swedish authorities sought his extradition regarding sex-related allegations. Assange always stated that he was amenable to going to Sweden with a guarantee of no-further extradition to the United States. Sweden refused to accede to …
(2019-04-14). Assange Indictment: A Threat to the Foundation of US Democracy? therealnews.com 
A panel discussion between FAIR's Jeff Cohen and Jacqueline Luqman, with host Marc Steiner examines whether this is the beginning of an attempt to stop investigative journalists from working with whistleblowers and exposing corruption…
(2019-04-14). Sell Out: How Corruption, Voter Fraud and a Neoliberal Turn Led Ecuador's Lenin to Give Up Assange. thegrayzone.com Desperate to ingratiate his government with Washington and distract the public from his mounting scandals, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has…
(2019-04-14). Why Julian Assange Matters for the Freedom of the Press. dissidentvoice.org There is no one issue that unites those of us on the left so firmly with the right as the topic of freedom of the press. And the case of Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder, encapsulates perfectly this dilemma that seems to have many drinking the Kool-Aid of Russiagate which seems to have an endless season …
(2019-04-14). WikiLeaks' Publication of the Collateral Murder Video, Afghanistan and Iraq Docs, US Diplomatic Cables: Why Assange's Extradition Must be Opposed at All Cost. globalresearch.ca 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 came a week …
(2019-04-14). Assange and the Cowardice of Power. dissidentvoice.org Donald Trump has never heard of WikiLeaks, the publishing organization whose work he repeatedly and unequivocally touted during the 2016 election campaign. "I know nothing about WikiLeaks," he told reporters after Julian Assange was illegally arrested, after being illegally detained for seven years, in London. "It's not my thing and I know there is something …
(2019-04-14). A Marriage of Conscience: Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. dissidentvoice.org "About suffering they were never wrong," wrote W. H. Auden in the poem "Musée Des Beaux Arts." These lines occurred to me last week when all eyes were focused on the brutal British seizure of Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. No one should have been surprised by this despicable spectacle carried out …
(2019-04-14). Venezuelan Govt Reveals Plans of Far-Right 'Terrorist' Cell. telesurenglish.net Vice President of Communication, Tourism, and Culture of Venezuela, Jorge Rodriguez, revealed Thursday the members and plans of a far-right "terrorist" group called Cocoon 2.0, based off of information provided by Roberto Marrero Borgas and other found in his cellphone after his March 21 capture. | RELATED: | Guaido's 'Terrorist' Collaborator Arrested in Venezuela: Govt | Marrero Borgas alleged "chief of staff" for lawmaker Juan Guaido, was arrested after the Venezuelan intelligence…
(2019-04-14). 'Clearly a joke': White House explains away Trump's 'I love WikiLeaks' comments. rt.com 
The recent arrest of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange has put the White House in the awkward position of having to explain away US President Donald Trump's previous praise for the whistleblowing website.
(2019-04-14). Julian Assange Languishes in Prison as His Journalistic Collaborators Brandish Their Prizes. theintercept.com If Trump's Justice Department ups the ante to charge Julian Assange under the Espionage Act, he may spend the rest of his life in prison.
(2019-04-14). Phoenix in Knightsbridge. dissidentvoice.org 
(Photo: Screengrab) If the circumstances surrounding the seizure of Mr Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy in London are correctly viewed, that is compared to appropriately comparable phenomena, then what we have is an audacious daylight act of state terrorism, comparable to the routines developed in Vietnam during the war the US waged against that …
(2019-04-14). Chinese Ambassador to Chile Rejects Pompeo's Allegations. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) China's Ambassador to Chile, Xu Bu, has slammed allegations by US State Secretary Mike Pompeo during his recent visit to Santiago and termed them absurd and baseless.
(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). Noam Chomsky takes apart the 'scandalous' arrest of Julian Assange. thecanary.co Renowned author Noam Chomsky took apart the arrest of Julian Assange on 12 April. "Scandalous" Speaking to Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, Chomsky said: Well, … | Read more Noam Chomsky takes apart the 'scandalous' arrest of Julian Assange | By James Wright
(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). Julian Assange outside the Gate of Hell. mronline.org 
I've been to see Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy several times, mainly when Rafael Correa was President and the Embassy felt like a liberated space. A few weeks ago I met him again. By now Correa's successor, Lenín Moreno, had capitulated on every level to the American Empire. | Source
(2019-04-13). The Assange Arrest: You Have the Right to Remain Silent. consortiumnews.com The arrest of Julian Assange was an act of revenge by the U.S. government that strikes at the heart of journalism, writes Pepe Escobar. By Pepe Escobar Asia Times The date — April 11, 2019 — will live in infamy… Read more →
