First Julian Assange, Then Us
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2019-04-16
In a recent episode of "On Contact," Chris Hedges spoke with historian and Truthdig contributor Vijay Prashad about the arrest of Julian Assange and its possible ramifications. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the interview at the bottom of…
truthdig.com/articles/first-julian-assange-then-us/

Assange Used Ecuadorian Embassy for Spying? Lenin Moreno
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-16
Unacceptable actions need a veneer of plausibility to make them appear justifiable, no matter how outrageous they are in the cold light of day. | The US unjustifiably justifies naked aggression and other hostile actions on the phony pretexts of humanitarian …
globalresearch.ca/assange-used-ecuadorian-embassy-spying/5674622

San Francisco Housing Prices Are Set Based on What Rich Techies Can Pay
STAFF | truthout.org | 2019-04-16
This video is episode 2 of the series " Priced Out," created by [people. power. media]. | Curtis and Riley with the help of Riley's Artificial Intelligence watch, Olive, meet with condo developer Sumir who tells them how development works.
truthout.org/video/san-francisco-housing-prices-are-set-based-on-what-rich-techies-can-pay/

Legal Experts Say There's No Justification for Refusing to Release the Mueller Report in Full
Joshua Holland | thenation.com | 2019-04-16
Legal Experts Say There's No Justification for Refusing to Release the Mueller Report in Full…
thenation.com/article/william-barr-robert-mueller-democrats-trump-impeachment/

Julian Assange's Life Is in Danger
Eric London | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-16
Following Thursday's arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London, the governments of the US, Britain and Ecuador are engaged in a conspiracy to facilitate the whistleblower's extraordinary rendition to the US. Julian Assange's life and liberty are in imminent …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assanges-life-danger/5674603

A Land Uncharted: the Persecution of Julian Assange
Kenn Orphan | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-16
The persecution and arrest of Julian Assange is the first and most definitive step toward full blown global fascism. The symbolism of a gravely ill journalist being manhandled by uniformed henchmen is the exact imagery it needed to send a chilling message to whistleblowers and the press. The assault and eventual dismantling of what remains of a free press has always been that first step, and it is what lies on the horizon barring mass dissent. For decades the mainstream media has acquiesced to the demands of the corporate world of high finance that now owns them outright and the military and surveillance state th…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/16/a-land-uncharted-the-persecution-of-julian-assange/

Julian and Martin: Reflections on the Arrest of Assange
Richard Rubenstein | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-16
Will someone please explain to me why Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered a hero for violating laws sustaining the system of racial discrimination, while Julian Assange is considered a villain for violating laws sustaining the system of imperial war? Democratic Party bigwigs are celebrating the arrest of the Wikileaks founder in London and the…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/16/julian-and-martin-reflections-on-the-arrest-of-assange/

Manning, Assange, WikiLeaks and U.S. war crimes
Taryn Fivek | workers.org | 2019-04-16
No person who watched "Collateral Murder" could deny the brutality of U.S. imperialism. Smuggled out of Iraq by Chelsea Manning and published by WikiLeaks in 2010, the video reveals the murder of more than a dozen people by occupying U.S. soldiers from Apache helicopters. The video itself is shot from . . . | Continue reading Manning, Assange, WikiLeaks and U.S. war crimes at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/04/16/manning-assange-wikileaks-and-u-s-war-crimes/

If Your Country Were Committing War Crimes Would You Want to Know?
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-16
That is a question one might pose to people who are celebrating the arrest of Julian Assange. The arrest of WikiLeakers founder Julian Assange on April 11 has been met with celebration by politicians and media figures and with howls… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/16/if-your-country-were-committing-war-crimes-would-you-want-to-know/

Defending Julian Assange; Defending the Truth
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-16
On 11 April 2019, WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange was dragged from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London by UK police and arrested for breaching a bail condition. See 'Arrest update — SW1'. Upon arrival at a London police station, Julian …
globalresearch.ca/defending-julian-assange-defending-truth/5674588

Julian Assange Arrested — Murdering Human Rights, Freedom of Speech — Murdering Freedom
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-16
Indignation has no limits! Arresting Julian Assange is murdering the truth, murdering Human Rights — and eliminating freedom of speech, let alone freedom of the media. The latter has been a farce since a while, but what happened on 11 …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-arrested-human-rights-freedom-speech/5674581

The Ordeal of Julian Assange
Denis Rogatyuk | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-16
The scenes of six Metropolitan police officers dragging Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London as he was clutching a copy of "History of the National Security State" by Gore Vidal have sent shockwaves of horror and an avalanche of condemnation from all around the world. Although Lenin Moreno has been working towards…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/16/the-ordeal-of-julian-assange/

Assange's Judge a Disgrace to the Bench, Former UK Ambassador Says
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-16
Craig Murray asks you to imagine Western media reaction if a Russian opposition politician were dragged out by armed police, and within three hours convicted on a political charge by a patently biased judge. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk Both Chelsea… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/15/assanges-judge-a-disgrace-to-the-bench-former-uk-ambassador-says/

Few Good Men in Post-NATO Libyan Quagmire as Jihadists Battle Former CIA Asset's Forces
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-16
It is likely that Saudi Arabia sees Libya's Khalifa Haftar as a means of beating down the Muslim Brotherhood, which has a notoriously hostile relationship with the Wahhabi kingdom.
mintpressnews.com/good-men-post-nato-libya-quagmire-jihadists-battle-khalifa-haftar-forces/257462/

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump & the Bolton-Pompeo Axis
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-16
Patrick Lawrence eyes the U.S. president's difficulties with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton as he tries to resume peace talks with Pyongyang. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Moon Jae-in's Oval Office meeting… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/16/patrick-lawrence-trump-the-bolton-pompeo-axis/

Iranian FM Arrives in Damascus to Meet with Assad
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-16
The Foreign Minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, arrived in Damascus on Tuesday to meet with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Prime Minister Imad Khamis, and Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, the Sputnik News Agency reported. | RELATED: | Iran Calls Pompeo's Accusations of Meddling in Venezuela 'Ridiculous' | Zarif is meeting with the Syrian government on behalf of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. | The Iranian Foreign Minister landed in Damascus this afternoon, where…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iranian-FM-Arrives-in-Damascus-to-Meet-with-Assad-20190416-0005.html

China Seizes 2,748 Elephant Tusks in Major Operation
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-16
The Chinese authorities seized 2,748 elephant tusks, which is equivalent to 7.5 tonnes of ivory, during a large-scale operation to crack down on the sale of illegal wildlife products. | RELATED: | 'Pompeo has Lost His Mind': Chinese Ambassador to Chile | The operation was led by their customs officers and police in six provinces across China, the General Administration of Customs said in a recent statement | "This case represents the largest amount of elephant tusks seized in a single c…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Seizes-2748-Elephant-Tusks-in-Major-Operation-20190416-0004.html

Mike Pompeo Continues Venezuela Regime Change Tour — Vows to 'Tighten Noose'
Ricardo Vaz | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-16
UN Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy has criticized the use of sanctions to promote regime change, while former UN Expert Alfred de Zayas likened sanctions to "medieval sieges," meant to bring countries "to their knees."
mintpressnews.com/canada-imposes-fresh-sanctions-pompeo-vows-tighten-noose-venezuela/257446/

India's Top Court To View Appeal Allowing Women Into Mosques
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-16
India's Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider a petition from a Muslim couple to allow women into mosques, seeking to overturn a centuries-old practice that largely bars women from the places of worship. | ANALYSIS: | 'Soul of India at Stake': Why Progressives Want Modi Out | Women are not allowed inside most mosques in India although a few have separate entrances for women to go into segregated areas. | The petitioners, Yasmeen Peerzade and her husband Zuber Peerzade, said that…
telesurenglish.net/news/Indias-Top-Court-To-View-Appeal-Allowing-Women-Into–Mosques-20190416-0025.html

What the Supreme Court ruling could mean for civil asset forfeiture
Emily Early, Staff Attorney, Economic Justice Project | splcenter.org | 2019-04-16
As the U.S. Supreme Court pointed out on Feb. 20, the constitutional clause that protects Americans from having to pay "excessive fines" traces its lineage to the Magna Carta, which set forth certain rights in England more than 800 years ago.
splcenter.org/news/2019/04/16/what-supreme-court-ruling-could-mean-civil-asset-forfeiture

Youth at climate rally in Leeds, England speak out to defend Julian Assange
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-16
WSWS reporters spoke about the arrest and imprisoning of Julian Assange with young people who attended last Friday's rally against climate change in Leeds, England.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/16/leed-a16.html

Trump Is 'Going To Go Full Animal' Says Steve Bannon
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2019-04-16
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/15/18822746.php

Australian political establishment rejects calls for defence of Julian Assange
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-16
Both the ruling Liberal-National Coalition and opposition Labor Party have doubled down on their support for Washington's decade-long operation to lock Assange away.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/16/aust-a16.html

Ecuador arrests Swedish associate of Assange amid threat of crackdown
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-16
The arrest of Ola Beni, carried out on the sole evidence of his having visited Assange, signals that the Ecuadorian government is preparing broader political repression.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/16/ecua-a16.html

US workers demand the release of Julian Assange
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-16
Workers in the United States have reacted with outrage over the jailing of Julian Assange and the efforts of the Trump administration to illegally seize the WikiLeaks founder and subject him to detention, possible torture and even death.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/16/assa-a16.html

Prominent WikiLeaks supporter Somerset Bean speaks out in defence of Assange
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-16
"The powers that be want to use the persecution of a successful and effective publisher as a warning to us all not to challenge their power and their crimes."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/16/bean-a16.html

SEP (Sri Lanka) calls urgent picket to defend Assange and Manning
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-16
The protest called by the SEP and IYSSE will be held at 4 pm today at Fort Railway Station, Colombo.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/16/pick-a16.html

May 3rd Day Of Action For Journalists &Whistleblowers -Stand Up For Assange & Manning
WPFDA | indybay.org | 2019-04-16
On World Press Freedom Day on May 3 actions will take place around the world to demand the freedom of Journalist Julian Assange, Whistleblower Chelsea Manning and all jailed journalists and whistleblowers…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/16/18822766.php

VIDEO: How the Pentagon and CIA Push Venezuela Regime-Change Propaganda in Video Games
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-04-15
The US military and CIA launder coup propaganda through popular first-person shooter video games like Call of Duty, simulating assassinations…
thegrayzone.com/2019/04/15/video-how-the-pentagon-and-cia-push-venezuelan-regime-change-propaganda-through-first-person-shooter-games/

The Assange Arrest is a Warning from History
John Pilger | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-04-15
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/04/the-assange-arrest-is-a-warning-from-history/

After Assange's Arrest, Ecuador's Creep Towards Authoritarianism Becomes a Sprint
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-15
The recent violation of Assange's rights as both political asylee and citizen of Ecuador sends a chilling message to Ecuadorians who are being increasingly targeted for their political views both within Ecuador and abroad.
mintpressnews.com/with-assange-arrest-ecuador-creeps-further-towards-authoritarianism/257381/

Demonstrators denounce the arrest of Julian Assange outside Belmarsh prison
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2019-04-15
Dozens of people attended a demonstration to express solidarity with Julian Assange outside Belmarsh prison, on Sunday 14 April. The Canary attended the event, … | Read more Demonstrators denounce the arrest of Julian Assange outside Belmarsh prison | By Mohamed Elmaazi…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/04/15/demonstrators-denounce-the-arrest-of-julian-assange-outside-belmarsh-prison/

Assange's arrest, Sudan coup, USA VS Iran
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-04-15
Assange's arrest On Thursday, Assange was arrested in London at the Ecuadorian embassy where he had been taking refuse since 2012, before the country revoked his asylum and turned him over to UK authorities. Assange is accused of conspiring with WikiLeaks informant Chelsea Manning to steal and publish secret government documents. In the US, he …
uwidata.com/3093-assanges-arrest-sudan-coup-usa-vs-iran/

On Sky News, an inconvenient fact from Julian Assange's lawyer collapses the official narrative
James Wright | thecanary.co | 2019-04-15
On 14 April, UK lawyer for Julian Assange, Jennifer Robinson, collapsed the official narrative on Sky News. "Refused to give assurances" about US extradition … | Read more On Sky News, an inconvenient fact from Julian Assange's lawyer collapses the official narrative | By James Wright…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/04/15/on-sky-news-an-inconvenient-fact-from-julian-assanges-lawyer-collapses-the-official-narrative/

Julian Assange's Nightmarish Future
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-15
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 ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/15/julian-assanges-nightmarish-future/

We've Got the Assange Story Covered
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-15
Consortium News is providing blanket coverage of this historic press freedom test case. Here's how you can help. Consortium News has been all over the Julian Assange story for months as the corporate media turns its attention to it after Assange's… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/15/weve-got-the-assange-story-covered/

Sex, Lies and Julian Assange
Richard Galustian | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-15
Introductory Note by Richard Galustian | This link to an Australian TV documentary proves, to anyone with a brain watching it, that the rape charges in Sweden against Julian Assange are a total construct of 'the US Government'; a lie; a …
globalresearch.ca/sex-lies-and-julian-assange/5674544

ILPS condemns arrest of Julian Assange, Demands his immediate release as journalist
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-04-15
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…
fightbacknews.org/2019/4/14/ilps-condemns-arrest-julian-assange-demands-his-immediate-release-journalist

Hillary Clinton ally suggests Assange is a 'fascist'. But Twitter hits back
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2019-04-15
Neera Tanden, a long-time ally of former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, has joined other establishment insiders in celebrating the arrest of transparency … | Read more Hillary Clinton ally suggests Assange is a 'fascist'. But Twitter hits back. | By Mohamed Elmaazi…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/04/15/hillary-clinton-ally-suggests-assange-is-a-fascist-but-twitter-hits-back/

The Assange Indictment and Press Freedoms
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-04-15
The indictment seems to have been drafted not to justify the prosecution of Assange, but to tar legitimate journalistic activities by association. | This piece originally appeared at Just Security. | What to make of the indictment of Julian Assange? | The Justice Department hasn't crossed the line that many feared it would: It hasn't charged Julian Assange for publishing truthful information about matters of public concern. That kind of prosecution would have been unprecedented in the nation's history and…
aclu.org/blog/free-speech/freedom-press/assange-indictment-and-press-freedoms

Assange's Australian legal adviser tells The Canary 'We are now all on notice'
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2019-04-15
This article was written for The Canary by Australian barrister Greg Barns, a long-time legal adviser to Julian Assange. Barns is known for his … | Read more Assange's Australian legal adviser tells The Canary 'We are now all on notice' | By Tom Coburg…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/04/15/assanges-australian-legal-adviser-tells-the-canary-we-are-now-all-on-notice/

Punishing the Past, Impeding the Future: the Arrest of Assange
Giorgio Agamben | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-15
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/15/punishing-the-past-impeding-the-future-the-arrest-of-assange/

The Prosecution Of Julian Assange Is A Threat To Journalists Everywhere
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-04-15
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/04/the-prosecution-of-julian-assange-is-a-threat-to-journalists-everywhere/

Venezuela: Canada Imposes Fresh Sanctions as Pompeo Vows to 'Tighten Noose'
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-04-15
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Lima Group have pledged more sanctions against Venezuela.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14431

Julian Assange Suffered Severe Psychological and Physical Harm in Ecuadorian Embassy, Doctors Say
James Risen | theintercept.com | 2019-04-15
"Whatever you think of his politics, he is a human being, and under international law, he deserved to be treated fairly," said Dr. Sean Love.
theintercept.com/2019/04/15/julian-assange-health-medical-care/

UK Labour leads "rape" smears against Julian Assange demanding Swedish extradition
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-15
This is the Blairites' answer to global public outrage over Assange's brutal seizure from the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/15/ukas-a15.html

Supporters protesting outside Belmarsh prison speak out in defense of Julian Assange
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-15
Protesters at Saturday's demonstration to demand the release of Julian Assange from Belmarsh prison spoke to the World Socialist Web Site.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/15/ints-a15.html

'Journalistic freedoms may be under threat': John Oliver slams US media for Assange coverage
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-15
Late night TV host John Oliver is not the greatest friend to WikiLeaks, but the comedian broke ranks with the mainstream press and took to the air with a ringing defense of the organization's founder, Julian Assange. | …
rt.com/usa/456645-oliver-assange-arrest-coverage/

German media denounce Assange
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-15
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/15/germ-a15.html

Secret Report Reveals Saudi Incompetence and Widespread Use of U.S. Weapons in Yemen
Alex Emmons | theintercept.com | 2019-04-15
Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia could turn to Russia or China for arms, but the French intelligence report emphasizes its dependence on the West.
theintercept.com/2019/04/15/saudi-weapons-yemen-us-france/