Everything you know about Assange is wrong
by Thomas Fazi
(Intro)
The last two-day extradition hearing for Assange just took place in London’s High Court. Contrary to many people’s expectations, the two judges, Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson, opted against an immediate ruling. They could take weeks to finally reach a decision. Julian’s fate thus continues to hang in the balance.
This is almost the end of the road for Assange’s half-decade legal battle to avoid being extradited to the US. If the court rules out a further appeal, the Australian founder of WikiLeaks could be immediately extradited to the United States. Technically, he could still appeal the extradition through European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), but the British authorities could put him on a plane to the US before that happens, because the British government has already signed an extradition order.
During the hearing, the lawyer representing the US government, Clair Dobbin, repeated the same arguments the Americans have been making for years to justify their indictment of Assange, the two main ones being:
(a) that Assange’s work does not fall under the protection of the First Amendment because he didn’t limit himself to receiving and publishing classified documents but allegedly “went beyond that” by actively seeking classified information, and encouraging and helping Manning and others to hack into government computers (“It is not part of the ordinary responsibilities of journalists to actively solicit and publish classified information”, Dobbin told the court);
and (b) that Assange and WikiLeaks damaged US security and intelligence services and “created a grave and imminent risk” for US sources and informants.
I’d like to go over both claims, as well as other myths surrounding WikiLeaks’ work and Assange’s legal ordeal, expanding on my recent article in UnHerd. Let’s get started.
U.S. Lawyers argue there is no public interest in what Assange published.
WTF!
🖐️ I have an interest!
Final Appeal Hearing - 2nd day - as always great summery by Tareq Haddad
Selbst der Widerstand muss manchmal essen gehen ❤️
Italian Artist Davide Dormino,
In front of the Royal Courts of "Justice" London, UK,
Final appeal
https://archive.org/download/we-are-the-resistance/IMG_3018.mp4
"We are the resistance against barbarians!"
#FreeAssange NOW
Free, Free, Free Assange Now!
https://archive.org/download/freefreefreeassangenow/IMG_6360.mp4
1.) Depending on the leaks (warcrimes, violations of human rights, corruption,...) whistleblower shouldn't have to face justice at all
2.) There is a big difference between leaking and publishing (to publish leaks = JOURNALISM)
#FreeAssangeNOW
#FreeAssange NOW!
Hedges is asking the right questions. These should be on the front pages of every newspaper until Assange is freed.
#Free Assange
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/julian-assanges-final-appeal-read
Wer gerne wissen möchte, was heute genau verhandelt wurde im Fall Assange:
Tareq hat - wie immer - eine sehr gute Zusammenfassung und alle Dokumente 👇
#FreeAssange
https://www.tareqhaddad.com/news-assange-lawyers-make-case-for-fresh-appeal-at-u-k-high-court/
yellow ribbons for Assange
Ein langer, intensiver Tag geht zu Ende.
#FreeAssangeNOW
There is only one decision:
No extradition!
#FreeAssange
Eventuell schaut er ja bald wieder mal bei nostr rein.nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9
Er ist nunmal in Russland gestrandet. (Bei jedem andern Land hätte ich auch „hocken“ geschrieben - wenn dich das etwas versöhnt.)Bei uns waren sie ja alle zu feige, ihm Asyl anzubieten. Aber ich kann mir schon vorstellen, dass er gerne wieder in die USA zurückkehren würde, wenn man seine Kommentare so liest. Und ich empfinde es nunmal als eine Verschwendung. Wenn in der USA solche Männer wie Snowden was zu sagen und Einfluss hätten, dann wäre manches eventuell besser.
….but, but Assange gets a fair trial….
Yo, yo, trust me bro. 
Einfach nur Snowden. Ich ❤️ Snowden. (Rein platonisch, versteht sich.)
Snowden ist für mich einer der klügsten Köpfe der Gegenwart. Ich bewundere ihn für seine Denkkraft. Dass ein Mann wie er in Russland hocken muss, ist so eine Verschwendung. Ich wünsche ihm wirklich, dass er eines Tages heimkehren kann. Keiner liebt sein Land so wie Snowden. 