If a government has the power to commit crimes and to punish those who reveal those crimes, there is no barrier to any form of tyranny.
In Wikileaks, Julian Assange created a means by which whistleblowers could reveal crimes and not be caught, and an example for others to follow. He is one of the greatest heroes of our time.
By forgiving war criminals and prosecuting Assange, the U.S. government is acting like a dictatorship. The governments of the U.K., Sweden, Ecuador and Australia are acting as if they are ruled by this dictatorship.
LINKS
The Idea Behind WikiLeaks: Julian Assange as a Physics Student by Niraj Lal on Consortium News.
The Stalinist Trial of Julian Assange: Which Side Are You On? by John Pilger.
CIA Torture Victim Backs Assange at Extradition Trial by Kevin Gosztola for Shadowproof.
Julian Assange US Extradition Show Trial of Journalism at the Old Bailey by John Kendall Hawkins for Antiwar.com.
Assange on Trial: Solitary Confinement and Parlous Health Care by Binoy Kampmark for Counterpunch.
The Guardian’s deceit-ridden new statement betrays both Julian Assange and journalism by Jonathan Cook.
Phil Ebersole's Blog 
October 1, 2020 at 8:08 pm |
“If a government has the power to commit crimes and to punish those who reveal those crimes…”
Isn’t the a goal of every major government on the planet? Some are just closer than others to getting there.
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