February 28, 2020
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Your Man in the Public Gallery – Assange Hearing Day Four
Yesterday the prosecution continued its argument that the provision in the 2007 UK/US Extradition Treaty that bars extradition for political offences is a dead letter, and that Julian Assange’s objectives are not political in any event. James Lewis QC for the prosecution spoke for about an hour, and Edward Fitzgerald QC replied for the defence… Continue reading
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Is Delhi’s Anti-Muslim pogrom a plan to forcefully implement All India NRC?
Muslims for Independence of India: Very much surprising to know that around 5,00,000 Muslims got martyred for the Independence of India since revolt of 1857 followed by The Reshmi Rumaal Tehreeq in 1905, The Mopla movement in 1921, The Non-cooperation Movement in 1920, the Swadeshi Movement in 1905, The Quit India movement in 1942 and… Continue reading
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Syria News Links 26-28 February 2020
28 February 2020 14:00 • — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Syria war: Alarm after 33 Turkish soldiers killed in attack in Idlib https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51667717 Turkey, Russia Tiptoe Toward ‘Unnecessary War’ https://orientalreview.org/2020/02/28/turkey-russia-tiptoe-toward-unnecessary-war/ Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 28 February 2020
28 February 2020 • 14:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Judge Orders Assange Held in Glass Box During Extradition Trial https://www.mintpressnews.com/judge-orders-julian-assange-glass-box-extradition-trial/265315/ Julian Assange, the Glass Cage and Heaven in a Rage: Day Four of Extradition Hearings Continue reading
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This Assange “Trial” Is A Self-Contradictory Kafkaesque Nightmare
The first week of the Julian Assange extradition trial has concluded, to be resumed on May 18th. If you haven’t been following the proceedings closely, let me sum up what you missed: Continue reading
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Julian Assange, the Glass Cage and Heaven in a Rage: Day Four of Extradition Hearings
Thursday, February 27, Woolwich Crown Court. The first round of extradition hearings regarding Julian Assange’s case concluded a day early, to recommence on May 18th. It ended on an insensible note very much in keeping with the woolly-headed reasoning of Judge Vanessa Baraitser, who is of the view that a WikiLeaks publisher in a cage… Continue reading
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Julian Assange: British justice in the dock
By TruePublica Editor: Anyone following this case will know that justice is not the intention of the British state when it comes to Julian Assange and his impending extradition to the United States. What we are witnessing, if you can call it that – is the operation of a kangaroo court. This type of court… Continue reading
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Assange Courtroom Drama Speaks to This Illusion of Justice
LONDON – Over the first two days of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s U.S. extradition hearing, the majority of the drama has taken place in the well of the court, but that all changed on Wednesday as the focus gradually drifted to the back of the room, behind adjoined panels of bulletproof glass. Continue reading
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