Julian Assange and the Dying of the Light

Jacques-Louis David Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus’ Disease 1774

One thing that’s not receiving enough attention in the respective Assange and Russia coverage is to what extent both protagonists are needed in each other’s narratives to keep each of these alive. Without explicitly linking Assange to Russia, allegations against him lose a lot, if not most, of their credibility. Likewise, if Assange is not put straight in the middle of the Russia story, it too loses much. Linki...