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In Defense of Julian Assange
After being forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy, Julian Assange is now in a high security prison in London where he faces extradition to the United States and imprisonment for the rest of his life.
The charges Assange faces are a major threat to press freedom. James Goodale, who represented the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case, commented: “The charge against Assange for ‘conspiring’ with a source is the most dangerous I can think of with respect to the First Amendment in all my years representing media organizations.”
It is critical now to build support for Assange and prevent his delivery into the hands of the Trump administration. That is the urgent purpose of this book. A wide range of distinguished contributors, many of them in original pieces, here set out the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, the importance of their work, and the dangers for us all in the persecution they face. In Defense of Julian Assange is a vivid, vital intervention into one of the most important political issues of our day.
Contributors: Pamela Anderson, Julian Assange, Renata Avila, Katrin Axelsson, Franco “Bifo” Berardi, Sally Burch, Noam Chomsky, Patrick Cockburn, Naomi Colvin, The Courage Foundation, Mark Curtis, Daniel Ellsberg, Teresa Forcades i Vila, Charles Glass, Kevin Gosztola, Serge Halimi, Nozomi Hayase, Chris Hedges, Srećko Horvat, Caitlin Johnstone, Margaret Kimberley, Geoffroy de Lagasnerie, Lisa Longstaff, Alan MacLeod, Chelsea Manning, Stefania Maurizi, Craig Murray, Fidel Narváez, John C. O’Day, John Pilger, Jesselyn Radack, Michael Ratner, Angela Richter, Geoffrey Robertson, Jen Robinson, Matt Taibbi, Natalia Viana, Ai Weiwei, Vivienne Westwood and Slavoj Žižek.
320 pages • Paperback ISBN 978-1-68219-221-4 • E-book 978-1-68219-223-8
“I think the prosecution of him [Assange] would be a very, very bad precedent for publishers … from everything I know, he’s sort of in a classic publisher’s position and I think the law would have a very hard time drawing a distinction between The New York Times and WikiLeaks.” —David McCraw, lead lawyer for The New York Times
The charges Assange faces are a major threat to press freedom. James Goodale, who represented the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case, commented: “The charge against Assange for ‘conspiring’ with a source is the most dangerous I can think of with respect to the First Amendment in all my years representing media organizations.”
It is critical now to build support for Assange and prevent his delivery into the hands of the Trump administration. That is the urgent purpose of this book. A wide range of distinguished contributors, many of them in original pieces, here set out the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, the importance of their work, and the dangers for us all in the persecution they face. In Defense of Julian Assange is a vivid, vital intervention into one of the most important political issues of our day.
Contributors: Pamela Anderson, Julian Assange, Renata Avila, Katrin Axelsson, Franco “Bifo” Berardi, Sally Burch, Noam Chomsky, Patrick Cockburn, Naomi Colvin, The Courage Foundation, Mark Curtis, Daniel Ellsberg, Teresa Forcades i Vila, Charles Glass, Kevin Gosztola, Serge Halimi, Nozomi Hayase, Chris Hedges, Srećko Horvat, Caitlin Johnstone, Margaret Kimberley, Geoffroy de Lagasnerie, Lisa Longstaff, Alan MacLeod, Chelsea Manning, Stefania Maurizi, Craig Murray, Fidel Narváez, John C. O’Day, John Pilger, Jesselyn Radack, Michael Ratner, Angela Richter, Geoffrey Robertson, Jen Robinson, Matt Taibbi, Natalia Viana, Ai Weiwei, Vivienne Westwood and Slavoj Žižek.
320 pages • Paperback ISBN 978-1-68219-221-4 • E-book 978-1-68219-223-8
“I think the prosecution of him [Assange] would be a very, very bad precedent for publishers … from everything I know, he’s sort of in a classic publisher’s position and I think the law would have a very hard time drawing a distinction between The New York Times and WikiLeaks.” —David McCraw, lead lawyer for The New York Times
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355 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2019
About the author
Tariq Ali
161 books748 followersTariq Ali (Punjabi, Urdu: طارق علی) is a British-Pakistani historian, novelist, filmmaker, political campaigner, and commentator. He is a member of the editorial committee of the New Left Review and Sin Permiso, and regularly contributes to The Guardian, CounterPunch, and the London Review of Books.
He is the author of several books, including Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State (1991) , Pirates Of The Caribbean: Axis Of Hope (2006), Conversations with Edward Said (2005), Bush in Babylon (2003), and Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity (2002), A Banker for All Seasons (2007) and the recently published The Duel (2008).
He is the author of several books, including Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State (1991) , Pirates Of The Caribbean: Axis Of Hope (2006), Conversations with Edward Said (2005), Bush in Babylon (2003), and Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity (2002), A Banker for All Seasons (2007) and the recently published The Duel (2008).
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April 30, 2020
Anybody who believes the official narrative re the man that is Julian Assange, needs to do their own research as he (Assange) is anything 'but' what we have been led to believe.......there was a woman who went by the name of Lady Anne Hamilton Byrne, that was the self-confessed leader of a 'doomsday cult' in the 1970' that she called The Family. There are many video testimonies/documentaries online that verify this and in some of the images of the children (who were akin to the 'children of the damned'), we see a tall young boy who looks strikingly like a teenage Julian Assange (go look). The children were regularly given LSD as a form of mind-control and suffered many forms of torture at the hands of Hamilton Byrne, who went to trial over these allegations and somehow got away with a paltry $5,000 fine, this despite being found guilty as charged by the law (obviously had friends in high places?).
If you were to then search; Julian Assange Rothschild Disinformation Agent; then you will see many sites offering up info on Julian Assange that questions much about Assange's claims regarding his educational background ie where he spent his time at school & college, of which simply do not add-up/tally (very sketchy, Richard Hall of Rich Planet .Org).......Then there are his links to the CIA and banking institutions which are run by the Rothschilds (the very people Assange should be exposing). Assange's ex-business colleagues at Wiki-leaks claim that Assange was receiving information from orgs associated with the Rothschilds. Some of the people/staff working at Wiki-leaks also worked for the Rothschilds (such as lawyers). Assange's usual narrative was to very publicly stick to the 'official' one concerning the very dubious evidence of (non-existent) WMD's in the very 'illegal' Iraq war and the suspicious death of Dr Kelly, along with the events of 9/11 & also 07/07 (among others). Assange has very public and outspoken supporters in the guises of ie Chumpsky, Waters, Varoufakis and Eno etc, 'all' of whom refuse to get drawn into any meaningful debate concerning the above events or the private banking institutes and 'if pressed' they will deftly steer the conversation in another direction (which is more akin to the actions and behaviour of 'gate-keepers' than whistle-blowers or concerned figureheads of the people ie you & me).
Some interesting and verifiable data concerning the would-be outspoken and very public persona's that support Julian Assange and his 'bogus' Wikileak org.......1) Noam Chumpsky has far too many assets to justify his earning capacity (source, Educate Yourself website); 2) Roger Waters is associated with the occult and has much Freemasonic imagery on his works; 3) Varoufakus sold-out the Greeks to the Rothschilds central banking system, effectively making them a 'confirmed' debt-slave nation; 4) Brian Eno also has much evidence on his album covers ie stylised 666, the album name Apollo (who is Satan) and much other occult symbolism. Furthermore, Eno has worked with many other known occultists.......the 'one' thing that these trusted persona's do have in common though, is their obvious love of the camera. Put any one of them in front of a camera and watch them perform.......they are very, very 'beguiling.'
They 'all' either advocate 'fake' Zionism and/or socialism (socialism is just a slither away from communism. Search; Richard Wurmbrand's book, Karl Marx and Satanism) and this is precisely what our 'new world order' buddies, the ruling elect & their ilk, will be advocating, this after the central banking system, which prints the currency of every nation in the world (bar 2, Iran & North Korea) and then charges 'interest' on this 'favour' they do for humanity, virtually guaranteeing a catastrophic failure at some stage (soon).......I believe this failure will happen sometime in 2003, after (or shortly before) which, we will then see a 'perceived' nuclear attack on a Western Capital (probably London or Rome), which will then usher in the 'state' sponsored new world religion of Chrislam, headed by the Blessed Virgin Mary (which will be a front for Freemasonry) with its head-quarters based in Fatima, Portugal.......our 'new world' will very probably have the United Nations as a figurehead which in reality will be run by our sociopathic ruling elite (go read George Orwell's 1984 for a better understanding) who again are all Freemasons or of a similar ilk.
Assange's main objectives are to keeep prying eyes away from the 'real' controllers of this world, ie the ruling elite and their organisations that control 'anything & everyone' of note with their worl-wide central banking system (known as the Babylonian Magic Money System)......to keep the likes of you and I 'off balance' ie looking the other way to what's 'really' going on behind the scenes by feeding us sensationalised jackanories (ie fairy tales).......to make people (the masses) believe that there really 'are' persons out there putting it 'on the line' for the likes of you and I (and miraculousy get away with it, time & time again, how 'does' he do it?)
There are very, very few Truthful sources of legit, meaningful information in today's world unfortunately (in my own honest opinion), which can be borne-out by doing what I call "the wikipedia test" which involves already researching 'known' Truthful and verifiable stories which are in the public domain and see who it is that promotes or attacks the narrative.......I have found only a handful of bona fide Truthers, these being Milton William 'Bill' Cooper, Ted Gunderson and the mysterious John Todd aka Chris Collins, who Wikipedia have attacked & defamed, not to mention having as little as possible by way of meaningful information and 'links' to verify (or not) their claims. This is in stark contrast to the would-be-blowers Wikipedia promote as Truthful, when diligent research informs us otherwise.......there are many more decent people with meaningful information to offer, but these few represent the best info which I believe to be most relevant in today's world as it 'cuts to the chase'. Don't take my word for it, go look for yourself......if you hav'nt done so already, pick-up a Bible 'today' and read your 'instructions', which have never been more relevant before now (today), as it is within these pages that you will discover the answers to all of the worlds 'perceived' problems and the best (only) way to go about dealing with them (anyone who is content to let others answer their questions for them, an example being the guy in the TV or via our very flawed eduction system is, quite frankly, just fodder.......fodder to go with the ever growing piles of fodder.
You need to ask yourself some simple but telling questions such as:
Why it is we have a banking system that's guaranteed to fail, causing a catastrophic chain of events.
"I believe that private banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies" Thomas Jefferson
Why it is we continually have wars ie want to kill each other (refer to General Smedley Darlington Butler and his brilliant book War Is A Racket, for very revealing answers here).
"There are only two reasons why a parent should ever be asked to give up their young. The first is the defense of our home, the second is for our Bill of Rights, most especially the right to worship God as we see fit. Every other reason advanced for the murder of young men is a racket, pure and simple" General Smedley Darlington Butler
Why it is that the rich and powerful seemingly get away with anything, while we do nothing. In other words, why we never appear to learn from the mistakes of the past ie history (you need to have a good understanding of The Gospels to understand this question better).
"If you want to know who's really in control. Look to see who it is you can't criticise" Voltaire
If you are of a mind to believe that this is just plain 'bat-shit crazy' to be True, then try posting this on a larger media platform/forum and see what transpires.......you 'only' get this reaction when promoting Truth, as the Truth has no place in this (Satan's) world.
"Have no fellowship in the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them" Ephesians 5:11
Sources: John Daniels The scarlet and the Beast. Bill Cooper has an excellent audio presentation (x 5) on the Four Horsemen .org website.
Herbert W Armstrong's (free online) The USA and Great Britain in Prophecy at the HWArmstrong library.com website.
The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislopp.
And of course The Word ie The Holy Bible.
"(Prove) Test everything, hold fast to that which is good (Truth)" 1 Thessalonians 5:21
"To the only God and Saviour, be glory and majesty, power and dominion, for now and ever. Amen"
Jude 1:25
If you were to then search; Julian Assange Rothschild Disinformation Agent; then you will see many sites offering up info on Julian Assange that questions much about Assange's claims regarding his educational background ie where he spent his time at school & college, of which simply do not add-up/tally (very sketchy, Richard Hall of Rich Planet .Org).......Then there are his links to the CIA and banking institutions which are run by the Rothschilds (the very people Assange should be exposing). Assange's ex-business colleagues at Wiki-leaks claim that Assange was receiving information from orgs associated with the Rothschilds. Some of the people/staff working at Wiki-leaks also worked for the Rothschilds (such as lawyers). Assange's usual narrative was to very publicly stick to the 'official' one concerning the very dubious evidence of (non-existent) WMD's in the very 'illegal' Iraq war and the suspicious death of Dr Kelly, along with the events of 9/11 & also 07/07 (among others). Assange has very public and outspoken supporters in the guises of ie Chumpsky, Waters, Varoufakis and Eno etc, 'all' of whom refuse to get drawn into any meaningful debate concerning the above events or the private banking institutes and 'if pressed' they will deftly steer the conversation in another direction (which is more akin to the actions and behaviour of 'gate-keepers' than whistle-blowers or concerned figureheads of the people ie you & me).
Some interesting and verifiable data concerning the would-be outspoken and very public persona's that support Julian Assange and his 'bogus' Wikileak org.......1) Noam Chumpsky has far too many assets to justify his earning capacity (source, Educate Yourself website); 2) Roger Waters is associated with the occult and has much Freemasonic imagery on his works; 3) Varoufakus sold-out the Greeks to the Rothschilds central banking system, effectively making them a 'confirmed' debt-slave nation; 4) Brian Eno also has much evidence on his album covers ie stylised 666, the album name Apollo (who is Satan) and much other occult symbolism. Furthermore, Eno has worked with many other known occultists.......the 'one' thing that these trusted persona's do have in common though, is their obvious love of the camera. Put any one of them in front of a camera and watch them perform.......they are very, very 'beguiling.'
They 'all' either advocate 'fake' Zionism and/or socialism (socialism is just a slither away from communism. Search; Richard Wurmbrand's book, Karl Marx and Satanism) and this is precisely what our 'new world order' buddies, the ruling elect & their ilk, will be advocating, this after the central banking system, which prints the currency of every nation in the world (bar 2, Iran & North Korea) and then charges 'interest' on this 'favour' they do for humanity, virtually guaranteeing a catastrophic failure at some stage (soon).......I believe this failure will happen sometime in 2003, after (or shortly before) which, we will then see a 'perceived' nuclear attack on a Western Capital (probably London or Rome), which will then usher in the 'state' sponsored new world religion of Chrislam, headed by the Blessed Virgin Mary (which will be a front for Freemasonry) with its head-quarters based in Fatima, Portugal.......our 'new world' will very probably have the United Nations as a figurehead which in reality will be run by our sociopathic ruling elite (go read George Orwell's 1984 for a better understanding) who again are all Freemasons or of a similar ilk.
Assange's main objectives are to keeep prying eyes away from the 'real' controllers of this world, ie the ruling elite and their organisations that control 'anything & everyone' of note with their worl-wide central banking system (known as the Babylonian Magic Money System)......to keep the likes of you and I 'off balance' ie looking the other way to what's 'really' going on behind the scenes by feeding us sensationalised jackanories (ie fairy tales).......to make people (the masses) believe that there really 'are' persons out there putting it 'on the line' for the likes of you and I (and miraculousy get away with it, time & time again, how 'does' he do it?)
There are very, very few Truthful sources of legit, meaningful information in today's world unfortunately (in my own honest opinion), which can be borne-out by doing what I call "the wikipedia test" which involves already researching 'known' Truthful and verifiable stories which are in the public domain and see who it is that promotes or attacks the narrative.......I have found only a handful of bona fide Truthers, these being Milton William 'Bill' Cooper, Ted Gunderson and the mysterious John Todd aka Chris Collins, who Wikipedia have attacked & defamed, not to mention having as little as possible by way of meaningful information and 'links' to verify (or not) their claims. This is in stark contrast to the would-be-blowers Wikipedia promote as Truthful, when diligent research informs us otherwise.......there are many more decent people with meaningful information to offer, but these few represent the best info which I believe to be most relevant in today's world as it 'cuts to the chase'. Don't take my word for it, go look for yourself......if you hav'nt done so already, pick-up a Bible 'today' and read your 'instructions', which have never been more relevant before now (today), as it is within these pages that you will discover the answers to all of the worlds 'perceived' problems and the best (only) way to go about dealing with them (anyone who is content to let others answer their questions for them, an example being the guy in the TV or via our very flawed eduction system is, quite frankly, just fodder.......fodder to go with the ever growing piles of fodder.
You need to ask yourself some simple but telling questions such as:
Why it is we have a banking system that's guaranteed to fail, causing a catastrophic chain of events.
"I believe that private banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies" Thomas Jefferson
Why it is we continually have wars ie want to kill each other (refer to General Smedley Darlington Butler and his brilliant book War Is A Racket, for very revealing answers here).
"There are only two reasons why a parent should ever be asked to give up their young. The first is the defense of our home, the second is for our Bill of Rights, most especially the right to worship God as we see fit. Every other reason advanced for the murder of young men is a racket, pure and simple" General Smedley Darlington Butler
Why it is that the rich and powerful seemingly get away with anything, while we do nothing. In other words, why we never appear to learn from the mistakes of the past ie history (you need to have a good understanding of The Gospels to understand this question better).
"If you want to know who's really in control. Look to see who it is you can't criticise" Voltaire
If you are of a mind to believe that this is just plain 'bat-shit crazy' to be True, then try posting this on a larger media platform/forum and see what transpires.......you 'only' get this reaction when promoting Truth, as the Truth has no place in this (Satan's) world.
"Have no fellowship in the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them" Ephesians 5:11
Sources: John Daniels The scarlet and the Beast. Bill Cooper has an excellent audio presentation (x 5) on the Four Horsemen .org website.
Herbert W Armstrong's (free online) The USA and Great Britain in Prophecy at the HWArmstrong library.com website.
The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislopp.
And of course The Word ie The Holy Bible.
"(Prove) Test everything, hold fast to that which is good (Truth)" 1 Thessalonians 5:21
"To the only God and Saviour, be glory and majesty, power and dominion, for now and ever. Amen"
Jude 1:25
April 24, 2020
I am not a fan of Julian Assange, especially after the 2016 US election. Still i felt a bit conflicted when he was arrested. The man had made important work with Wikileaks.
So i took this book to know what kind of argument the contributors have that could change my mind?
And it did. This is a great book that is not just a collection of pleas and defensive arguments, but the history of Wikileaks and insider information. So you get to know who Assange is and the people that he worked with. But also what Wikileaks have revealed in more than ten years of existence.
After reading this book, i can only say: FREE JULIAN ASSANGE!
So i took this book to know what kind of argument the contributors have that could change my mind?
And it did. This is a great book that is not just a collection of pleas and defensive arguments, but the history of Wikileaks and insider information. So you get to know who Assange is and the people that he worked with. But also what Wikileaks have revealed in more than ten years of existence.
After reading this book, i can only say: FREE JULIAN ASSANGE!
November 22, 2019
Anyone interested in the truth of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks should read this informative book. You will learn about the extent of the lies and smears mainstream media have gone to. You will learn a lot. He has many supporters.
An essential book to have in your library.
An essential book to have in your library.
October 12, 2019
Given the intellectual level of the bull served in these articles, Assange is probably toasted.
August 11, 2023
Mr. Julian Assange
Prisoner #A9379AY
HMP Belmarsh
Western Way
London SE28 0EB
Great Britain
Dear Julian,
I write to inform you about my decision of 1.05.2023, in consequence of which your imprisonment lacks every legal foundation. Since the place where you are still illegally imprisoned is under the jurisdiction of the Community Rus', you have rights mentioned in Articles 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 7.11, 7.13 of its Constitution. However, if you want to possess other rights granted to citizens of the Community Rus’, you have to apply for its citizenship in accordance with the Article 9.1 of the Constitution.
Dr. Andrej Poleev
Reference.
http://constitution.fund/letters/Assa...
Prisoner #A9379AY
HMP Belmarsh
Western Way
London SE28 0EB
Great Britain
Dear Julian,
I write to inform you about my decision of 1.05.2023, in consequence of which your imprisonment lacks every legal foundation. Since the place where you are still illegally imprisoned is under the jurisdiction of the Community Rus', you have rights mentioned in Articles 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 7.11, 7.13 of its Constitution. However, if you want to possess other rights granted to citizens of the Community Rus’, you have to apply for its citizenship in accordance with the Article 9.1 of the Constitution.
Dr. Andrej Poleev
Reference.
http://constitution.fund/letters/Assa...
December 14, 2019
St Julian and the Team Overcome the Oligarchs
We shall overcome the forces of darkness - of secrecy and mayhem, of theft and dirty deeds - of smear and slander. This book has what the CIA - what Cheney and Rumsfeld - Bush and Obama and Trump and Clinton and Pompeo - Blair and Cameron and May and Boris - Howard and Downer and Abbott and Bishop and Turnbull and Morrison and the rest of that gang do not - Integrity and a belief that transparency and honesty are the true hallmarks of democracy! Read this splendid book and know that the struggle is by no means lost to these scoundrels.
We shall overcome the forces of darkness - of secrecy and mayhem, of theft and dirty deeds - of smear and slander. This book has what the CIA - what Cheney and Rumsfeld - Bush and Obama and Trump and Clinton and Pompeo - Blair and Cameron and May and Boris - Howard and Downer and Abbott and Bishop and Turnbull and Morrison and the rest of that gang do not - Integrity and a belief that transparency and honesty are the true hallmarks of democracy! Read this splendid book and know that the struggle is by no means lost to these scoundrels.
January 8, 2020
Julian Assange is one of the most misrepresented and misunderstood people in the news, and this book combines the essays of dozens of credible journalists, lawyers, activists and writers, most of them personal friends of Assange or people with first-hand knowledge of the actors involved in the whole Wikileaks saga. Now I understand who Assange is, and why he is being persecuted, and why everyone should care about his story, because the truth matters, without truth there can be no justice, and it is in all of our interest, it is fundamental to democracy to seek it out.
June 27, 2020
Ich habe es nur quer gelesen, die Dokumente in diesem Buch sind wertvoll und lesenswert, es ist aber für mich eher ein Nachschlagewerk.
June 6, 2021
Important reading for anyone who wishes to peek inside the deep state and see what it is trying so hard to hide from public scrutiny. Although the general public is also complicit in a sense because it finds it easier to look sideways at much of the information provided by Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange, there are plenty of astute observers working to help put the Wikileaks info into context and many of them have contributed to this excellent and highly readable text.
Most of the contributors are either journalists or political commentators of some experience, making this an interesting read for its own sake. Yet, the drama that is still unfolding around this 2019 publication (Julian Assange remains in Belmarsh high-security prison in London, UK as of this writing, June 6, 2021) has meaning for the future of an entire world: will it be the dystopian universe being silently created by a worldwide elite, or can the Empire which is attempting to crush Julian Assange, be destroyed, along with its proxies, first.
Most of the contributors are either journalists or political commentators of some experience, making this an interesting read for its own sake. Yet, the drama that is still unfolding around this 2019 publication (Julian Assange remains in Belmarsh high-security prison in London, UK as of this writing, June 6, 2021) has meaning for the future of an entire world: will it be the dystopian universe being silently created by a worldwide elite, or can the Empire which is attempting to crush Julian Assange, be destroyed, along with its proxies, first.
December 11, 2019
For all those who believe in freedom of the press, this book is of upmost importance.
December 7, 2019
strongly recommended for readers with an open mind
November 22, 2019
I learnt a lot and am inspired by the contributors. A really great read. Highly recommend!
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