GLENN GREENWALD: I think the most important fact is that the arrest warrant, according to Assange’s longtime lawyer Jennifer Robinson, is based on allegations that Assange conspired or collaborated with Chelsea Manning with regard to the 2010 leaks of Iraq and Afghanistan war logs and..…
Justice Department said Assange was charged with conspiring with former Army analyst Chelsea Manning to gain access to computer as part of 2010 leak by WikiLeaks of hundreds of thousands of U.S military reports about Afghanistan and Iraq and American diplomatic communications.. Ecuador suspended..…
This legal maneuvering appears to be a politically motivated vendetta against Julian Assange for embarrassing the War Criminals behind the Iraq war. . ... Much as the Iraq War was a late gasp of an empire in decline, the prosecution of Julian Assange is the desperate act..…
What about all the politicians & military officials who conspired to Americans about Iraq war https t.co RnzGTjiGjh — James Bovard April 11, 2019.. The cheering by some of the US on Assange arrest vivifies how journalists no longer understand how govt coverups destroy democracy. —..…
It was triggered in part by WikiLeaks 2010 publication of hundreds of thousands of U.S military reports about Afghanistan and Iraq and American diplomatic communications, disclosure that embarrassed Washington and caused strained relations with allies.. Justice Department said Assange,..…
At the same time as the arrest was made, and that the Ecuadorian government shamelessly invited UK police into their Embassy to arrest and remove Assange, London Police revealed what has long been known by Assange and his attorneys: that behind it all is the US government, which has for nine years had a..…
Later that year, the organization released 90,000 classified U.S military documents about Afghanistan and classified military documents on Iraq War... On June 19, 2012, Assange entered Ecuadorian Embassy London to request political asylum. ..…
Three months later, WikiLeaks published 400,000 classified documents in its Iraq War Diary. . ... OCTOBER 2010 WikiLeaks publishes 400,000 classified documents in its Iraq War Diary. . ..…