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2023-03-19 Government Corruption

Julian Assange's father: My fight to free son whose childhood I missed

[NYP] Australian architect John Shipton was missing from his son Julian Assange’s life from the time he was three until the WikiLeaks founder was in his 20s — and he gets prickly when asked to explain his long absence.

"It’s none of anyone’s business and it’s an invasion of privacy," Shipton told The Post last week.
Prodigal father as it were.
But he’s been making up for lost time.

Shipton, 76, who is a dead ringer for his 51-year-old son, re-entered Julian’s life a few years ago to campaign all over the world for his freedom.

Now he features in his other son Gabriel’s new documentary, "Ithaka," which details their efforts to pressure the US to drop espionage charges against Assange.

The documentary, screenings, and a speaking tour are the latest chapters in the sprawling saga that started when Assange published Wikileaks in 2010, revealing deeply-held American secrets — about the conduct of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — which shocked the world but infuriated the agencies from which they were leaked.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-03-19 07:38|| || Front Page|| [24 views ] Top

#1 .....about the conduct of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — which shocked the world but infuriated the agencies from which they were leaked.

Aside from the Assange view, what can we now pretty much determine about those conflicts ?

Any similarities to the current disaster in Ukraine? Is anyone in Washington listening ?

Posted by Besoeker 2023-03-19 07:47|| 2023-03-19 07:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Ithaka - Small Greek island and legendary home of Homer.

Just as the journey to Ithaka is a metaphor for the human journey through life, so Ithaka is a metaphor for all destinations. It represents all the goals and ideals that humans strive for, all the expectations of a reward to be received in the future for actions performed in the present.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-03-19 07:51|| 2023-03-19 07:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Ithaca - a shotgun.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-03-19 08:52|| 2023-03-19 08:52|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ Very nice example Merc.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-03-19 09:04|| 2023-03-19 09:04|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought Homer lived in Springfield.
And when it comes to metaphors, I'll take the one with a walnut stock.

Posted by SteveS 2023-03-19 10:34|| 2023-03-19 10:34|| Front Page Top

#6 There are regular protests here in Australia supporting Assmange. The protests could be held in a medium size mini-van. Nobody here gives a rat’s ass about him.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2023-03-19 16:04|| 2023-03-19 16:04|| Front Page Top