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-Lurid Crime Tales-

MSM Journalists Hate Assange Because He's Broken More Blockbuster Stories Than All Combined

2020-09-10

[ZeroHedge] "Nonsense!" — Julian Assange shouted as during the second day of his resumed extradition hearing US federal government attorney James Lewis told a witness that the WikiLeaks founder is facing extradition over the publication of informants' names and not for merely handling leaked documents.

Judge Vanessa Baraitser promptly warned Assange, seated in the dock, that any further outbursts could get him removed from court and the hearings could proceed without him.

"If you interrupt proceedings and disrupt a witness who is properly giving their evidence, it is open to me to continue without you in your absence," Baraitser said. "This is obviously not something I wish to do. I am, therefore, giving you a clear warning."

The US side is hinging its extradition request argument on its prior claims that WikiLeaks under Assange's leadership revealed names of sources. These individuals then "disappeared" according to the government's argument, suggesting Assange actually got US operatives and assets detained or killed in foreign countries.

During the Tuesday proceedings, US wrongdoing was highlighted as well. Reuters reported that:

Stafford Smith, a dual US-UK national, said the leaked information had contributed to court findings that criminal proceedings should be taken against senior U.S. officials.

"I say this more in sadness than anger. I would never have believed that my government would do what it did," he said. "We are talking about criminal offences of torture, kidnapping, rendition, holding people without trial."

Meanwhile The Intercept journalist Glenn Greenwald blasted the deafening press silence this week as the hearing proceeds.

Julian Assange and the group he founded, @WikiLeaks, have broken most stories of historic importance than most of the US & UK journalists who hate him *combined.*

Do these journalists despise Assange despite this fact, or because of it?https://t.co/Cfcsc4EuLq
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 9, 2020

Greenwald pointed out that years ago "it was fairly accepted in liberal circles (and media ones) that prosecuting Assange would be a grave threat to press freedom."

But what's different this time, Greenwald underscores, is that "Now Trump DOJ is doing it, and liberals are silent-to-supportive because Assange hurt Hillary & liberals want him imprisoned for that."

Posted by:Clem

#4 #2, yes, I understand they're not real journalists.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-09-10 14:03

#3 Not The Bee ? Rather think that he is "Old News" and like Code Pink they have discarded him like a used condom...

Posted by: magpie 2020-09-10 13:42

#2 "Journalist"? What is this beast of which you speak? Does it exist?

Posted by: Waldemar Tholuling5549 2020-09-10 12:55

#1 If those jealous journalists would do a little research instead of spending all their time spewing Democrat Party talking points, they might break a few important stories themselves.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-09-10 12:50

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