Assange in limbo still. To cheer us up, George Galloway in reasonably audible, and even subtitled, English :)
George Galloway _ Another 5 years of majority Tory govt led by BoJo not going to be nice to look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EorWLykgxo ~1:27 "The Russians are coming!" ... On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 11:19:25PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > An open request to the Queen of England and Great Britain: > > If you, our Queen of England and Great Britain and its dominions, > have any power left within your authority as Queen, please do > exercise such power as is required to right this great injustice > summarized below, this blight of such clear and self evident > conflicts of interest and of injustice under the auspices of your > authority, exercised against Julian Assange. > > Humbly, > Those who seek the upholding of justice and righteousness in this, > our shared world > > > … This statement by [Judge Emma Arbuthnot] captures the > Alice-in-Wonderland quality of the judicial persecution of Assange. > She dismisses as unreasonable Assange’s fears that if he voluntarily > left the Ecuadorian Embassy he would be arrested by British police > and extradited to the United States because he did not appear in > court to express them. And yet, [Judge Emma Arbuthnot] is now > presiding over [Julian Assange's] extradition trial. … > > > > The Coming Show Trial Of Julian Assange > https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-22/coming-show-trial-julian-assange > > Authored by Chris Hedges via Truthdig, > https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-coming-show-trial-of-julian-assange/ > > ... > The judge, Emma Arbuthnot, cut him off, saying “this is not the > time to go into this.” > > Commenting in 2018 when Assange’s lawyers requested that the > warrant for his arrest be dropped, Arbuthnot said, “I accept that > Mr. Assange had expressed fears of being returned to the United > States from a very early stage in the Swedish extradition > proceedings but, absent any evidence from Mr. Assange on oath, I do > not find that Mr. Assange’s fears were reasonable,” > > This statement by the judge captures the Alice-in-Wonderland > quality of the judicial persecution of Assange. She dismisses as > unreasonable Assange’s fears that if he voluntarily left the > Ecuadorian Embassy he would be arrested by British police and > extradited to the United States because he did not appear in court > to express them. And yet, she is now presiding over his extradition > trial. > > This circular logic is not the only disturbing aspect of Judge > Arbuthnot’s overseeing of the Assange case. She is married to James > Arbuthnot, who sits in the House of Lords, is a British > Conservative Party politician, was the minister of state at the > Ministry of Defense and for nine years was the chairman of the > Defense Select Committee in the House of Commons, a committee that > oversees the operation of the Ministry of Defense and the armed > forces. Arbuthnot, who was reprimanded while a member of Parliament > for diverting public funds to maintain his two homes, is a director > at SC Strategy, established by John Scarlett, the former head of > the British foreign intelligence service MI6. The politician also > is on the advisory board of Thales UK, a huge arms manufacturer > whose corrupt business practices, which included massive bribes to > heads of state in exchange for arms contracts, were exposed when > some of its internal documents were published by WikiLeaks. > > The judge “has a strong conflict of interest,” Melzer said from > Vienna when I interviewed him by video link for my television show, > “On Contact.” “Her husband had been exposed by WikiLeaks.” > > Assange’s lawyers have asked the judge to recuse herself. She has > refused. > ... > > > > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 04:54:58PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > Extradition order to send Assange to US poses existential threat > > to all truth seekers – Galloway > > https://www.rt.com/news/461759-assange-galloway-extradition-uk-us/ > > > > Julian Assange’s extradition to the US would be a deathblow for > > all truth seekers, George Galloway told RT, warning that anyone > > who fails to support Assange will one day share the same fate as > > the persecuted Wikileaks co-founder. > > > > Britain’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid revealed on Thursday that > > he had signed a request for the extradition of Assange to the > > US, where he is accused of violating the Espionage Act. The > > order will go before the UK courts on Friday. > > > > Galloway, a former MP who has campaigned tirelessly for > > Assange’s freedom, quipped that the “dark” episode shows that > > Theresa May’s “zombie” government was “not content with all the > > other disasters for which it’s responsible.” > > > > He insisted that Assange’s supporters would “never give up” the > > fight to stop his extradition to the US and secure his safe > > release from UK custody. > > > > Failing to support Assange now will have disastrous consequences > > for journalism and all who profess to hold progressive values, > > Galloway warned. He expressed particular discontent with those > > who would have ordinarily protested Assange’s treatment at the > > hands of the UK authorities, but remained silent because the > > Wikileaks co-founder was accused of sexual misconduct – what > > Galloway decried as a politically-motivated smear. > > > > The liberals and the progressives, as they describe > > themselves, they will one day be a victim of this tyranny > > themselves, that is unless they eventually give up any > > pretense of actually being liberals and actually being > > progressives. > > > > Asked about what would happen if Assange is ultimately > > extradited, Galloway said that the consequences for allowing such > > an injustice would be devastating. > > > > “Every truth seeker will go down if Julian goes down.” > > > > Assange faces a litany of charges in the US, including one count > > of conspiring with Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence > > analyst and whistleblower, to gain access to the US Pentagon > > network. The Australian journalist is currently serving a 50-week > > prison sentence in the UK for jumping bail. > > > > > > > > Journalists silent on Assange’s plight are complicit in his > > torture and imprisonment > > https://www.rt.com/op-ed/461509-journalists-media-assange-wikileaks/ > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 09, 2016 at 11:38:14AM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > > The wheels of "democracy" when it works, when someone with heart, > > > patience, tenacity and a strong sense of justice (a mighty lot to ask, > > > so we can be very grateful for this man of principal) such as George > > > Galloway, is an event worth witnessing, given how rare such events are. > > > > > > George Galloway you have been vindicated. Thank you for speaking so > > > clearly. > > > > > > "Mr Blair: This Is For Iraq (Video)" > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVNmy5-2va8 > > > > > > (Youtube link also here: > > > http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/mr-blair-iraq/ri15485 > > > )
