[Peace-discuss] Julian Assange coverage on "Mother of All Talkshows"

[J.B. Nicholson]

I wrote:
> I'm sure that RT will have coverage of the event; RT is one of very few outlets that 
> do cover Assange and cover his plight well. You'll recall that RT's RUPTLY service 
> was there on-site to cover his forcible expulsion from the Ecuadorian embassy and 
> transfer to prison. He now sits in Belmarsh prison, in poor health and having 
> recently had a stroke, awaiting tomorrow's announcement.

If you hadn't already heard: https://www.rt.com/news/546934-assange-uk-court-appeal/ 
begins:

> On Monday, the British High Court granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
> permission to appeal against his extradition to the US. His legal team had
> petitioned the court to allow him to challenge the extradition decision on points
> of law of general public importance.
> 
> It was ruled that Assange’s application to certify a point of law was legitimate.
> 
> “The point of law certified is: In what circumstances can an appellate court
> receive assurances from a requesting state which were not before the court of
> first instance in extradition proceedings,” court documents read.
> 
> The case will now be reviewed by the UK Supreme Court.
> 
> Speaking after the verdict, Assange’s fiancée, Stella Moris, stated that it was an
> important step.
> 
> “What happened in court today was precisely what we wanted to happen … and that is
> that the Supreme Court has good grounds to hear this appeal,” Moris told
> reporters.