[Peace-discuss] Assange discussion

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From: Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
To: Brussel, Morton K <brussel at illinois.edu>
Cc: Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>
Sent: Sat, Apr 13, 2019 2:13 am
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Assange discussion

It's possible that the extradition case to the United States could be stopped, in which case they might have to set him free, presumably to return to his native Australia. 
Corbyn and the leadership of the Labour Party are against the extradition. 
Tulsi Gabbard and Ro Khanna have spoken out against the extradition. It's plausible that we could get Bernie to speak out against it. Ro Khanna is close to Bernie. He's national co-chair of Bernie's campaign. We got Bernie to improve what he was saying about Venezuela by organizing more people to speak out.
Tulsi is going to be in the Democratic debates, having received the required number of individual contributions to qualify. 
This issue isn't going away, as long as Julian sits in a UK jail with a US extradition threat hanging over him. Journalists, activists, voters will continue to ask about it. 
Remember, this isn't just about the fate of Julian, although we should always care about someone who is unjustly imprisoned for a long time, especially if our government is responsible for it. This is about the U.S. government's attempts to chill national security journalism by curbing the protections of the First Amendment. Therefore, it concerns everyone who wants to end and prevent wars. 
Block Extradition & Prosecution of Julian Assange for First Amendment-Protected Journalism
https://www.change.org/p/block-extradition-prosecution-of-julian-assange-for-first-amendment-protected-journalism

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Robert Reuel Naiman
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Just Foreign Policy
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naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
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On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 10:14 PM Brussel, Morton K via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

There is a very long discussion about the Assange situation on Consortium News. It is interesting and informative to listen in to it here and there over its 6 hours. Various aspects of the case are illuminated, relative to the UK, the U.S., France, and Equador. One conclusion from the discussion  is that Assange's case in the UK will probably extend for quite some time, during which Assange will be better treated than he was in the Equadorian embassy.

https://consortiumnews.com/2019/04/11/emergency-meeting-for-assange-live/#comments
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