[Peace] Assange news from extradition hearing

[J.B. Nicholson]

There's not a lot of coverage of Julian Assange's extradition hearing (this is not an 
accident, of course, this is a choice by the establishment media not to cover this 
incredibly important case in-depth). Here's some of the more astute recent coverage 
I've seen. It's not surprising that there are so few sources listed as there weren't 
that many reporters on the scene in London today but protestors and activists were 
plainly visible on the street outside the Old Bailey.



RT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMNYsoFr3NA -- a brief interview with Kristinn 
Hrafnsson, WikiLeaks spokesperson (2010-2017) and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks since 
2018, on the importance of this hearing. Hrafnsson wasn't allowed into the hearing 
and is reportedly confused as to who the court allows in. Hrafnsson reportedly hopes 
Assange's legal team is allowed in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R03ep6-c60 -- (4m 5s) summary of recent events 
leading up to today, shots of those protesting Assange's continued imprisonment 
(exceeding his 50-week punishment for skipping bail, and the skipping bail was done 
for good reason). This report also fairly describes the problem of Assange's 
political extradition -- extradition for political trials are not supposed to happen 
and the government counters claiming that WikiLeaks' publications in the Afghan & 
Iraq war logs put lives at risk (a now long-debunked claim).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0pkDu6j6c -- (5h 5m 31s) Assange supporters gather 
outside court earlier today as proceedings begin

Related shorter clips of activists doing things regarding Assange's hearing today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6GXP4ugmB8 -- Vivienne Westwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4xBi0eZJ_Q -- Various others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITxG8_Vm1Js -- Stella Morris, Julian Assange's 
partner (and mother of their children), delivering a petition to No. 10 Downing St. 
and speaking on why she's petitioning the UK government to not extradite Assange to 
the United States.




Consortium News

https://consortiumnews.com/2020/09/07/day-one-of-assange-hearing-dramatic-opening-dayj-first-witness-testifies-after-judge-denies-adjournment-tol-january/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Wlnt4It_I -- (10m 47s) Joe Lauria's report on day 1 
including describing how the US has shown their hand in changing strategy.

-J