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Updated: June 22, 2016
with Chris Hedges
RT on Jun 19, 2016
Ten cities across the world are hosting a week of events dubbed “First they came for Assange,” featuring Noam Chomsky, Slavoj Zizek, Yanis Varoufakis and Patti Smith, among others. It marks four years of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s detention.
Noam Chomsky in support of Julian Assange
with Noam Chomsky
ThePressProject on Jun 17, 2016
#freeassangenow
http://www.freeassangenow.com
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Slavoj Žižek in support of Julian Assange
ThePressProject on Jun 17, 2016
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Updated: June 22, 2016
Why not prosecute the NY Times? Chris Hedges on WikiLeaks, Assange
RT America on Jun 22, 2016
This week marks the fifth anniversary of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange taking refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as he remains wanted in Sweden for questioning on alleged sex crimes. Assange’s fear is that extradition to Sweden could lead to extradition to the US, where he could face prosecution for his work with WikiLeaks. For more on this, Chris Hedges, investigative journalist and host of ‘On Contact’ on RT America, joins Anya Parampil.
see also:
#FreeAssange: Global event calls for WikiLeaks founder freedom after 4 years of isolation
from the archives:
Will Julian Assange of WikiLeaks Go Free After U.N. Finds He Is Being Arbitrarily Detained?
Julian Assange on The US Empire, Plans on Overthrowing Assad, The WikiLeaks Files
Julian Assange on Being Placed on NSA Manhunting List and Secret Targeting of WikiLeaks Supporters
Julian Assange: Obama’s Kill List
The pursuit of Julian Assange is an assault on freedom and a mockery of journalism by John Pilger
Dandelion Salad 
Updated: June 22, 2016, added a new interview with Hedges:
“Why not prosecute the NY Times?: Chris Hedges on WikiLeaks, Assange”
An impeccable summary from Prof. Chomsky. Superb historical insight.
Slavoj Žižek is an immensely gifted thinker, whose ingenuity is daunting insofar as he has this remarkable capacity to kindle great philosophical enthusiasm.
These are great minds we should respect and heed. Real truth cannot be occluded or erased. Ethical facts are always stronger than seductive deceptions. It is our choices that determine the success or failure of this project we call life.
Thanks, David, glad you enjoyed the videos.