Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, George Galloway, et al: If Wars Can Be Started By Lies, Peace Can Be Started By Truth

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Galway Alliance Against War on Jun 7, 2022

FREE ASSANGE IRELAND/GALWAY ALLIANCE AGAINST WAR

CHOMSKY, PILGER & GALLOWAY SPEAKERS AT IRISH PEACE WEBINAR
Saturday 4th June at 2pm

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Abby Martin Confronts Sec. of State Antony Blinken Over Israeli Murder of Shireen Abu Akleh

Abby Martin Confronts Sec. of State Antony Blinken Over Israeli Murder of Shireen Abu Akleh

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Empire Files on Jun 8, 2022

In LA for Biden’s ‘Summit of the Americas,’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about press freedom at a journalism forum. Abby Martin confronted him over US hypocrisy. Featuring commentary from Abby after the event.

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Certifying Julian Assange’s Extradition Puts Him at Great Risk + The Assange Family Struggle

Don't shoot the messenger !

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Amnesty International
April 20, 2022

If the UK Home Secretary certifies the US request to extradite Julian Assange, it will violate the prohibition against torture and set an alarming precedent for publishers and journalists around the world, Amnesty International said today following the UK Magistrates’ Court’s decision to issue an order to extradite him.

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John Pilger: The Supreme Court Refusal to Hear Julian Assange’s Appeal

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with John Pilger

Consortium News on Mar 18, 2022

“The arguable point of law is that these fake, these phony assurances [with #Assange’s extradition] were put outside a court of law.”

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Chris Hedges: Julian Assange Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

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with Chris Hedges

RT America on Jan 31, 2022

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize.

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Release from Captivity ALL the Remaining Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, by Daniel N. White

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by Daniel N. White
Guest Writer, Dandelion Salad
January 22, 2022

In response to Karen Greenberg’s article, Jan. 20, 2022:

Dear Ms Greenberg:

Enjoyed reading your latest. Was most interested in what it didn’t say about closing Guantanamo, releasing its last inmates, and the law.

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Justice For Julian Assange Is Justice For All by John Pilger + Nils Melzer: If Julian Assange Dies, He Would Have Been Tortured To Death!

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by John Pilger
John Pilger, Nov. 1, 2021
November 3, 2021

Following the final High Court hearing to decide whether or not Julian Assange is to be extradited to the United States — for the ‘crime’ of revealing a landscape of government crimes and lies — John Pilger looks back on the decade Assange has been fighting for his freedom, and the implications for independent journalists and the very notion of justice.

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Chris Hedges and Joe Lauria: The Extradition Hearing of Julian Assange

Acte en suport a Julian Assange. 24-F

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RT America on Oct 30, 2021

On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the extradition hearing of Julian Assange in London with Joe Lauria, Editor-in-Chief of Consortium News.

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Kevin Gosztola: US Government’s Appeal Hearing In Assange Extradition Case: Day 1

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Shadowproof on Oct 27, 2021

Kevin Gosztola has been following the first day of proceedings at the High Court of Justice in the extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The Crown Prosecution Service is arguing on behalf of the United States government to overturn a district judge’s decision to block the extradition back in January. Join Kevin for a report on Day 1.

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Chris Hedges and John Pilger: The Appeals Hearing of Julian Assange

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with Chris Hedges and John Pilger

RT America on Oct 23, 2021

On the show, Chris Hedges talks to documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist John Pilger about the upcoming appeals hearing in London for the Julian Assange case.

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Chris Hedges: Brazil Politics: Crypto-fascism, Corruption, Democracy

The Fight Against Climate Change Is An Anti-Colonialist Struggle by Rainer Shea + The Amazon is Burning at a Record Rate

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with Chris Hedges

Originally on RT America on Apr 17, 2021

The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel on Jul 5, 2022

On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to the journalist Glenn Greenwald about his reporting exposing the corruption among Brazil’s political, judicial and economic elite.

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Chris Hedges: Shredding Journalistic Credibility

"FREE SPEECH*"

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with Chris Hedges

RT America on Oct 31, 2020

On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Matt Taibbi journalist and author, about the rapidly disintegrating media landscape and its consequences.

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Roger Waters, John Pilger, Ray McGovern and Miko Peled: The Trial of Julian Assange

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Miko Peled on Oct 15, 2020

Recently, U.S. prosecutors indicted WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange on seventeen espionage charges stemming from the disclosure of atrocities committed by the U.S. armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. With global consequences directly affecting the freedom of the press, Assange stands to be extradited from the UK to trial to the U.S. under the Espionage Act. In this upcoming online event, author and activist, Miko Peled, speaks with three prominent activists who have persistently advocated for Assange’s release and freedom.

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Chris Hedges and Craig Murray: Assange Extradition Hearing + John Pilger: Assange’s Crimes Are Truth Telling + Eyewitness to the Agony of Julian Assange, by John Pilger

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with Chris Hedges

RT America on Oct 3, 2020

On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses with Craig Murray, a former British Ambassador, the hearing underway in London to extradite Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, to the United States.

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