ASANGE TORTURE FUNDAMENTALS - Caitlin Johnstone read by husband Tim Foley
“. . . In reality, the complexity of this case is a complete illusion. It's very, very simple. It only looks complicated because many years of media distortion have made it appear so.
⚡️The US government is trying to extradite a journalist and prosecute him under the Espionage Act for exposing its war crimes, with the long-term goal of normalizing this practice. ⚡️
That's it. That's the whole entire thing. So simple you can sum it up in a single sentence. In a single breath. The most powerful government on earth setting a legal precedent which would allow it to extradite any journalist anywhere in the world for exposing its malfeasance would unquestionably have a massive chilling effect on journalism everywhere in precisely the area where press scrutiny is most sorely needed. It's not any more complex or nuanced than that. . . “
ASANGE TORTURE FUNDAMENTALS - Caitlin Johnstone read by husband Tim Foley
“. . . In reality, the complexity of this case is a complete illusion. It's very, very simple. It only looks complicated because many years of media distortion have made it appear so.
⚡️The US government is trying to extradite a journalist and prosecute him under the Espionage Act for exposing its war crimes, with the long-term goal of normalizing this practice. ⚡️
That's it. That's the whole entire thing. So simple you can sum it up in a single sentence. In a single breath. The most powerful government on earth setting a legal precedent which would allow it to extradite any journalist anywhere in the world for exposing its malfeasance would unquestionably have a massive chilling effect on journalism everywhere in precisely the area where press scrutiny is most sorely needed. It's not any more complex or nuanced than that. . . “
https://open.substack.com/pub/caitlinjohnstone/p/the-assange-case-explained-simply?r=6iv9f&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
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