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Why have we turned our backs on Julian Assange?

Why have we turned our backs on Julian Assange?

October 5, 2020 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Independent

Nothing about his case is fair: his crime was simply to expose corruption and wrongdoing. We need to understand his banishment before it is too late, urges Patrick Lawrence Of all the images of Julian Assange made public over the years,…

Assange behind Glass

Assange behind Glass

June 21, 2020 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Raritan

In Defense of Julian Assange, edited by Tariq Ali and Margaret Kunstler, OR Books. Of all the images of Julian Assange made public over the years, three are indelibly haunting, even if, as we look at them, their import comes…

Snowden, Manning: The face of patriotism

Snowden, Manning: The face of patriotism

August 2, 2013 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden are really standing up to those who would radically reinterpret the Constitution A big week on the spookery front — and some of the news is good. With asylum in Russia, Edward Snowden stands a…

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