presumption of innocence
Despite Sweden dropping the case Assange’s treatment remains an outrage
Three weeks ago I wrote an article for The Duran in which I pointed out (1) that Julian Assange has never been charged in Sweden with rape (2) that the extradition proceedings Sweden brought against him in Britain were supposedly brought in order to compel him to come to Sweden to be questioned about the allegations of rape made against him there (3) that this purpose was fulfilled in November 2016 when Assange was questioned by the Swedish prosecutor about the rape allegations in the Ecuadorian embassy in Britai
Assange’s Battle: A Fight for Democracy
In its nine years of existence, WikiLeaks has become the first global 4th estate. Their 2008 release of the classified US military video documenting the slaying of Iraqi civilians in New Baghdad made the whistle-blowing site a household name. Despite the US government’s efforts to stop their publications, the organization has proven itself to be the most effective publisher of last resort, with over 10 million documents in their library and a perfect record of authenticity.
Accused Marathon bomber treated as guilty instead of suspect
My comment on the “special administrative detention” accorded to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Marathon bombing suspect, is online here:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/us/marathon-bombing-suspect-waits-in-isolation.html?comments#permid=11568596***