On Friday, reports suggested that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, would be expelled from London’s Ecuadorian embassy “within hours to days.” This led to an international media storm, as the world waited as the 7-year stand-off threatened to reach a climactic end.
However, those fears have since been downplayed by Ecuadorian officials who released the following statement just hours ago:
Déjà vu 2016: like the surprise election result, President Trump claims another victory over the mainstream media machine and Washington’s political elites – this time laying to rest a two and half year-long political charade and festival of fake news which came to be known as ‘RussiaGate’.
21WIRE founder and editor Patrick Henningsen presenting in Oslo, Norway.
Basma Qaddour
Syria Times
Is it really feasible for the US to intervene militarily in Venezuela? What about a proxy guerilla war – as they’ve before in Central America? At present, both options remain extremely problematic – despite to threatening rhetoric coming from US officials.
Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard inspires many Americans with her peacemaking rhetoric, but some skeptics fear that she’s nothing more than another Obama. Many disgruntled Americans applauded the native Samoan’s promise to “end regime change wars” if she wins the 2020 election, and given the Hawaiian congressional representative’s previous deployment in Iraq as part of the National Guard, a lot of people think that she’s sincere with her pledge after seeing the terrors of war firsthand.
Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
Money talks, and no one knows this better than the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It’s how the Trump Administration communicates with its enemies, as well as with its allies – through the application powerful long-range financial instruments. But Europe is moving in for another attempt at breaking Washington’s blockade of Iran.
“The fate of Julian Assange is unclear. Washington is determined that he be sent to the U.S. to face criminal charges, most likely under the 1917 Espionage Act. The British government is more than happy to make this happen. Even the Ecuadorians are in on the act. What we are watching unfold in front of our eyes is the criminalization of journalism.”
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Russian policy speech at Mansion House was supposedly ‘leaked’ to proverbial deep state media outlet, The Guardian newspaper – also covered in depth on yesterday’s UK Column News.
IMAGE: Julian Assange pictured in 2010
Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
