Drop The Charges Against Assange
By Bob Small
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5), who could not be described as ideological bedfellows but they found a cause that unites them. It’s the freeing of Julian Assange and both are co-sponsors of H.Res.934 which would do so.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that regular journalistic activities are protected under the First Amendment and that the United States ought to drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange, the bill reads.
The chances of this even being debated on the House floor, though, are slim to none and “slim’s left town.”
That Paul A Gosar (R-AZ-9), and the eight others introduced the bill shows courage in a when too many act like the townspeople in “High Noon”
Among others, his lawyer, Jennifer Robinson, says “His life is at risk (if extradited) and I am not exaggerating this.”
In a January 2021 trial, Judge Vanessa Baraitser said “Assange should not be sent to the US, citing a real and “oppressive” risk of suicide, “
The Independent, in a tribute to John Pilger, quoted his last published piece “We are all Spartacus if we want to be.
This article also quotes Assange’s wife, Stella, who called Pilger a “consistent ally of the dispossessed”.
Assange’s father John Shipton, was recently in Brazil, promoting a movie about his son,
In May 2023 “Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said in London that the journalist’s continued imprisonment was “shameful.” “
Even GOP Presidential Candidates have opinions on Assange, with Vivek Ramaswamy saying that Assange, like too many to name, is another one of our imprisoned heroes.
What drivel –that is the kindest comment I can make.
First, it is entirely possible that I would agree with many things Marjorie Taylor Greene would support. But I think it is almost a certainty that anything that Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ilhan Omar are pushing is foolish or worse. This certainly is insane.
On to the “merits.” I guess any other defendant can skate free if they claim they will commit suicide if sent to face trial. Is that what we want to be the rule? And gee, I guess if someone’s wife and father support them they should be immune to criminal charges too. Another wonderful rule.
And who is Assange? Assange was asked if he would be concerned with the killing of Afghans who assisted/worked with American forces if he put classified United States government information online without merely removing the names of those Afghans. The wonderful Mr. Assange’s response: “Well, they’re informants. So, if they get killed, they’ve got it coming to them. They deserve it.”
I have always felt that Julian Assange is a hero to our country. He deserves the highest award we could give, but it won’t happen until the current admin is replaced with people who really love our country and are not planning total control and manipulation for our masses. I have wanted him released for a long time now and I still pray for him to be released. He is very much a hero to me still.
Perhaps you know this about the criminal charges and attempts at extradition of your hero, Assange. However, since you mention that the current Administration is not going to give him what he deserves, I thought I would mention that Assange was charged with crimes by the Trump Administration. And it is the Trump Administration that also sought his extradition (not the Biden or Obama Administrations).