Monthly Archives: April 2019

Last year in planning my route to Moscow one option was to head straight east from Istanbul, and at the time I thought heck, if I’m going to go around the Black Sea why not go around the Caspian as … Continue reading →

The extradition of Julian Assange to the US for exposing evidence of atrocities in Iraq and Afghanistan should be opposed by the British government.pic.twitter.com/CxTUrOfkHt — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) April 11, 2019

Jonathan Cook: Where is the fury at the most basic press freedom – the right to publish – being trashed to silence Assange? Where is the willingness finally to speak up in Assange’s defence? It’s not there. There will be no indignation … Continue reading →

Daniel Ellsberg: It’s a very serious assault on the First Amendment. A clear attempt to rescind the freedom of the press, essentially. Up till now we’ve had a dozen or so indictments of sources, of which my prosecution is the … Continue reading →

BBC: He pleaded not guilty to the 2012 charge of failing to surrender to the court. Finding him guilty of that charge, District Judge Michael Snow said Assange’s behaviour was “the behaviour of a narcissist who cannot get beyond his … Continue reading →

Manuel García, Jr.:  I think it better to be realistic than defeatist: our “utopia” is easily possible if we “all” want it, and though that is highly improbable it is better to align our intentions for personal conduct with this … Continue reading →

Joseph Stiglitz: The attack by Trump and his administration on every one of the pillars of American society – and his especially aggressive vilification of the country’s truth-seeking institutions – jeopardizes its continued prosperity and very ability to function as … Continue reading →

Ich habe sogar auf @BarackObama verzichtet, um in #Erfurt zu sein. Wenn das mal kein commitment ist. @spdde #Ostkonvent pic.twitter.com/eistBBv2NG — Sawsan Chebli (@SawsanChebli) April 6, 2019 I found this really, really funny. Obama’s organization has invited a German woman … Continue reading →