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News of the CIA's criminal conspiracies against Assange reveal a US hell-bent on revenge
As Julian Assange comes back to court, JOHN REES looks at the revelations that the CIA were prepared to kidnap or kill the founder of Wikileaks
THE WRITING IS ON THE PLACARDS: Jeremy Corbyn arrives at the High Court in London, ahead of a hearing in the Julian Assange extradition appeal on August 11 2021
There is no justification for spending colossal amounts of money on so-called defence — sacrificing our education, health and transport while they’re at it, says BERT SCHOUWENBURG
GEOFFREY BELL looks at the curiously unsupportive stance of British progressives of the Easter Rising
On the eve of the Communist Party of Ireland’s 27th congress JIMMY CORCORAN reiterates the principles that guided James Connolly
But that’s OK, says MATT KERR, as talking is what will help us get things done
Why a defeat of the miners still haunts Britain’s rulers, says PHIL KATZ
UNITED STATES lawyers will launch an appeal at the High Court today in an attempt to restart Julian Assange’s extradition to America.
That attempt was frustrated at the start of this year when Westminster Magistrates Court ruled that Assange would be at risk of suicide if he were incarcerated in the US prison system, which the judge said was “oppressive.”
The most important part of the US appeal is the “assurance” that the US is offering that Julian Assange will not undergo the most draconian incarceration that the US prison system has to offer.
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