September
15, 2023
As
Julian Assange continues to fight extradition to the United States to face
prosecution under the Espionage Act, a growing chorus of voices is rising to
demand an end to his persecution. Hounded by US law enforcement and its allies
for more than a decade, Assange has been stripped of all personal and civil
liberties for the crime of exposing the extent of US atrocities during the War
on Terror. In the intervening years, it’s become nakedly apparent that the
intent of the US government is not only to silence Assange in particular, but
to send a message to whistleblowers and journalists everywhere on the
consequences of speaking truth to power. Former British ambassador to
Uzbekistan, Craig Murray, who was fired for exposing the CIA’s use of torture
in the country, joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss what Julian Assange’s
fight means for all of us.
