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Daniel Ellsberg
@DanielEllsberg
Biden should drop his appeal to extradite Julian Assange and dismiss all charges against him, on the new disclosures that Assange has been subjected to the same governmental crimes that led to the dismissal of my own prosecution half a century ago. 1/
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Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA's secret war plans against...
In 2017, as Julian Assange began his fifth year holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London, the CIA plotted to kidnap the WikiLeaks founder, spurring heated debate among Trump administration officials...
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Daniel Ellsberg
@DanielEllsberg
2/ These governmental crimes include illegal, warrantless surveillance, conspiracy to "totally incapacitate me" and--in the words of my judge--"bizarre events" that "offend a sense of justice." All of these apply exactly to the just-revealed crimes against Assange.
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Dan Mygind
@danmyg
Who is in charge in USA? It seems it is CIA "Eisenberg urged Justice Department officials to accelerate their drafting of charges against Assange, in case the CIA’s rendition plans moved forward, according to former officials"
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Robyn
@robynleura
The Australian dimension of this case needs light also: our Govt. is choosing not to mention or actively support Assange. One of the few public voices in Australia is here
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Andrew Wilkie MP
@WilkieMP
Revelations that Julian Assange was the target of a CIA assassination plot strengthen concerns he would be at great risk if extradited to the US. @ScottMorrisonMP, end this madness by using your influence to have the case dropped. #politas #auspol #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW
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