| Description |
402 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The martyrdom of Julian Assange / Chris Hedges -- The scandal of Assange's arrest / Noam Chomsky -- The media cheer Assange's arrest / Alan MacLeod -- Prizes for some, prison for Assange / Charles Glass -- We are women against rape but we do not want Assange extradited / Katrin Axelsson and Lisa Longstaff -- Unpublished letter on arrest of Assange / Lisa Longstaff -- Wikileaks and the Democrats / Kevin Gosztola -- The naivete of Julian Assange / Margaret Kimberley -- If Julian goes ... / Vivienne Westwood -- Julian Assange must never be extradited / Matt Taibbi -- The "Assange precedent" / The Courage Foundation -- Assange's espionage charges / Daniel Ellsberg -- Outside Belmarish prison / Pamela Anderson -- Assange in prison -- forever? / Geoffrey Robertson -- Open doors for Julian / Fidel Narváez -- A letter to the Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa, concerning my application for asylum / Julian Assange -- What's the point of swimming in the sea, if you don't believe in anything? / Srećko Horvat -- For Julian Assange / Serge Halimi -- The prisoner says no to Big Brother / John Pilger -- To make the world a better and safer place / Teresa Forcades i Vila -- Endgame for Assange / Angela Richter -- A conversation with Julian Assange / Ai Weiwei. |
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A cypherpunk in his own words / Julian Assange -- Assange has only us to help him! / Slavoj ̆Zĭzek -- Truth and chaos / Franco "Bifo" Berardi -- Exposing abuse of power: for the people / Sally Burch -- Imprisoned light of our civilization that kindled the heart of Democracy / Nozomi Hayase -- Julian Assange for the future / Geoffroy de Lagasnerie -- Calling Assange a "Narcissist" misses the point / Patrick Cockburn -- Injustice and Justice / Jennifer Robinson -- A return to the WikiLeaks of 2010 / Naomi Colvin -- Who is Julian Assange and what did WikiLeaks do? / Renata Avila -- The real Muellergate scanddal / Craig Murray -- WikiLeaks and UK foreign policy / Mark Curtis -- Inside the WikiLeaks revolution / Stefania Mauriz -- Assange and Whistleblowers / Jesselyn Radack -- Assange and the corporate media's demarcation problem / John C. O'Day -- Julian and his creatures / Natalia Viana -- Responding to Assange's critics / Caitlin Johnstone. |
| Summary |
"After being forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy, Julian Assange is now in a high security prison in London where he faces extradition to the United States and imprisonment for the rest of his life. The charges Assange faces are a major threat to press freedom. James Goodale, who represented the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case, commented: The charge against Assange for conspiring with a source is the most dangerous I can think of with respect to the First Amendment in all my years representing media organizations. It is critical now to build support for Assange and prevent his delivery into the hands of the Trump administration. That is the urgent purpose of this book. A wide range of distinguished contributors, many of them in original pieces, here set out the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, the importance of their work, and the dangers for us all in the persecution they face. In Defense of Julian Assange is a vivid, vital intervention into one of the most important political issues of our day. |
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Assange, Julian.
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WikiLeaks (Organization)
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Leaks (Disclosure of information)
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Whistle blowing.
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Freedom of information.
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Official secrets.
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Government information.
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Transparency in government.
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Assange, Julian. (OCoLC)fst01776454 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbCV9j93vqdcHffyTdJDq
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WikiLeaks (Organization) (OCoLC)fst01795978
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Freedom of information. (OCoLC)fst00934017
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Government information. (OCoLC)fst00945364
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Leaks (Disclosure of information) (OCoLC)fst00994785
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Official secrets. (OCoLC)fst01044261
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Transparency in government. (OCoLC)fst01154902
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Whistle blowing. (OCoLC)fst01174586
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| Added Author |
Ali, Tariq, editor.
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Ratner Kunstler, Margaret, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781682192214 (softcover) |
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1682192210 (softcover) |
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