Re: <nettime> The Guardian analysis/ Julian Borger on Assange's new indictment

[Patrice Riemens <patrice@xs4all.nl>]

On 2019-05-24 15:50, Heiko Recktenwald wrote:
> Dear John and all,
>
> Am 24/05/19 um 13:22 schrieb John Young:
> > So too for researchers, academics, NGOs, even, pardon rudeness, these
> > very strutting, cowardly, verbose, media-quoting fora.
>
>
> But it was a very good article. And, as the black poet Amiri Baraka aka
> Leroy Jones once said:
>
> "You cannot insult establishment and expect it to give you rewards."
>
> To me the case is pretty clear. The national security of the US is not
> the national security of the UK or Sweden. You would have to argue that
> there is a common national security as in 5 eyes, but it is not in the
> law. And he isnt even accused of espionage against the UK.
>
> So it looks more like a legal experiment of the US.
>
> And so it comes to Al Hanson, the inventor of happenings:
>
> "I dont like artists who make other artists bad."
>
> For me Assage only contributed to the history of literature. All US
> diplomats are little Mark Twains.
>
> I thank him for that.
>
> Best, H.


Nice one on literature!
And law-wise, what strikes me is that the gravity of the accusations 
against Assange under the Espionage Act ("worst security breach ... 
blablabla") appears to require the death penalty - no, makes it 
mandatory! So ... ?
Berzekisto-Absurdistan Desh Rulez!
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