Protecting an Australian journalist, such as Julian Assange, from the clutches of US empire

Michael Moore and Oliver Stone on a key point in the Wikileaks saga that must be remembered. Their New York Times op-ed:

If Mr. Assange is extradited to the United States, the consequences will reverberate for years around the world. Mr. Assange is not an American citizen, and none of his actions have taken place on American soil. If the United States can prosecute a journalist in these circumstances, the governments of Russia or China could, by the same logic, demand that foreign reporters anywhere on earth be extradited for violating their laws. The setting of such a precedent should deeply concern everyone, admirers of WikiLeaks or not.

 

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