Assange 'charged' libel: McClatchy issues 9 corrections for false statements

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/24/109386/wikileaks-assange-to-be-returned.html
Original: "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be extradited to Sweden to face sexual abuse charges, a British court ruled Thursday."
Correction: "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden for questioning and possible trial on allegations of sexual assault, a British judge ruled Thursday."
Correction Statement: "CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story referred incorrectly in the first paragraph to "charges of sexual assault." Assange has not been charged in connection with the allegations."http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/07/108256/wikileaks-assange-lawyer-argues.html
Original: (headline) "WikiLeaks: Assange lawyer argues Swedish charges aren't serious"
Correction: "WikiLeaks: Assange lawyer argues Swedish accusations aren't serious"
Correction Statement: N/Ahttp://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/12/22/105662/bank-of-america-wonders-about.html
Original: "In recent months, WikiLeaks has gained notoriety for exposing Pentagon and State Department secrets and for Assange's fight against sexual assault charges in Sweden."
Correction: "In recent months, WikiLeaks has gained notoriety for exposing Pentagon and State Department secrets and for Assange's fight against sexual assault accusations in Sweden."
Correction Statement: "CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated in the above paragraph that Assange was battling "sexual assault charges." Assange has not been charged in Sweden."http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/12/08/104911/one-of-wikileaks-founder-assanges.html
Original: "Anna Ardin's links to Cuba were posted in several Web sites Tuesday after Assange was detained in London on a Swedish extradition request to face charges of sex crimes against Ardin and Sofia Wilén."
Correction: "Anna Ardin's links to Cuba were posted in several Web sites Tuesday after Assange was detained in London on a Swedish extradition request so that he could be questioned on allegations of sex crimes against Ardin and Sofia Wilén."
Correction Statement: "CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story referred incorrectly in the third paragraph to "charges of sex crimes." Assange has not been charged with a crime."http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/12/07/104859/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange.html
Original: "Assange's lawyer, Mark Stephens, called his client innocent of any sex charges and questioned whether the accusations are part of an effort by governments to silence him."
Correction: "Assange's lawyer, Mark Stephens, called his client innocent of any sexual misconduct and questioned whether the accusations are part of an effort by governments to silence him."
Correction Statement: N/Ahttp://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/12/06/104788/wikileaks-swiss-bank-freezes-julian.html
Original: "Interpol, the international police organization, issued a "red alert" seeking Assange's arrest for investigation of sex-related charges in Sweden."
Correction: "Interpol, the international police organization, issued a "red alert" seeking Assange's arrest for investigation of sex-related allegations in Sweden."
Correction Statement: "CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrected referred to "sex-related charges" in Paragraph 6. Assange has not been charged with a crime in Sweden."http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/12/02/104666/feinstein-wants-holder-to-prosecute.html
Original: "Assange is already the subject of an Interpol arrest warrant on sexual assault charges in Sweden."
Correction: "Assange is already the subject of an Interpol arrest warrant for question about sexual assault allegations in Sweden."
Correction Statement: "CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Assange faced sexual assault charges in Sweden. Assange has not been chaarged with a crime."http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/11/28/104404/officials-may-be-overstating-the.html
Original: "Sunday's release showed a growing willingness on the part of WikiLeaks, whose founder, Julian Assange, is facing rape charges in Sweden, to cooperate with the government on the document trove."
Correction: "Sunday's release showed a growing willingness on the part of WikiLeaks, whose founder, Julian Assange, is facing rape allegations in Sweden, to cooperate with the government on the document trove."
Correction Statement: "CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated in the 12th paragraph that Assange is facing rape charges. No charges have been filed against him in Sweden."

Julian Assange: Trumped Up Rape Charges Within Five Hours Were Dropped ....So What Happened ?

Julian #Assange:Supreme Court Asked To Reopen Julian Assange Appeal

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Submission by lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder states that justices ruled against him on legal point not argued in court

 Tuesday 12 June 2012



 

Julian Assangean can still take his case to the European court of human rights if he loses his latest appeal. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have formally asked the supreme court to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes. Their 18-page submission states that a majority of justices ruled against him on the basis of a legal point not argued in court. The highly unusual procedure revolves around the applicability of the Vienna convention on the law of treaties and whether a European arrest warrant can be issued by a prosecutor. The supreme court confirmed that it had received the application by Dinah Rose QC, Assange's barrister. It will now consider the written submission. It can then either reject the application to reopen the case, call for fresh written arguments, or decide to hold a second oral hearing. If Assange loses in the UK's supreme court, he can still take his case to the European court of human rights, further delaying the extradition process for many months.

Julian #Assange : EXCLUSIVE Interview With RT News.

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Published on 5 Jun 2012 by liarpoliticians

With nothing else better to do, the FBI are shaking down all the people that Wikileaks' Julian Assange has interviewed on his RT tv show, trying to get them to squeal against Assange. A new low for the American government.

Recorded from RT, 05 June 2012.

 

#Assange : #US Vendetta Against Wikileaks.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/31/americas-vendetta-against-wikileaks-julian-assange?CMP=twt_gu

As the contrast with the extradition case of Augusto Pinochet shows, it's one law for whistleblowers, another for war criminals

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• Amy Goodman
• guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 May 2012 20.52 BST

The UK supreme court gave Julian Assange 14 more days to fight his extradition to Sweden. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's protracted effort to fight extradition to Sweden suffered a body blow this week. Britain's supreme court upheld the arrest warrant, issued in December 2010.

After the court announced its split 5-2 decision, the justices surprised many legal observers by granting Assange's lawyers an opportunity to challenge their decision – the first such reconsideration since the high-profile British extradition case from more than a decade ago against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. The decision came almost two years to the day after Private Bradley Manning was arrested in Iraq for allegedly leaking hundreds of thousands of classified US government documents to WikiLeaks.

The cases remind us that all too often whistleblowers suffer, while war criminals walk.

Assange has not been charged with any crime, yet he has been under house arrest in England for close to two years, ever since a European arrest warrant was issued by Sweden (importantly, by a prosecutor, not by a judge). Hoping to question Assange, the prosecutor issued the warrant for suspicion of rape, unlawful coercion and sexual molestation. Assange offered to meet the Swedish authorities in their embassy in London, or in Scotland Yard, but was refused.

Assange and his supporters allege that the warrant is part of an attempt by the US government to imprison him, or even execute him, and to shut down WikiLeaks. In April 2010, WikiLeaks released a US military video under the title Collateral Murder, with graphic images showing an Apache helicopter unit killing at least 12 Iraqi civilians, including a Reuters cameraman and his driver. In July 2010, WikiLeaks released the Afghan war diary, tens of thousands of secret US military communications that laid out the official record of the violent occupation of Afghanistan, the scale of civilian deaths and likely war crimes. The Swedish arrest warrant followed just weeks later.

So many public figures have called for Assange's assassination that a website was created to catalogue the threats. Former Arkansas governor, presidential candidate and Fox News commentator Mike Huckabee said that, for Assange, "anything less than execution is too kind a penalty". Prominent conservative Bill Kristol asked:

"Why can't we use our various assets to harass, snatch or neutralize Julian Assange and his collaborators, wherever they are?"

Death threats from rightwing ideologues are one thing. The main concern with an extradition to Sweden is that Assange will then be extradited to the United States. In another prominent document released by WikiLeaks, called the Global Intelligence Files, a portion of up to 5m emails were released from a private, global intelligence firm called Stratfor, based in Austin, Texas. The firm's vice president for intelligence, Fred Burton, wrote in a 26 January 2011 email:

"Not for Pub – We have a sealed indictment on Assange. Pls protect."

If an indictment has been issued in secret, then Assange could find himself in US custody shortly after landing in Sweden. He could be charged with espionage (the Obama administration has already invoked the law more than all previous US administrations combined), and could be imprisoned for life or executed.

The United Kingdom carefully considers extradition requests, as famously demonstrated when crusading Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon hoped to prosecute former Chilean dictator Pinochet for torture committed under his rule from 1973 to 1990. Based on Garzon's indictment, Pinochet was arrested in 1998 while travelling in London. After 16 months of hearings, the British courts finally decided that Pinochet could be extradited to Spain. The British government intervened, overruling the court, and allowed him to return to Chile.

Garzon is known for taking on global human rights cases under the doctrine of universal jurisdiction, indicting Osama bin Laden for the 9/11 attacks and probing the abuse of US prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. When he began investigating abuses under the fascist government of general Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain for 40 years, Garzon became the target of the right in Spain and was disbarred in early 2012, effectively ending his legal career.

Judge Garzon and Julian Assange have taken on entrenched power, whether government, military or corporate. Bradley Manning stands accused of the same. In differing degrees, their lives have forever changed; their careers, their freedoms and their reputations were threatened or destroyed.

This week, Hillary Clinton will be the first US official to visit Sweden in years.

Why?

What role is the US government playing in Assange's case?

This week's developments bear crucially on the public's right to know, and why whistleblowers must be protected.

• Denis Moynihan contributed research to this column

© Amy Goodman 2012; distributed by King Features Syndicate

#Assange: The Situation In #Sweden You Will Not Read In The Media.

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Facing extradition: Julian Assange is now a step closer to being forced out of Britain after the Supreme Court decision to uphold previous rulings

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#Assange: #USA Censor UK Supreme Court Ruling .

The New York Times remove over half of its article on #Assange UK Supreme Court ruling without explanation.

 http://www.nytexaminer.com/2012/06/hacks-and-hackers-burns-and-somaiya-help-pave-the-path-for-assange-extradition/

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