Chris Hedges discusses the extradition hearing of Julian Assange in London with Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News.
For the past two days, Chris Hedges has been watching the extradition hearing for Julian Assange via video link from London. The United States is appealing a lower court ruling that denied the US' request to extradite Assange not, unfortunately, because in the eyes of the court he is innocent of a crime, but because, as Judge Vanessa Baraitser in January concluded, Assange's precarious psychological state would deteriorate given the “harsh conditions” of the inhumane US prison system, “causing him to commit suicide.” The United States has charged Assange with 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count of trying to hack into a government computer, charges that could see him imprisoned for 175 years.
If Assange is extradited and found guilty of publishing classified material, it will set a legal precedent that will effectively end national security reporting, allowing the government to use the Espionage Act to charge any reporter who possesses classified documents, and any whistleblower who leaks classified information, under the Espionage Act.
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twinkly indie/emo band from bay area tri-valley (livermore?), à la musical trends of the early 00s in the USA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2-kgsNfzlA
https://www.discogs.com/master/278649-The-Beets-Spit-On-The-Face-Of-People-Who-Dont-Want-To-Be-Cool
0:00 Happy But On My Way
2:20 I Wish I Knew How My Life Should Be
3:53 My Bones, My Flesh And Me
5:50 For You
8:56 The Devil
11:02 Eat No Dick
11:58 No Blood*
13:53 What Did I Do
15:33 Go Away
18:00 Broken English
19:57 Why Should I Live If I Won't Fit
21:54 Hoy
*favorite track
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https://www.discogs.com/master/357157-HNY-Here-You-Can-Touch-The-Sky
0:00 Valley Of The Rogue
4:16 Hot Like The Sun
9:42 Do You Get The Picture?
16:17 Lost To The Sky
20:44 Hunt Me Down
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