WikiLeaks: Campbell Live speaks to Assange's lawyer

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Wed, 08 Dec 2010 8:00p.m.

James Catlin

James Catlin

The WikiLeaks case is one of the great talking points of our time.

The internet makes spreading information so easy.

We, in the West, theoretically believe in the freedom of information. The US government calls the war in Afghanistan "Operation Enduring Freedom". We demand more press freedom in China, and on it goes.

But Julian Assange, the man behind WikiLeaks, is now reviled in the American political establishment for using the limits of that freedom to look deep into the way the US sees the world.

Now he's in jail in London, awaiting a decision on whether he'll face rape charges in Sweden.

Campbell Live spoke to one of his lawyers - Melbourne barrister, James Catlin – who has represented Assange previously.

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08 Dec 2010 09:57p.m.

simonpeter wrote:

Here is some background on the lickspittle Swedes case against Julian Assange:

http://my.firedoglake.com/kirkmurphy/2010/12/04/assanges-chief-accuser-has-her-own-history-with-us-funded-anti-castro-groups-one-of-which-has-cia-ties/

Julia Gillards accusation that Julian Assange has acted illegally should by aby right lead to the taking down of the plaque her former employer put up in her honour, in my view.

Can you imagine trusting her with your affairs if she was practising law? Maybe if you had been waterboarded and fed with psychotropic drugs for a week or two - eh?

They probably attach a W to AG so it rings true - A Gutless Wonder.

There is no jury system in Sweden. Our Julian if he is extradited to that stinkhole won't get what we call a fair trial.

Do yourself a favour and have a read of Julian's essay - Conspricay as Governance.

Vote Julian as Australian of the year, and sink the boot into the Labor Party at every opportunity. Vote Green and Vote for Independents. Crush the bastards !!!

Let's cut them a new one.