Posts Tagged ‘Julian Assange’
Snooper’s Charter. This Is Why Americans Keep Their Guns.
“You can have my guns when you take them from my cold, dead hands.”
Nick Clegg has caved in again. Norman Baker sat next to the most monstrous woman in British politics as she sneaked her snide subversion of our freedom through parliament. These people are ‘Liberal Democrats’?
It is all decided. There is nothing we can do. Parliament adjourns in less than a fortnight. There’s little your MP could do for you anyway, even if he or she had the balls to stand up against this railroading of fundamental changes to our rights. The leadership of the main parties have conspired to pervert our democracy to their own ends. In America they would be put on trial for treason. This is why Americans keep their guns. It is some protection against an overbearing state.
Meanwhile, in London, Boris Johnson’s water cannons have arrived. Julian Assange is still holed up in the Ecuador embassy. Edward Snowden, the great American hero is running for his life in Russia.
Bring the Guillotines To Parliament Square!
At least America has a constitution. British democracy is a sick joke. We have no control over our government. Elections are meaningless. Politicians are a self-serving, incestuous elite, part of the tripartite oligarchy with the Fleet Street Mafia and the bankers. We are the servants of the state. We can’t even determine the issues that the media and parliament consider. Their agenda and priorities are imposed on us. We can’t enact local medicinal cannabis laws as 23 states have in the US, where the people have instructed the government what to do. We can’t define the debate on education, the health service or foreign policy. We must just do what we’re told.
We let these people take our guns away from us – and we were foolish to do so. After the water cannons, what comes next?
Assange Freed!
“Well it’s great to smell the fresh air of London again!”
British justice is not dead!
USA to Host World Press Freedom Day (via The Mad Hatters)
An extraordinary story brought to you by another champion of media freedom, Duncan Robertson, sitting at the head of the table at the Mad Hatters tea party.
via The Mad Hatters
The Persecution Of Julian Assange
Foolish Hero
I disagree with the release of so many confidential diplomatic messages. I see no benefit from it at all but I will defend, with my life if necessary, the right of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks to publish them.
Those vile and fascist Americans who have called for his assassination are guilty of incitement to murder. If they set foot on British soil they should be arrested immediately. They disgrace their great country and its constitution.
Assange is a fool and WikiLeaks is irresponsible but these are questions of degree and judgement. If there is wrongdoing in the information they have it should be released. If it is just mischievous exposure of confidential and private correspondence then it is wrong.
I am in great difficulty over the denial of bail. The charges are clearly preposterous, incredible and politically motivated. He surrendered voluntarily to the police. On balance, particularly given the sureties offered by John Pilger, Jemima Khan and Ken Loach, he should not have been remanded in custody. He is to apply again and I pray that British justice, so often wanting of late, will rise to the challenge.
Release Julian Assange. Protect him from the Americans.
Peter Reynolds 