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@Johnnyharris overall this highly viewed video was a successful message to inform people of the urgency in protecting our sacred First Amendment rights! Your video shows that the Biden administration chooses to continue appealing the ASSANGE case even though US press freedom is at stake, particularly investigative journalism. So, you transparently mention that you are not promoting Julian Assange's personality here but the implications of this historic case, which is agreed upon by many. However, I ask you why you FAIL to list the facts of the multiple global awards Assange has won for his journalism and the license he has as an Australian Journalist versus decades ago as a hacker. Why do you leave this out? Are you afraid you might expose the positive points of his personality such as courageous, anti war, anti corruption, truth teller, highly intelligent? I also support recommending the documentary 'Risk' but highly reject the listed mention of,'We Steal Secrets' by Alex Gibney as this video claiming to be a documentary has an abundant amount of propaganda meant to defame Assange. This so called documentary is made available to stream right before there are any new developments in Assange's case and should be considered government propaganda not a fact based documentary. Wikileaks has warned viewers of this type of mainstream media's propaganda push and urges viewers to seek out other more fact based films recommended by the site AssangeDefense.org. So, my question to you is why disconnect from the historic relevance of this case the heroic and personal sacrifices made by Assange, the person?!
The thing about calling him a traitor, is that he's not a US citizen and therefore has no obligation of allegiance to the US or its government, you can't commit treason against another country.
I don't know the fact that he can be charged for being a "traitor" even though he's not even a US citizen is incredible to me. It almost feels like the US is implying they own the world and all are subject to US laws even if you're not a US citizen.
The proposition that you need to be a citizen in order to be under US law is pretty insane. If I'm not a citizen, I can now go to the US. kill a man, and US court cannot charge me with murder?
🤔 I think, the word "spoke the truth" can be seems in another way, as "annoying and attacking the goverments and organizations" 🤨 If you see it in wider views, the case spread from Military, Intelligence, Economy, and Politic.. 🙄 Thats why many people hate him.. Edit: •_•) Keep reminded that Wikileaks is a media, not the one itself that "tell the truth" by leaking a lot of classified/secret document.. 😒 So it's more complicated for them (goverment/orgy) to make decision when they get annoyed..
@@XanderProduction he did speak the truth though. just because it's the government/millitary/whatever, does it mean that they don't have to be humane or follow the laws they put in place?
@@XanderProduction maybe ,but you can't justify incarcerating someone for telling the truth ,that means everything we are is for nothing .It sends the wrong message don't you think .My heart breaks for him lying in that hellhole ! Obama and Clinton should in there not him !
You forgot to add that he became an Ecuadorian citizen for his time at the embassy and the government just handed him over. Imagine me as an Ecuadorian citizen knowing that my citizenship is meaningless and my government will just let a foreign government seize me if I pissed them off.
You citizenship is nothing but a political tool, they can do whatever they want. Until the people can appeal to the moral and ethical capacity of the military to put nooses on the necks of politicians for their crimes this will continue. If the military have any moral or ethical capacity left that is
@Pikachu uprising his Australian citizenship didn't help him either, name a country that goes around standing up to America though?? They're aren't many if any, Russia and north Korea are probably his only chances
How can an Australian national be an “unpatriotic traitor” to ANOTHER country, unless the USA is not a country, but an empire to which Australia is totally subject to?
The crux of their (not mine) argument is that Assange would have been responsible for the deaths of honest Americans doing their job in Iraq because of the informations he published and made accessible to the enemy who located and shot them down. So it is a pursuit for murder complicity, basically. And even if you cause deaths while being in another country, you are guilty and subject to extradition, especially when in a country subject to the same system of law (anglo-saxon Common Law). The problem is that these Americans killed had no business being in Iraq and therefore cannot be called honest. But you cannot say that to Americans nowadays. Since they lost in Vietnam thanks in great part to their whistleblowers they will no longer tolerate the latter.
“Common Law” doesn't mean what you think it does. Besides, it's not the system in most of this one-&-only Planet's jurisdictions, anyways. What you're looking for is: Extraterritoriality of jurisdiction. And Uncle Sam really believes that he has the jurisdiction to enforce his own laws anywhere across this one-&-only Planet, and even beyond - Ms "@@MrMirville". And that's why, even in the unlikeliest cases of Free Market Capitalism: The FCPA which is initialism for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, meant to curb corruption-inducing practices of corporate Murica, was used to penalise Alstom very hard, followed by Ericsson few years later - as the latest-example. That was made possible by the change passed by Congress under the 1st Clinton administration. So when it's that recalcitrant for the Capitalists, you could only image how the outcomes of court-cases in matters of _libel_ could possibly play out. Hopefully I won't need to spell that part out. Nevermind Sir Assānge, who does not stand a chance against the greatest State terrorist in the world. #PaxAmericana
@@superRobertoist Tbh nah, as an Australian I can pretty well say that while we might not be a literal puppet of the United States, they have significantly more influence over our country than anyone would like to admit, through both governmental and commercial channels. The most glaring example of this is as far back as the 70s when our PM Gough Whitlam got coup’d by the CIA for moving Australia’s foreign and domestic policy too far out of line with what the US wanted, like trying to pull us out of Vietnam, charging foreign (mostly US lol) mining companies more for selling our resources (since even to this day they’re pretty well robbing us blind), and apparently even threatening to close Pine Gap (a strategically vital intel asset operated by the CIA themselves near Alice Springs). That’s not a conspiracy theory by the way, just about everyone involved in Gough’s dismissal had proven links to the CIA, like the Governor-General himself was part of the ‘Congress for Cultural Freedom’ (read: proven CIA networking agency) and got name dropped by the CIA themselves multiple times as basically being “their man” in Australia. So yeah, we’re not doing too well sadly.
Persecuting the owner of the website, seems to be the way they can distract our attention with some "circus" while keeping safe the actual criminals exposed with the published documents.
I was working at TSA 2010-2011. When Wikileaks came out, we were told not to even travel to the Wikileaks website because we might be fired or found guilty of observing classified material above our security clearance, because we had access to 'Guarded' Information. Crazy times...
Assange posted pedosta emails with coded language that matched code words the FBI says are used by pedo's. Pizzagate comet ping pong judge is now a supreme court justice.
not sure about integrity thruth is its all to frikken crazy to see this "snowball" coming the way it did and also the way it unfold ; as crazy as it seems with god and justice and the thruth and all ....well people this is the thruth ; all he dis was exposethe thruth i mean in the end we are all just sheep to this worldsleadersmthafkrs
My respect for you went up 10 times for even covering this. If we let this man be incarcerated we make it possible that any journalist can be a criminal for their work alone.
He is not a journalist. "any journalist can be a criminal for their work alone" Journalists are not above the law, that much should be obvious but here we are.
@@DickCheneyXX I never said he was a journalist, it depends on the definition but it's really not relevant here. You *could* apply most of these charges to almost all serious journalists as well as Johny clearly states in this video. Yes in principle but the espionage act should definitely be up for discussion. A wartime decree on how to deal with spies over a hundred years ago can't be perfect. This one can and has been abused by the government to silence critics before.
Anyone can be criminalized for their work. The problem is we let sh*t people into charge, because of some "tests" and slanderous libel whilst people who experienced and mastered the work didn't get into meritful position because of some tests that requires institutionalized language. I've seen teachers getting sanctione for keeping students at school overtime, despite this teacher is an actual counselor and the parents are abusive. Also other way around where parents are humiliated for not schooling childrens despite knowing the bullying they endured, as a parent and student. There are much more evil people in life, and we learnt it the hard way. The fastest way to spot them, is to see if they can hold responsibility and accountability. And in my latest experience is that 125 out of 183 subjects cheated the tests. The most evil one were the 17 people who didn't admit.
The definition of crime is pretty clear. The meaning is not and in the case of the USA, it's pretty corrupt. None of the many things Trump did during and after his tenure are by any meaningful standard crimes. Some might be technically hard to prove, but he obviously committed crimes. There is no way how you can abused power, erode institutions in charge of protecting the constitution, blackmail foreign statesmen for personal gain using the power of your office, redirect US military to your hotels, incite a violent coup attempt and so much more. He is still not indicted for any of these and all the crimes I did not mention. All of them were committed in plain sight, we know the factual basis of these accusation from media reporting and for the most part, these reported fact have not even been denied. If you pay with a fake $20 bill, you get publicly executed on the street by a police officer, if you commit treason, the real treason, you not only get away, you also have good chances to be re-elected to an office that makes you immune from prosecution. This is so disgusting, it hurts even thinking about it. This is not as you say a general problem. Power corrupts, but the state of corrupting in the USA is extreme. It's what one would expect in a banana republic or in Russia.
You know all about that, living in a fucked up country like Japan. I pray that Japan and its people receive the justice they deserve, and will be allowed to live freer and happier lives some day soon ❤️
The woman who blew the whistle on the crimes that Assange published served her time and is now free, the man who published them is being tortured (according to a U.N expert on the matter) at Belmarsh awaiting extradition for a violation of the "espionage act" despite not being an American citizen. If the _"crime"_ of publishing the info was such a problem, then wouldn't the person who did leak the information still be in prison? Exactly. That is all you need to know.
It shows those trials have nothing to do with fairness. It‘s about „teaching lessons“ to the public (and perhaps private retialiation as well). Many state employees know secrets but if you let the world know their dirty secret, then it‘s over for anyone who dares to do so.
Assange, Manning, Snowden and all the people exposing the horrors governments all around the world commit in the name of "peace and freedom" should be praised for their bravery and courage and should be treated as heroes, not traitors.
And speaks volumes about the mental instability of the members of the military, top to bottom. As in all corporations the shit trickles down from the top.
Jonathan pollard committed an espionage act, he sold US high secrets to Israeli now as a hero live in Israel happily ever after, also US taxpayer for his life style, now why Julian Assange is in Jail
We have a "Demonize the Whistleblower" culture. This applies to many countries around the world. In my country, the people exposing corruption, drug cartels, factories dumping garbage in the ocean, are the ones getting jailed and the people are cheering for it because the government says the whistleblowers are the evil ones...
if you are being hunted for committing a crime then you are a criminal. only criminals run. there is a right way to go about allegedly exposing and shortcuts should not the option.
@@jasonargonaught8744 nah, when faced with a corrupt government there is no legal way to stop it. Because the government will make it illegal. How do you think Edward Snowden should have done what he did without committing a crime ? There is no way
@@jasonargonaught8744 Although I agree with the second part of your statement I think the idea that "Only criminals run" is an illicit if not cynical generalization. Millions of jews ran during the Nazi reign, and they were (of course) not criminals. The Nazis criminalized them for political purposes.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin "I think it's important to understand that you can't have 100 percent security and then have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience. We're going to have to make some choices as a society." - Barack Obama
The You Es Anal fxxk is the biggest war criminal in human history and the most successful in getting away with it, just because they are good at pretending to be the winner. They put the Iberian Empire, the British Empire, the Empire of Japan, Hitler's Third Reich, Stalin's Soviet Empire, Mao's Red China and Pol Pot's Cambodia into shame. But truth and justice will prevail thanks to the efforts made by Assange and the artificial intelligence that will inherit his provocative intensions should he be detained or assassinated on the way.
As an Australian this really sucks because the war crime convictions aren't just happening in America we have been persecuting two other Australians for leaking documents about war crimes and sketchy business the two main ones are David McBride and Witness K
@@thehotdogman9317 theyre saying that the US is really the bad guy because instead of punishing those involved in those brutal and inhumane actions done in iraq and afghanistan, theyre trying to punish Julian who is the one who exposed those horrible actions.
@@gtheskater from the multiple accounts, where An American is asked about the whole situation and looks like a deer in the headlights. I even think one of those late night hosts, made a whole program about it. Or watch Jay Leno ask Americans basic questions.
Probably because in America, schools don’t teach children to be inquisitive and learned of the world around us. We’re much more concerned with teachers “coming out” to 8-year old children, changing genders, using proper pronouns and so on. I’d love to know what the ayatollahs think of our current social issues.
Regarding the Hillary leak, Assange had previously held TED-talks in 2010 for doing the exact same thing during a Kenya election, and the world applauded him for it. He kept to his principles, and it would cost him everything. He never did anything illegal, and as an Australian he certainly never "betrayed" the US.
As an American, I support every journalist who publishes the TRUTH about our government. With freedom & power come responsibility & it's the medias #1 job to help keep the public informed and certainly not in the manner in which it has supported the current, corrupt Biden administration. Congratulations Julian.
I’ve been following Julian since this whole thing started. I think he is a hero I’m an American who wants Julian Assange free. What they are doing to this Australian is horrific! Free Julian Assange!
I get that the Iraq docs are protected by the first amendment but how are the CIA methods protected speech? Are you sure everything he published related to CIA is public interest or did he just dump a bunch of data not even knowing what was in there?
Ok, nvm apparently he cleaned up the CIA information. The claim is that the CIA had all these super secret hacking tools that they left unprotected and our enemies stole them so now we are all at risk. It’s scary because intelligence agencies can now get the dirt on our politicians and blackmail them into doing their bidding 😮.
Yes this Bastard Gov't spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring back a clown who gained access to this country through asylum then went overseas and fought for terrorists ...
@@djkk464 Evangelicals are part of the problem, because if a politician goes "gawd good, I love Jesus" like Bush etc did, they worship him and will vote them in regardless if their policies spell death and misery for other people.
At first I was skeptical with this guy but from what I've researched and heard these passed few days, I will have to say everything he is telling us is spot on. It hurts and very embarrassing to know what the US did to all these countries.
When america is so obssesed with controlling the world and everyone in the world, no matter what country they are living in that they think the entire world is their colonies and must abide by their laws.
@@oregonsdank explain your stance, if you're not capable of it and yo're just following the mob mentality of a perspective you adapted from some place on uncreditable sources, then it is invalid and you are stupid.
and then the government changed with a flick of a finger and hes no longer there. i wouldnt have such strong opinions about a topic that can go 180 the next day.
As an Australian, I've always been fascinated with this guy but never heard anything more about him than 'Wikileaks' and that he was cooped up in an embassy. Thank you for making a video on him.
A similar thing is happening in Australia currently, our government is actively prosecuting veterans for exposing war crimes in an attempt to save face. It is truly saddening and a genuine threat to our free speech and integrity of our country
Show proof that veterans are being prosecuted for exposing war crimes. None of your right wing conspiracy sheet bollocks or facebook or youtube posts either.
LOL! So Australia has people who don't understand there's no such thing as "free speech" and are confused about the laws regarding it? I thought that was a problem which only existed among the ignorant in the USA but I guess the USA and Australia are closer siblings than I thought.
I already have no respect for the US government but seeing atrocities like this be so casually committed really LOWERS my respect for our armed service members. I don't care how you've been trained, you still know the difference between right and wrong. And if you legitimately don't know the difference, you shouldn't be in the military.
It's not as simple as that. Having family that were/are military you're kind of forced into two options; you either completely seize to function properly or you turn off and become a monster. That's the reality of war, it's horrible. What is to be held accountable is careless protocol from their higher ups however. These men are just trying to adapt to the absolute mayhem they're in and they're conditioned to do whatever is asked and cannot afford to second guess it. I think unless you experience it yourself you'd never understand. We can only hold the pigs that never saw a moment of war but commanded the atrocities accountable
It's really not that simple. "Right and wrong" don't always line up with lawful or unlawful orders. The amount of damage the uniform code of military justice will do to your life and your family's is enormous should you disobey lawful orders. You face being executed, even. You wanna do the right thing per your moral code 100% of the time? Don't join the military.
Unless you actually worked in intelligence or held a clearance, you don’t know what Snowden truly did. If you think he’s a hero, you are very wrong. He did way more bad than good.
I went to the Ecuadorean embassy in London when Julian went in. There was a rumour that the UK police were going to force their way in. So we all went down there to livestream it and keep an eye on things. The police hated us. When it rained, they forced us to stand in the rain and get wet, instead of in a shelter we had permission to stand in. Loads of people from Anonymous were there too. As a British Citizen, I am 100% against how the UK has treated Julian, and I am disgusted at how the general public have condemned him due to lies and misinformation spread by the UK and USA. It’s just so wrong, and this should never be allowed to happen in this day and age.
I wish all British people realise that they have some power to use. If more people are aware of Assange's story and stand against his extradition to the US through voicing their stance to their MPs, there could be a hope , however little it is but still, it's hope .
@@radwaibrahim9276 The only hope would be if the population is angry enough about it that the government would be concerned about the consequences of extraditing him.
Julian is pretty much screwed at this point. Nobody is going to help him, least of all the guys who made this video. Talk is cheap. Actually doing something in real life - that is something else altogether.
You can ''livestream'' all you want but the plain truth is most of the world simply doesn't care. Besides, there is so much reality TV and sports to watch that no one really wants to worry about crap like this. ;)
that's why i'm saying the US is the entire planet every country is a US state the US President in general (not just Biden but anyone who will sit in office) is the supreme leader of all human beings
I remember learning the truth about the Vietnam war while in school in England. I'd had no idea how sheltered I'd been. Most Americans don't realize how sheltered their lives are. Videos like this are important to help us pull our heads out the sand, wake up, and activate.
It may be an uncomfortable truth, but Americans in general exclusively consume american news, and don't seek alternative opinions as much as many European countries do. Part of this is cultural, part of this is ease of access. It's not purely an american issue, but it certainly is more prevalent of an issue there, than in most Western nations.
@@Racko. other countries outside of the western world aren't capable of regularly having military operations in other countries so yes it is uniquely american
i mean famines caused by churchill's direct decision leading to thousands of people dying is not told to UK citizen, and the whole East India Company stuff (you know, the plundering, murdering, enslaving millions over generations, making hitler and stalin/USSR numbers puny in comparison ) stuff, very few britishers know. The British/colonialist on scale of hundreds of years, have done far more damage to humanity as a whole, that they will ever hope to contribute back. i despise the british Empire/country, i don't despise the people. But i really dislike them, cause they do not know of what they have done in past, and they don't do anything to change this
I am an Australian who has somehow heard more about Snowden than Assange. Assange's case has far greater implications for journalism. I really appreciate the work you do.
If they can prosecute, convict, and imprison Julian Assange, they can do it to the New York Times or any other newspaper. Say goodbye to freedom of the press. Say hello to tyranny and authoritarian fascism in America. Land of the Free? Nope. Incarceration Nation.
The worst that can be said about Australian citizen, Julian assange, is that he is a whistleblower. He didn't create the documents he published. He simply published them and in so doing revealed things we should all know about, like the Reuters reporters who were killed in the bombings of civilians.
Is that so? Odd that Putin's useful idiot Assange never blew the whistle on murderer and war criminal Putin or any of his oligarch/thieves. Gee, why do you think that is?
Or exposing the names of hundreds of security services personnel, spies and our military activities to other nations which actually do pose a serious threat to the west? What makes you think you have the right to know about these things? Or even understand them?
Johnny, thank you for all that you do. From the bread story, breakfast food in US and now this. This video was excellent. I am from Sydney Australia, and I visited Sally Lake City, and attended the Mormon Tabernacle. Your video on the Church was also very brave. I can see you struggle with reporting on these hard truths about your former faith and the US Government but you continue to shine the light on the subjects. Keep going. We will continue to watch and learn. Thank you
Do your own research. Also if you want to see the video Johnny mentioned at 8:50. Here you go - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4eLocrnmVy0.html
Absolutely horrifying that publishing content disfavor-able to authority figures, is now treated as a crime. Kudos to you for being brave to call out the BS on this; I know I haven’t actually met you, but you have my respect. ✊
@@ashmein6021 I too disagree with his election. But remember to keep a leveled head. Fear is what drives us to act on instinct. Just stay calm, if he does any funny business, then start acting.
Thank you Johnny-san. I really appreciate your non-biased/stay with the fact journalism. This topic personally haunts me cause it makes me realise how unfair this world could be to some. I used to fight a little for him..just by joining a protest and donate to organisation that support Julian Assange. Which is not enough.. And now even worse I been showing zero care. I have to remember Julian Assange opened my eyes. I have to make a choice what I can do for him. Thank you for remind me this important topic.
I am just amazed by how many people actually didnt know about Julian Assange and say, that this a taboo topic. In Germany, Assange was a huge thing and affected our Government too. We had protests, that were supporting him, documentations made about him. I didnt think many people wouldnt know about this topic. Thank you for spreading some more publicity again on this case.
My government here in America kidnapped tortured and RAPED a German citizen in germany because we thought he was a terrorist and then tossed him out into the streets when they realized they had the wrong man then denied it until Jullian assange released the documents proving it happened no punishment
What's scarier is that he's an Australian citizen and 90% of Australians are probably not aware, and definitely not aware our government hung him out to dry. I guess not surprising though given how much we're under the US's thumb.
Unfortunately, Mr. Harris failed to mention that a number of intelligence assets were either arrested or executed because their identity was made obvious because of what Wikileaks posted. No effort was apparently made to omit the records that would endanger people, or even preview them before posting, even though many of these people lived in states that can disappear them...
Extraordinarily explained. I understand how difficult this may have been for you with such copious amounts of research. This is truly dark times knowing that free speech is constantly in danger.
The espionage act was used many times in history, but another important case that it was used was in Shenck v. The United States. Basically Shenck was a journalist in early 20th century (during WWI) and he felt that the draft was a violation of the 13th Amendment (the one that outlaws slavery). He felt that forcing all able bodied males above a certain age to go and fight in a war was slavery. So he posted an article promoting this idea and that people should boycott it. He was arrested and charged with violating the Espionage Act because he was getting in the way of the war effort. He brought his case to Supreme Court, but even they agreed that he violated the espionage act. Kinda weird.
An Australian MP put it well when simplifying why exactly Australians should defend Assange, "Frankly, he's a ratbag, but he's _our_ ratbag and he's entitled to the same protections as an Australian as you or me." Like yes he's likely a criminal but he shouldn't get the death sentence for exposing the US' serious crimes.
The Australian Liberal government has a long record of not protecting Australians and deferring to US masters. John Howard took Australia into the illegal war Invasion of Iraq, John Howard abandoned Mamdouh Habib and David Hicks who were kidnapped by US soldiers and held illegally in their illegal prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Howard mantra was you are un-Australian if you criticise illegal or immoral government activities. Since then Liberal governments have lied time and again to Australians - 'Refugees through their children overboard into the sea - Peter Reith', right through to the current Liberal PM, Morrison who lies even about what he previously said on record.
@@JDoe020 In Australianese, calling someone a ratbag is not the same as calling someone a criminal. A ratbag is simply a mischievous person. Not necessarily a criminal.
Wish we were further along, but this reporter is on the right side of history - both Julian and Johnny. Thank you for all your dedication to seeking and speaking up for the truth.
A higher profile case where they don't go after the publishers is the Edward Snowden case. Snowden leaked classified documents and then sent them to be published, and is now wanted. The organizations that actually did the publishing are not.
Distribution Is alright if it's already out The problem is the information becoming public in the first place Edit : a sarcastic remark from the perspective of those to whom the secrets belong
He used the journalist to sort of give the leaked documents a credibility and trust and also to sort out the super ultra top secret data which could have him killed if it was released, he had planned everything...
Ironic that the US has one of the most powerful governments in the world but got easily offended by a single man. And he didn't even belong under their roof yet they called him a traitor for such. I believe Assange is a hero for waking people up from this chaotic system everyone is under while a few eltie yet ruthless individuals control them all.
They weren't offended, they were threatened which actually makes it more embarassing imo. And yeah, he's definately a hero for what he's done, a true journalist.
The federal government is shitting their pants. We're tired of their lies. We're also tired of fighting wars for politicians. That and seeing our brothers and sisters broken physically, mentally and emotionally when they come back. If they come back. Blame the feds not the People.
Literally everything we know about how insane the US government is, we know from Assange and Snowden! Actual real modern heros in my opinion. People that put their convictions before their own life.
Ted Gunderson (ex fbi agent) was one of the first mainstream, look into “The Finders” CIA connected human trafficking cult the FBI investigated but couldn’t take action…
I agree partially. However, I wonder why he left out the Yahoo News report from last year on plans from Pompeos administration to abduct Assange from the embassy. There are also reports that Assange is denied access to his lawyers in Belmarsh. The accusations were also changed several times over the last years, what he also didn't mention. The government wants to show the journalists what can happen to them if they publish classified information. That's the main reason for the case against Assange. But talking about it and making the public more aware of the problems definitely helps 👍
Mr. Julian Assange is nothing less than a f'ing HERO!!! The man and his family should be free living Free and Safe in the country of their choice. Julian Assange should receive a Nobel Price, and being honored as an examplary citizen of Earth, a peaceful warrior for Freedom
"Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of Law or of good behaviour." - Julian Assange.- Justice & Freedom for Political Prisoner Julian Assange Now!!
Really grateful to Johnny and his team for all of theirs efforts. For me this video has become a discovery who actually is Assange, what he did and to what events it can lead in case US government will prosecute him. Thank you again!
If he wasn't a Christian before I know he is one now. Jesus knows. SAVE THIS MAN, WORLD!!!!!!!!! We might not have too many other chances to get stuff right anymore. New invasions a 'hatching as I speak
Really is it really shocking that USA is not innocent of pigs and criminals? ALL THIS BULLSHIT of war hero's is propaganda for the citizens. Why do people truly join the military? It's not for heroec acts to save a country it's not to serve and protect, def. not
@@ariadneschild8460 It's a he. He will never be a she, even if he disclosed information that was "classified." US has propaganda flowing through it's veins.
On wikipedia it says : "On July 25, 2010, WikiLeaks and three media partners-The New York Times, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel-began publishing the 91,731 documents that, in their entirety, became known as the Afghan War Logs" Why is it only Wikileaks chased for this?
@@alokozay300 it seems it is because he helped manning in get the documents to leak. By help, he said he would publish. Therefore motivating manning. Therefore assisting manning. Therefore espionage. Makes sense as long as you don't think about it too hard... or at all...
The are uneducated on what he did. I remember being a kid and being glad when they got Chelsea Manning but now as an adult I realize that Her and Assange were the real heros
That's actually quite simple, it's tribalism. As soon as Assange is identified as enemy, it doesn't matter what's just and fair. To some extend, that's actually true for both tribes, not only for the Republicans.
As a foreigner leaving in the US, it’s frightening how fascinated people here are with the military and how they believe that the military can do no wrong. It’s just right down baffling to see that Americans believe that the war in Iraq and Afghanistan had anything to do with protecting American liberty.
I know what u mean but I think since after the era of the soviet union collapse they still were in a kind of state they needen the protect democratic and capitlistic values. Afghanistan had big interest in oil and they also didn’t like Iran. So I think it’s 50/50 because I’m also convinces bush started this war to help the military and destruction company’s. Bush his family and friends had big stakes in those company’s. So it had benificiaI advantages for the power of bush. I hope the next president of the usa will make good desicion in these scary times we live. (Sorry for bad text. *laughin in european*)
Dang, that family being mowed down by the apache was just brutal, and the fact that no crime wars was raised is just sickening, imagine if rusia did that to someone in ucrania.
@@princehabibi1022 Christians are killed across the world every day, and not for anything they've done or are suspected of doing, but simply for their beliefs. So many people fear the God they say doesn't exist.
Assange absolutely needs to win this case if he's going to be tried. If US manages to get legal precedence over publishing gov. leaks that will mean this case will be usable by any lawyer for decades to come until we're at a time where someone can dispute the results again. This would end up being an extreme step towards major censorship.
Look at how media and the US government are treating the leaker of the recent overturning of Roe V Wade. Calling them “traitors”, “liars”, and asking to lock them up. The US has already showed that it will do anything in its power to overthrow basic human rights. Assange will likely not win, we just have to make sure that we riot and protest against the court system.
Thank you for shedding light on this. Wikileaks has been the biggest exposer of government corruption and to have that punished under laws of "espionage" while people stay silent is disgusting.
It’s even more disturbing because typically, the Espionage was only supposed to be in effect during times of war, just like trying someone with treason, but I guess we just arbitrarily ignore that?
This is what upsets me and emotionally triggers me into pain. I belong to such a war torn country and I have heard from countless witnesses, who fought against these allied forces. They predicted all those years ago, what stupid, corrupt governments/organisations have brought these countries to; their demise. These helpers created the mess all around Iraq, Syria and the new free country for Taliban. Assange is a hero for me, he deserves to live freely
@@joeblowe8993 When cops feel powerful enough to choke a black man to death, imagine what the people with actual power have done. And people see george floyd as a martyr, so... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5rXPrfnU3G0.html
@@sanchitverma6013 Would you say Bernie Sanders and Stalin are the same type of people? Many call them both commies, but they are hugely different. Just like the US and Russia, both will use lies and excuse to invade others, but you would rather be invaded by one then the other. You shouldn't minimize Americans' crime, but that doesn't mean you can use it to justify even worse behaviors from another country
@@sanchitverma6013 "so how's the so-called land of the free any different from Russia??" - The USA has a way better economy and the richest large population of the world. (The only countries where the average person is richer than an average US citizen, are multiple orders of magnitude smaller) - better infrastructure (for the USA) - more political influence from the public (USA) - more connected and dependent on its neighbors (Russia) - better enforced law system (USA) - more freedoms granted by law (USA) - NO legal criticism of Government (Russia) (just look at all the criticism Trump got during his entire presidency. In Russia, Putin has poisoned/murdered everyone after just one day of eqully harsh criticism) . . .
What the US did to innocent Iraqis is sickening and I’m upset that only found about it right now. When I was younger (2016 specifically) I was constantly told that all Iraqis and Syrians or what nots were terrorists. I only found out years later I was being told a lie
Yeah that’s propaganda to dehumanize territories so we can topple governments, impose puppets, and our corporations invade economically not very discreetly, the world bank rebuilds the bombed buildings and puts a bank in town where you can pay them back for rebuilding what we destroyed, etc etc. the news hyped and narrated the war justifying it the the people, the politicians vote to invade and our financially gaining by oil or military industrial complex investments/affiliates. It’s just a whole big group basically the Illumaniti
@@Kherdella not just the us. Also india. Indians hate muslims so anything muslims do is because "they're muslims so they're terrorists". A dogwhistle people use here is calling islam "peaceful religion" in a very sarcastic tone. It's not about the people. It's about the religion they follow.
It's also mental that the 24/7 police presence outside the Ecuadorian embassy cost the UK taxpayer £10m ($12.3m) for three years. Assange, an Australian citizen in the UK, wanted by Sweden and the U.S., and yet it's Britain who has to bear this ridiculous cost.
Jonathan pollard committed an espionage act, he sold US high secrets to Israeli now as a hero live in Israel happily ever after, also US taxpayer for his life style, now why Julian Assange is in Jail
To be fair you could argue that every country has probably spent more, on a lot more stupider things. I get it he’s not from there and that’s y’alls tax payers money, I’m just saying
That was ur Govt's discretion... julian didn't ask it!... the guy was doing what he thought was right as a journalist- that the common citizens are fooled by the Govt... what's said to the people and what really goes on...y'all remember those WMDs that existed in Bush's head... no one punished those guys still for lying to the peoples while being In position of trust n power.... how does that work???
I am profoundly grateful that you brought this to our attention. It has always been something worrying about the handling of Julian Assange that smells of injustice. There are so many things that are hidden from the public that without investigative journalism we would have no clue as to the horrors that world governments perpetrate without being held accountable.
World governments? Mostly atrocities of western governments is what's kept secret and people don't know. With governments US doesn't like, they do very well to use their mainstream media to expose their atrocities just to make as many people hate those countries and not concentrate on the US
Thank you for covering one of the coups that contributed to instability in my native country of Nicaragua. Its affected our family for sure which is something most dont think about when they think of wars, invasions and coups.
It eases their conscience, they get to have their cars, TVs, and trinkets guilt free. It's a lot harder to say you're from the freedom loving West, when you're seeing your troops gun children down for sport.
Because they would argue that what we really want is security and peace of mind. Freedom can’t exist in a vacuum, otherwise it can lead to anarchy in which ultimately everyone suffers. If you actually want a better understanding of this perspective look up Andrew Bustamante, former CIA spy. He’s been on some podcasts recently in which he does give his view and justification. Personally, I can see both sides. Imo, taken to either extreme is really dangerous so the tricky part is finding the right balance, if one exists.
Jorge Luis Carrasquillo Cepeda he is a symbol for the lies and the double moral of the US and UK what reports every day about russian war crime in Ukraine but put in prison people who report about their own war crimes. That he is in prison shows all the lies about moral and democraty in the countries of the Nato
It's so sad to see the system using every resource they have to silence and imprison Assange, all because they are afraid of what it might do to their positions of power. We live in a world where a desire to maintain the status quo will be defended at all costs...
It isn’t necessarily that there aren’t brave people like them out there, it’s that the punishments governments put on those sorts of actions are ridiculous.
@@thecreamofthecrop2694 Have you taken a look at your government? Educate yourself. Our government is the most corrupt crime syndicate on the planet. If you want to call a patriot who exposes what we all need to know a traitor, what do you call our government cartel? Daddy? Please.
Yes we need more people who will steal unrelated documents to protect there own ass. There's at least one former president who agrees with you. I could get behind this to some degree, however the issue becomes that they broke the law too. Leaking information about an illegal government program? Good thing. Stealing unrelated documents for blackmail? Bad thing. These are not virtuous people. At best they're people.
Wow I’m completely dumbfounded... We genuinely need more people like you who are in pursuit of just and the truth. Thank you for your time and dedication in journalism. Your content is loved and appreciated.
Hands down one of the most talented journalist to ever exist making so much sense and simplifying things to the max, honestly you rock bro keep up the good work
Was just thinking the same thing. Compare to the old-guard at large journalist centers (NYT, MSM, etc)...Johnny strikes a great balance between information, keeping interest (hard these days), video (most compelling to the widest audience - more than just 'readers'), and smarts. Well done JH.
That clip of those operators open firing to the family is digusting, and the fact that they feel like they deserve it is even more sickening. Being labeled a criminal by telling and spreading the truth, i'd rather not know anything at all, but there's no turning back now
And these are the same people who are lecturing about human rights in Ukraine right now, hypocrites. Russia is not right, but NATO has no moral ground to lecture the world on anything.
@@iValkyrie46 Abortion rights are currently in the political spotlight so it's relevant. Large swathes of the population ruling over women's health on unscientific and unprincipled grounds is a problem. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy, since conservatives tend to be the ones turning a blind eye to our war crimes.
@@megashadow3789 Abortions are normally well-motivated and done as a last resort (contraception is preferred). So I struggle to see how it's "evil" in the general case.
He is a foreign SPY and should be dealt with accordingly. Spoiled cry babies. You have no idea what the US government has and is doing to keep ‘the bad guys’ out of your backyard. Of how much horror and torture, pain, and sickness that has been stopped in the world. And yes, to non-American people that we have no obligation to protect.
@@robertwesaidcarl.7845 The US government? The USA is an occupied country, occupied in a bloodless coup by the hideous left liberals and global elites (WEF/Soros). You mean like protecting Afghanistan.....dont assume, I have no idea what is going on. I think medical research and human endeavour around the world over hundreds of years has elevated many people out of poverty around the world. However, there is still a long way to go. Unfortunately the USA is not going to do it under the present corrupt governement.
I remember when this was a huge news story. I was a younger kid at the time so I was more naive to media propaganda and thinking Assange was a terrible traitor. Wow how times have changed!
Good to have you on board. I mean the US media is pretty trash (on all sides), if you want relatively objective global news in English, Al Jazeera is pretty good (except for things involving Qatar), otherwise getting relatively unbiased media on US matters is often quite the chore. Two party system sucks hard.
I am glued to every word because I haven’t heard is total logic spoken in years. Your point of view in this ain’t just the truth but totally captivating.
Thanks for covering this. As an Australian, I'm ashamed that my government has been quiet on this and seems adamant on doing nothing. He isn't on anyone's side, he's on the side of truth, and that's why i respect him, he's not afraid to burn his corrupt supporters in the pursuit of truth, even if it will destroy him.
I was thinking about why his country didn't defend him. Terrible being abandoned by your country while in a foreign country for believing in exposing to the world what is intentionally hidden. No country wants to go against the wishes of the world bully...USA. I can understand this as a Hawaiian Islands, H. I. National. ALL our country's allies abandoned our treaties with them (about 20) and aligned with the US invasion of our country in 1893 to assist in the overthrow of our monarchy, set up the military occupation and install a civilian government here that they control. It's really about everyone's attitude towards truth 🙄 😒 So I hope 🙏🏾 for a miracle to allow truths to prevail over the real criminals trying to silence and genocide truth itself and our Kanaka Maoli people. #truthsayer #truthprevail #martyrdomcandidate #abandoned #freeAssange
Great show sir!!! Well done with laying this all out. Pretty crazy what is going on in this situation. Our government is out of control and we need to take it back as a people. They have way too much power and little by little are taking away all our rights.
As a brit I'm disappointed that the news shows I watched, including comedy shows, were so negative towards Assange, when you'd expect them to at least support the principle of freedom of the press. Especially comedians
Assange posted pedosta emails with coded language that matched code words the FBI says are used by pedo's. Pizzagate comet ping pong judge is now a supreme court justice.
People like Julian and Edwards help restore faith in humanity. There will always be somebody who is risking their neck to uphold truth and fight the oppression.
@@ucouldnevahIt's not like he had any choice. His own country wanted him dead. So much for the 1A when you can't even hold your own government accountable...
An intelligent and focussed presentation. The key point - this case is really about government restrictions on free speech and the removal of an individuals freedom to speak the truth as they see it. The potential extradition of Julian Assange is another step towards authoritarian control and state managed propaganda.
@@sym9266 Only very recently has PV dipped into real journalism, I give em credit, but keeping a skeptic mind with all the deception edits & lies they were exposed for previously.
@@jerseyshoredroneservices225 It's only your soul that's on the line in that scenario. I guess for a lot of people that's like paying for something with dirt.
This is top notch journalism and it gets me interested in things that i thought were uninteresting or useless for my existence! Thank you Jhonny Harris
Good stuff. Glad you are standing up and continuing the ever tough fight for all of us who absolutely believe in Journalism and of course, free speech. Thank you
