Julian Assange: A Pawn in the Game of Silencing Dissent
Julian Assange's brutal persecution was a deliberate intimidation tactic by the US government to silence journalists and whistleblowers. The message: challenge us, and be crushed.
As news breaks that Julian Assange will soon walk free, it's imperative not to be lulled into a false sense of victory for press freedom. The brutal, prolonged persecution of Assange was no mere exercise in legal procedure but a chilling message to journalists and whistleblowers worldwide: challenge us, and you will be annihilated. The tactics deployed …