The pursuit of Julian Assange is an assault on freedom and a mockery of journalism

http://www.johnpilger.com/articles/the-pursuit-of-julian-assange-is-an-assault-on-freedom-and-a-mockery-of-journalism
Date Written:  2012-08-23
Year Published:  2012
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX14494

Four years ago, a barely noticed Pentagon document, leaked by WikiLeaks, described how WikiLeaks and Assange would be destroyed with a smear campaign leading to "criminal prosecution". We are witnessing the implementation of that plan.

Subject Headings

• Freedom of Expression
• Journalism Ethics
• Legal Systems as Instruments of Oppression
• Wikileaks