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Julian Assange and Raymond A. Davis

by Christopher King February 25, 2011

Christopher King considers the cases of two men the USA wants to extradite, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and CIA spy “Raymond A. David”, on remand in Pakistan for murder. He argues that the murky case of “Davis” underlines the need for whistleblowers like Assange.

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WikiLeaks and the press

by Paul J. Balles December 26, 2010

They ought to be after Assange for giving governments reasons for censorship – just the opposite effect of the transparency he presumably wanted to promote.
But readers of the two leading US newspapers never learned key facts about the document. According to Porter, WikiLeaks revealed how the press has been complicit in cover-ups by the government.

That alone should justify WikiLeaks’ efforts to expose cover-ups and promote transparency – even in the press.

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Is Julian Assange Europe’s Nelson Mandela?

by Christopher King December 8, 2010

Sweden’s false charges against Mr Assange are not the first time that country has collaborated with aggressors. When the Nazis wanted to seize Norway’s heavy water production plant for their nuclear research, Sweden announced that it was neutral and allowed the Germans to roll straight through the country to Norway. Just ask the Norwegians at the present time about their opinion of Sweden. Those were the days when Britain fought armed aggression rather than supported it.

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New weapons experimented in Gaza: population risks genetic mutations

by Haitham Sabbah May 14, 2010

Biopsies from 32 victims conducted at three universities: Rome (Italy), Chalmer (Sweden) and Beirut (Lebanon) Toxic and carcinogenic metals, able to produce genetic mutations, have been found in the tissues of people wounded in Gaza during Israeli military operations of 2006 and 2009. The research has been carried out on wounds provoked by weapons that [...]

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Shame, Shame on H&M [Video]

by Haitham Sabbah April 1, 2010

ISM Sweden shows H&M’s new spring collection Gothenburg, Sweden. At 4.30 pm today, ISM Sweden could reveal the latest fashion outside H&M’s main store in Gothenburg. It was clear that the latest fashion had been inspired by the decision to open seven stores in the apartheid state of Israel. This spring’s colour is army green, [...]

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The battle for Jerusalem [Video]

by Haitham Sabbah December 7, 2009

Ali Abunimah debates Israeli Zionist about Jerusalem. As EU Foreign ministers prepare to meet on Monday to discuss a Swedish proposal to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of both Israel and Palestine, the EU accuses Israel of working deliberately to alter the citys demographic balance and sever East Jerusalem from the West Bank. Can the [...]

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The European Union: Considers East Jerusalem As Capital of Palestine

by Haitham Sabbah December 2, 2009

Support Sweden’s Proposal to the European Union to Proclaim East Jerusalem as Capital of a Palestinian State. Friends: Many of us search for an avenue, act, effort, or voice to demand that Israel stop being treated as a separate nation on this planet, a nation above all divine and human laws, a nation that can [...]

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