Arresting Assange.

The arrest of Julian Assange makes one thing clear: the United States (US) and its allies do not care about international law and freedom of speech if it is against their 'interests'. The remarks of the British ruling elite after the arrest of Assange is just indicative of the above. The inference one can easily draw from British Prime Minister Theresa May's remarks 'in the United Kingdom, no one is above the law' is that the UK law becomes blind when it comes to protecting the lies of the US authorities where they constructed to attack one country after another in the aftermath of 9/11 attacks.

What is the crime that Assange has committed? His offence has been to make sense of dark times. His Wikileaks, according to many serious and credible journalists, is the only source with an impeccable record of accuracy and authenticity which no newspaper, no TV channel, no radio station can equal. This explains why the US is so much eager to indict him. The US wants him so badly because it wants to set an example. By incarcerating and isolating Assange, the US intends to issue a warning to other journalists, activists and whistle-blowers not to follow Wikileak's path.

Put simply, Julian Assange's arrest is a blatant attack on the press freedoms and right to information. The arrest and possible extradition of Assange to the US...

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