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[Michael Scally MD]

That book Assange was holding when he was arrested appeared to be Gore Vidal’s History of the National Security State.





LONDON — Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who released reams of secret documents that embarrassed the United States government, was taken into police custody on Thursday after being evicted from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has lived for almost seven years.

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that Mr. Assange had been arrested by officers at the embassy on a warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates’ Court in 2012, for failing to surrender to the court.

The United States Justice Department has filed criminal charges against Mr. Assange, 47, related to the publication of classified documents, a fact that prosecutors accidentally made public in November. He also faces a charge in a British court of jumping bail.

Mr. Assange is also suspected of aiding Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election by releasing material stolen from the computers of the Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party. In July, the Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking those computers, and the indictment contends that at least one of them was in contact with WikiLeaks.

 

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PARIS — British authorities arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday in response to a U.S. extradition request after Ecuador rescinded his asylum at its embassy in London, ending a standoff that lasted nearly seven years.

London’s Metropolitan Police said a statement that Assange was “arrested on behalf of the United States authorities” and would “appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court as soon as possible.” British police originally sought custody of Assange for jumping bail after Sweden requested his extradition in a separate case stemming from sexual assault allegations.

Jennifer Robinson, Assange’s lawyer, said on Twitter that her client was “arrested not just for breach of bail conditions but also in relation to a US extradition request.” Robinson did not immediately respond to requests for further comment.

U.S. authorities have prepared an arrest warrant and extradition papers, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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London's Metropolitan Police carried out the Thursday morning arrest and said in a statement that they were “invited into the embassy by the ambassador, following the Ecuadorian government’s withdrawal of asylum.” In response, the Russian government accused Britain of “strangling freedom” by taking custody of Assange.

 

[Michael Scally MD]

MOUNT NEVERMORE
https://claytoonz.com/2019/04/11/mount-nevermore/

Donald Trump is proud of the fact he doesn’t know much history and has never read a presidential biography. It wouldn’t matter if he had since he prefers to ignore facts and just make shit up. The president of the United States is proud to be ignorant which is even more of a fault when you’re also stupid.

Politico reports that during a visit to Mount Vernon (in case you’re a Republican and like Donald Trump, Mount Vernon was George Washington’s home) last April with French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump learned that our first president (in case you’re a Republican, that’s George Washington) was a major real-estate developer during his time. He wondered how rich he was, and according to three sources, why he didn’t name the compound after himself.

The sources reveal that Trump said, “If he was smart, he would’ve put his name on it. You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.” The VIPs’ tour guide for the evening, Mount Vernon president and CEO Doug Bradburn, told Trump that Washington did, after all, succeed in getting the nation’s capital named after him. “Good point,” Trump said.

Bradburn reportedly told several people that the French president and his wife were more knowledgeable about the history of the property than Trump. Trump was critical of the size of the rooms and stairs, but was impressed by Washington’s bed saying it was “a good bed to die in.”

In that city named after Washington where Trump lives, is a monument named after Washington, which Trump can see from the White House. Also in Washington, DC is George Washington University. Maybe from all of his billions, or more accurately, millions, Trump noticed Washington’s face on the one dollar bill.

As for remembering Washington, there is a state named after him (in case you’re a Republican, that’s Washington state). There are 31 counties and 241 towns named after Washington. There are at least twelve universities named after Washington. There are four forts named for Washington. The private residence of Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaiʻi is named after Washington. There are four geological features (mountains and lakes) featuring the name “Washington.” There are nine parks and five neighborhoods named after Washington. It would be extremely difficult to count how many bridges, streets, parkways, highways, and circles are named “Washington.” There are monuments across the country to Washington. He is one of the four presidents on Mount Rushmore, where Trump’s likeness will NEVER be.

There are statues of Washington, not just in the United States, but in other countries including Peru, France, Columbia, Mexico, Venezuela, Thailand, Hungary, Argentina, and even the United Kingdom, who Washington led a revolution against.

I think it’s safe to say that we remember George Washington.

There are two differences between the stuff named after Trump and Washington. Most things named after Trump, from wine to steaks to magazines to airlines to casinos, etc, don’t exist anymore. Trump’s first term isn’t over yet and already several properties have removed his name (it’s like the number 13…or herpes. You don’t want it). The things still named after Trump, like Trump Tower and Donald Trump Jr., are abject failures. Most things named after George are still there.

The other difference is, most things named after Washington were chosen by other people. Washington didn’t put himself on the dollar bill or Mount Rushmore. Everything named after Trump was named by Trump. Trump has to name stuff after himself because no one else is going to do it. Another difference between the two men is that people debate if Washington was our very best president, but there won’t be any debate about who is our worst.

In the future, you won’t be able to find anything named after Trump, just like nobody names anything after Hitler.

 

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[Senorman]

That book Assange was holding when he was arrested appeared to be Gore Vidal’s History of the National Security State.





LONDON — Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who released reams of secret documents that embarrassed the United States government, was taken into police custody on Thursday after being evicted from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has lived for almost seven years.

The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that Mr. Assange had been arrested by officers at the embassy on a warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates’ Court in 2012, for failing to surrender to the court.

The United States Justice Department has filed criminal charges against Mr. Assange, 47, related to the publication of classified documents, a fact that prosecutors accidentally made public in November. He also faces a charge in a British court of jumping bail.

Mr. Assange is also suspected of aiding Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election by releasing material stolen from the computers of the Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party. In July, the Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking those computers, and the indictment contends that at least one of them was in contact with WikiLeaks.

This arrest surely took the piss out of Roger Stone. Asange is going to squeal like a pig to the Feds.

 

[Michael Scally MD]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested today in the United Kingdom pursuant to the U.S./UK Extradition Treaty, in connection with a federal charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for agreeing to break a password to a classified U.S. government computer.

According to court documents unsealed today, the charge relates to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.

The indictment alleges that in March 2010, Assange engaged in a conspiracy with Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army, to assist Manning in cracking a password stored on U.S. Department of Defense computers connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Network (SIPRNet), a U.S. government network used for classified documents and communications.

Manning, who had access to the computers in connection with her duties as an intelligence analyst, was using the computers to download classified records to transmit to WikiLeaks. Cracking the password would have allowed Manning to log on to the computers under a username that did not belong to her. Such a deceptive measure would have made it more difficult for investigators to determine the source of the illegal disclosures.

During the conspiracy, Manning and Assange engaged in real-time discussions regarding Manning’s transmission of classified records to Assange. The discussions also reflect Assange actively encouraging Manning to provide more information. During an exchange, Manning told Assange that “after this upload, that’s all I really have got left.” To which Assange replied, “curious eyes never run dry in my experience.”

Assange is charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

 

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