John Pilger: The Assange Arrest Is a Warning From History

That this outrage happened in the heart of London, in the land of Magna Carta, ought to shame and anger all who fear for “democratic” societies, writes John Pilger,

John Pilger
By John Pilger
Wikileaks | Julian Assange Arrested

The glimpse of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London is an emblem of the times. Might against right. Muscle against the law. Indecency against courage. Six policemen manhandled a sick journalist, his eyes wincing against his first natural light in almost seven years. That this outrage happened in the heart of London,

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Assange Arrest: The Turning Point is Here — Don’t Let Empire Win

Will we wait until they come for us because our homes are built atop resources they wish to plunder, because we shared information online they found objectionable, because we dared to question why madmen are in control of our country and much of the world?

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb

LONDON (Opinion) -- This morning, the London-based branch of Empire made good on its threat and boldly moved to begin dismantling the vestiges of democracy and press freedom that still remain, vestiges that have allowed people throughout the Western world to pretend that their government and politicians still respect their rights and the rule of

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The Latest on Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange’s Arrest, US Extradition

Following nearly seven years and a protracted effort by US intelligence agencies, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by London Police.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Wikileaks | Julian Assange Arrested

Latest | London Judge Michael Snow has found Assange guilty of breaching his bail at Westminster Magistrates' Court after Assange appeared in a courtroom packed with supporters. Assange faces a sentence of up to one year for the conviction and has serious charges pending in the United

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Roger Stone Arrest: Trump Associate and Dirty Trickster Indicted by Special Counsel

Stone played a role in the Watergate scandal; boasted about orchestrating the “Brooks Brothers riot,” a heated attempt to interfere with the 2000 presidential election recount, and has compiled a laundry list of other dirty deeds.

Alexander Rubinstein
By Alexander Rubinstein
Roger Stone

LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA -- In the early hours of Friday morning, the FBI arrested career ratfucker and one-time Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone. An indictment released by the special counsel’s office, which is investigating allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, accuses Stone of committing several crimes, all

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Police Arrest 83, Tear Gas Protesters At Dakota Access Pipeline

Local police used tear gas as hundreds of protesters tried to halt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline at Standing Rock.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
A protesters is arrested by police near the Dakota Access pipeline at a construction site in North Dakota, Oct. 22, 2016. (Photo: YouTube)

More than 80 protesters were arrested Saturday after clashing with police in a demonstration against the Dakota Access pipeline construction site in North Dakota, the local sheriff's department said and admitted to using tear gas against the protest where hundreds of Native American nations have been gathering for months to demand the project’s

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Body Cam Footage Leads To Arrest Of Police Officers Who Shot 6-Year-Old Boy

Jeremy Mardis has become the youngest person to be killed by police officers in 2015. Col. Edmonson said that he died buckled to the front seat of the car.

Housely
By Housely
A Police body camera is displayed at a news conference

Jeremy Mardis, a 6-year-old boy with autism was shot dead by Louisiana State Police officers, Norris Greenhouse Jr. and Derrick Stafford last Tuesday. The two officers have been arrested on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. The video footage and arrest has been attributed to police use of body cameras. The body

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