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February 18, 2020
Free Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange!
By Kathy Swift
A cornerstone of democracy is a free and independent press. Defend Wikileaks and defend democracy.
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Support Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange!
After years of obfuscation, the U.S. has finally revealed its hand by charging Julian Assange with espionage for exposing US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a result, Chelsea Manning has been re-imprisoned for her continued refusal to testify against Assange. If the U.S. is successful in extraditing Assange to our country, it will mark the first time that the espionage act has been used to prosecute a publisher.
Express solidarity with Manning and Assange by writing them letters of support:
Chelsea Manning
William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center
2001 Mill Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
Julian Assange
DOB: 3/07/1971
HMP Belmarsh
Western Way
London SE28 OEB
UK
Additionally, sign these online petitions for Manning and Assange.
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Kathy Swift holds a PhD in Education and is a local activist, organizer, and citizen journalist. Podcasts of her programs can be found at KCSB on SoundCloud. "If wars can be started by lies, peace can be started by truth."
- Julian Assange