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It argues that the charges against him endanger press freedom and threaten constitutional protections for media and sources. The volume presents the story of Assange and WikiLeaks through original contributions by prominent writers and advocates, while emphasizing urgent public support and caution against state cruelty.","IN DEFENSE OF  \nJULIAN ASSANGE  \nEDITED BY  \nTARIQ ALI AND MARGARET KUNSTLER  \nWith contributions by:  \nPAMELA ANDERSON JULIAN ASSANGE RENATA AVILA  \nKATRIN AXELSSON FRANCO “BIFO” BERARDI SALLY BURCH  \nNOAM CHOMSKY PATRICK COCKBURN NAOMI COLVIN  \nTHE COURAGE FOUNDATION MARK CURTIS  \nDANIEL ELLSBERG TERESA FORCADES I VILA CHARLES GLASS  \nKEVIN GOSZTOLASERGE HALIMI NOZOMI HAYASE CHRIS HEDGES  \nSRECKO HORVAT  \nCAITLIN JOHNSTONE MARGARET KIMBERLEY GEOFFROY DE LAGASNERIE LISA LONGSTAFF  \nALAN MACLEOD STEFANIA MAURIZI CRAIG MURRAY FIDEL NARVÁEZ  \nJOHN C. O’DAY  \nJOHN PILGER JESSELYN RADACK MICHAEL RATNER ANGELA RICHTER GEOFFREY ROBERTSON JENNIFER ROBINSON MATT TAIBBI NATÁLIA VIANA  \nAI WEIWEI VIVIENNE WESTWOOD SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK  \nAfter being forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy, Julian Assange is now in a high security prison in London where he faces extradition to the United States and imprisonment for the rest of his life.  \nThe charges Assange faces are a major threat to press freedom. James Goodale, who represented the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case, commented: “The charge against Assange for ‘conspiring’ with a source is the most dangerous I can think of with respect to the First Amendment in all my years representing media organizations.”  \nIt is critical to build support for Assange and prevent his delivery into the hands of the Trump administration. That is the urgent purpose of this book. A wide range of distinguished contributors, many of them in original pieces, here set out the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, the importance of their work, and the dangers for us all in the persecution they face.  \nOR Books  \n[www.or books. com](www.or books. com)  \nC ov e r d e s ig n by A n t a r a G h o s h  \nIN DEFENSE OF JULIAN ASSANGE  \nIN DEFENSE OF JULIAN ASSANGE  \nEDITED BY TARIQ ALI AND MARGARET KUNSTLER  \nOR Books New York • London  \n© 2019 The contributors  \n[Visit our website at www.orbooks.com](Visit our website at www.orbooks.com)  \nAll rights [information: rights@orbooks.com](information: rights@orbooks.com)  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, except brief passages for review purposes.  \nFirst printing 2019  \nCataloging-in-Publication data is available from the Library of Congress.  \nA catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.  \npaperback ISBN 978-1-68219-221-4  \ne-book ISBN 978-1-68219-223-8  \nTypeset by Lapiz Digital Services. Printed by Bookmobile, USA, and CPI, UK.  \nIf there is one takeaway from these shared experiences in truth-telling and courage, it is a note of extreme caution: never doubt the mendacity and cruelty of the state. It will make pariahs and outcasts out of those who will someday be recognized as heroes.  \n—Michael Ratner (1943-2016)  \nCONTENTS  \nIntroduction: Tariq Ali and Margaret Kunstler xi  \nChronology of Major Events xxviii  \nCaitlin Johnstone: Responding to Assange’s Critics 1–3 xxxv  \nPART I. EXPULSION 1  \n1. Chris Hedges: The Martyrdom of Julian Assange 3  \n2. Noam Chomsky: The Scandal of Assange’s Arrest 8  \n3. Alan MacLeod: The Media Cheer Assange’s Arrest 11  \n4. Charles Glass: Prizes for Some, Prison for Assange 15  \n5. Katrin Axelsson and Lisa Longstaff: We Are Women  \nAgainst Rape but We Do Not Want Assange Extradited 21  \n6. Lisa Longstaff: Unpublished Letter on Arrest of Assange 24  \n7. Kevin Gosztola: WikiLeaks and the Democrats 26  \n8. Margaret Kimberley: The Naïveté of Julian Assange 37  \n9. Vivienne Westwood: If Julian Goes ... 46  \n10. Matt Taibbi: Julian Assange Must Never Be Extradited 47  \n11. The Courage Foundation: The “Assange Precedent” 52  \n12. 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