Australian PM: "Enough is Enough" in Assange Case. Really?

 

In an interview some weeks ago, Australian Prime Minister Albanese spoke out about Australian political prisoner Julian Assange. He said (paraphrased), "Julian Assange is an Australian citizen. The man's prosecution has gone on way too long. Enough is enough." From memory, no leader from this country has uttered a peep about Assange. Yes, some back-bench politicians have mentioned Assange in Parliament, to no meaningful change for the award-winning publisher. The question remains, does the PM have any power to use diplomatic channels to finally free him? As a card-carrying cynic, I think not. 

That said, this is a step in the right direction.

Over the last few months, the president of Mexico asked for Assange's release. More recently, the president of Brazil, Lula Desilva, protested Assange's imprisonment and officially requested the journalist's release. 

The last Press Gala in DC revealed a cartel of stenographers patting each other on the back for their "journalism." For me, this was a cringe-fest like no other. And to hear President Biden carry on about the power of the press as a necessary aspect of "our democracy," everyone in the room knowing full well the US has a journalist in prison for telling the truth about American war crimes and governmental corruption, was not only cringe-worthy but pushing many to get physically sick over the hypocrisy. 

The American corporate press is a cult in total collusion with the security state. When we look back at Russiagate, at least, we know this connection to be true. When one looks at the Biden Laptop story suppressed by MSM and social media, named "Russian propaganda," to discover later the story to be absolutely true, this only substantiates this diabolical collusion. 

At the risk of repeating the views of many independent journalists and free press activists, the imprisonment, persecution/prosecution of Julian Assange is a crime against the US Constitution and a crime against humanity. If Julian Assange goes down, this will set a terrible precedent for investigative journalism. Obviously, this is the point. Reveal a government's corruption and war crimes, and you'll end up in a high-security prison like a child molester or terrorist. 

When I hear that well-used phrase, "It's a matter of national security," I wince and think they're hiding something. 

Way back when the free press's job was to hold power to account. This is rapidly disappearing because corporate and governments have joined forces - known as true fascism. 

To hear national leaders call for the release of Julian Assange is a great move for real democracy. The problem is that the permanent government calls all the shots, particularly in the United States. 

Viewing the Assange case from this highly cynical point of view, knowing our "leaders" really have no power to release Assange, any hope for the man's release diminishes. 

Considering the current political mayhem and social upheaval around the planet, it's necessary to remind people that the UK and the United States have a journalist in prison for telling the truth. 

This is not democracy but totalitarianism.