On the 11th of April 2019 British Police Force were into the 7th year of their siege of the Ecuadorian Embassy. The enemy of the state was none other than Julian Assange, who stubbornly and to great personal discomfort resisted the superior force for years. His charge? Exposing war crimes, deceit, surveillance state and the corruption of the establishment on the industrial scale.
The gruelling siege has finally ended, like most ancient stories, with a betrayal. Lenin, please stop laughing, Moreno has revoked Assange’s immunity, previously granted by his predecessor President Correa. The gates were open by the smiling erstwhile guardian of the Hero – Ambassador of Ecuador. Minutes later, dishevelled Assange was dragged out and the freedom of the press worldwide took a shattering blow. The message was clear: you go against the grain, you will suffer the consequences. The fact that BBC or the SKY news were AWOL at the time of the arrest and the actual footage for the posterity was provided by the only media outlet present – Russian Ruptly – speak volumes about the bizarre world we live in. We have become a country that arrests dissidents and freedom fighters.
What caused the betrayal? The official version is the unreasonable behaviour of Mr Assange. Rinse your mouth. The actual reason probably lies in the 180 degree turn performed by the President Moreno. Some argue it was the $4.2bn IMF loan provided to Ecuador a month before that did the trick. Alternatively, it could be a simple case of exposed corruption. Wikileaks, through INA Papers, accused President Moreno of taking Chinese money in order to facilitate a hydroelectric dam project. Moreno’s cut was apparently then laundered in Panama. Not bad for someone who’s been in power for just over a year. I guess some are just born with it. Former President Correa was emphatic in his assessment:
There are a number of charges to consider: US, UK and Sweden – all close allies, from the Iraq war to the destruction of the Libyan state, and an axe to grind against Mr Assange. In Sweden, Mr Assange was accused of rape by two separate women. Not just one, but two. This way the image of a monster is more believable. They’d conceded that the process was consensual until they have asked him to wear protection. Apparently, he flipped after that. I do not know about you but I do not know of any men who would flip over such trivial issue, especially those of seemingly mild disposition. I think, given that the charges were dropped anyway, we can discard that interpretation of the story. That’s not the reason why Powers that be are after the contemporary Hero of our Time. Then there is a smaller British charge of skipping bail, which is connected to the Swedish rape case. Mr Assange has indeed broke the law and skipped bail. We all know why he did – to survive, to avoid the extradition. Speaking of which brings us to the real charge, until now unknown. Charge that forced Assange to flee for safety…or so he thought.
US prosecutors insist Mr Assange is sent to the US to answer charges of working with Chelsea Manning to steal highly confidential military info and diplomatic cables. Like US soldiers murdering civilians and Reuters journalists in cold blood. Of course, this is just an original charge. We must not forget that WikiLeaks swung the 2016 election. It purportedly hacked DNC servers, published the truth (DNC favoring Hilary Clinton over Bernie Sanders and successfully working towards that goal – all very democratic by the Democrats) and tipped the election in Trump’s favour. The cataclysmic event that unsettled both the establishment (money, media) and the deep state in the shadows (power, foreign policy). Of course, it is quite hard to ascertain the truth because the Democratic Party never handed over their servers for examination by the FBI and other respected bodies thus putting President Trump through two year hell. Why not? Well, my dear reader, use your imagination… When Mueller’s report detonated that theory, by refusing to indict Assange, all hell broke loose. It is also noteworthy, in the light of Mr Assange’s arrest, that none of the US stalwarts of the Left, from self-proclaimed socialists to social democrats, kept an eerie silence as their Left leaning colleagues raged across the world. Compare their reaction to Corbyn’s – true champion of justice and human rights – and feel the difference. Vacuous AOC, ” I will be supporting Ms Clinton” Bernie, “Pocahontas” Warren et al are all fakes, phonies, duds, you name it. Democratic Party – the party of war and US exceptionalism – is nearly dead. Nearly, because there is still some hope with Ms Tulsi Gabbard. I will be watching her campaign with great interest. None of the other candidates strike me as genuine or having the right vision.
What happens next is of paramount importance. Mr Assange is very likely to be extradited to US and I will be surprised if he is not. There is a Joke in the pack: Mr Trump. His reaction is likely to be ambivalent. Remember, he luuurves Wikileaks. Having said that, only one thing can ensure his safety and fair treatment. Only one thing can ensure that we live and continue to live in a fair world. General Election in 2019 and victory of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn. Stars are still aligning but the moment is approaching. We must stand ready.