By Eric Garris / Antiwar.com Blog
In his New Year’s message, South China Morning Post chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo demands Western governments free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before preaching press freedom to everyone else.
The Insufferable Hypocrisy of Western Governments Hell-Bent on Destroying Julian Assange (Video)
Julian Assange extradition. John Shipton, the father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, stands in front of a "Don't Extradite Assange" poster as he arrives at the Old Bailey, London, ahead of a hearing in Assange's battle against extradition to the US. Picture date: Tuesday September 8, 2020. Assange is fighting to avoid being sent to the US to face 17 charges under the Espionage Act and conspiracy to commit computer intrusion after the publication of hundreds of thousands of classified documents in 2010 and 2011. See PA story COURTS Assange. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire URN:55384874 (Press Association via AP Images)