by Leesa K. Donner | Jun 18, 2022 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Good Reads, Opinion
There is perhaps no more controversial character than Julian Assange. Labeled an international thief by some and a righteous whistle-blower by others, the WikiLeaks founder was tapped as Time magazine “Person of the Year” in 2010. However, his fall from grace has been...
by Mark Angelides | Jan 4, 2021 | Articles, Intelligence, Law, Politics
The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has received a late Christmas gift in the form of a U.K. judge ruling to block his extradition to the United States. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said that although the U.S. prosecutors met the tests for the extradition to...
by Graham J Noble | Jul 11, 2020 | Articles, Law, Politics, Trump Administration
Of all the prosecutions to come out of the Russia collusion hoax and the special counsel investigation it spawned, Roger Stone’s was, arguably, the most purely political – or, at least, it was on a par with the trial of Michael Flynn for that dubious honor....
by Leesa K. Donner | Feb 25, 2020 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, First Amendment, Intelligence, Law, Media, Politics, Social Issues
Some see him as a pitiful political prisoner and freedom fighter; others view him as a reckless maniac who put people in danger. Few are those who have no opinion of Julian Assange. Either way – it’s time for the founder of WikiLeaks to face the music as a British...
by Kelli Ballard | Nov 13, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Intelligence, Law, Politics
The defense has rested in the Roger Stone case, and closing arguments are scheduled to be heard on Nov. 13. The political strategist and consultant known for being vocal and flamboyant surprisingly didn’t even take the stand in his own defense. But perhaps that was...