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3/31/23 Josh Rushing on the Persecution of Julian Assange
3/31/23 Josh Rushing on the Persecution of Julian Assange
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47 minutes
Released:
Apr 5, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Journalist Josh Rushing joins Scott to discuss a documentary he produced for Al Jazeera about Julian Assange. Rushing talks about his experience making the documentary, what they focused on and why they produced it now. They run through the many myths people still believe about Assange before getting into the multiple ways he has been targeted by the government and betrayed by many of his fellow journalists.
Discussed on the show:
The imprisonment of Julian Assange
Scott’s interview with Gabriel Shipton, Julian Assange’s brother
The Julian Assange Indictment
WikiLeaks: Collateral Murder (Iraq, 2007)
The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
README.txt: A Memoir by Chelsea Manning
“An open letter from editors and publishers: Publishing is not a Crime” (The Guardian)
“Alternative Facts: How the media failed Julian Assange” (Harper’s Magazine)
“Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks” (Yahoo News)
“How Comey intervened to kill WikiLeaks’ immunity deal” (The Hill)
‘I Sold The Iraq War And Regret It’
Mission Al-Jazeera by Josh Rushing
Josh Rushing is an American broadcast journalist and photographer. He is a correspondent for the Emmy-winning documentary series, Fault Lines, on Al Jazeera English. He is also a former officer of the United States Marine Corps. Follow him on Twitter @joshrushing
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Discussed on the show:
The imprisonment of Julian Assange
Scott’s interview with Gabriel Shipton, Julian Assange’s brother
The Julian Assange Indictment
WikiLeaks: Collateral Murder (Iraq, 2007)
The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
README.txt: A Memoir by Chelsea Manning
“An open letter from editors and publishers: Publishing is not a Crime” (The Guardian)
“Alternative Facts: How the media failed Julian Assange” (Harper’s Magazine)
“Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks” (Yahoo News)
“How Comey intervened to kill WikiLeaks’ immunity deal” (The Hill)
‘I Sold The Iraq War And Regret It’
Mission Al-Jazeera by Josh Rushing
Josh Rushing is an American broadcast journalist and photographer. He is a correspondent for the Emmy-winning documentary series, Fault Lines, on Al Jazeera English. He is also a former officer of the United States Marine Corps. Follow him on Twitter @joshrushing
This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.
Get Scott’s interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack.
Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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