LETTER: Abysmal treatment of Julian Assange by media is embarrassing
What has truly upset the US is that it was caught in the act and exposed to the world as a war criminal
26 February 2021 - 16:41
It is disheartening and hard to fathom the apathetic attitude of journalism towards the fate of WikiLeaks activist Julian Assange. Apart from some alternative news outlets, the general lack of outrage, support and coverage of his cruel ordeal at the hands of the vengeful US is truly alarming.
To be hounded and persecuted for doing your job should give more than pause to any journalist. After all, this was about exposing dirty secrets and the gratuitous murder of Iraqi civilians together with two Reuters reporters...
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