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Connected to video platform with other journos, just getting things setup. Keep your fingers crossed for Julian.
Again, I can't overstate the importance of this case. The US is attempting to extra-territorialize its draconian espionage act, trash its own 1st amendment, and bully a journalist who is not American or broken a law in the US, because he exposed their crimes against humanity.
Also worth noting how one-sided and unbalanced the UK/US extradition treaty is, heavily favouring the US. From my interview with Gary McKinnon who the US also tried to extradite
"The treaty says that the US can have any UK citizen extradited without a burden of proof, just reasonable suspicion, whereas the UK can\u2019t do the same to a US citizen since they are protected by their constitution." pic.twitter.com/p5o1J7SIda
— Richard Medhurst \U0001f1f8\U0001f1fe\U0001f1f5\U0001f1f8 (@richimedhurst) January 3, 2021
The UK/US Extradition Treaty prohibits extradition for political trials (this being one). That part is mysteriously missing in its UK implementation: the Extradition Act 2003.
§91b, barring extradition on health grounds, IS included. This must be considered given Julian's health.
📌 Four people have died in Washington after Trump protesters stormed the Capitol
📌 52 people have been arrested
📌 Officials are discussing the 25th amendment to remove Donald
In pictures: Donald Trump supporters storm the US Capitol Building
Priti Patel says, "Words of provocation are completely wrong"
https://t.co/sY73x8UUon
Protests have erupted in Los Angeles, Arizona and Colorado
Republican lawmakers have objected to counting Pennsylvania's electors, further delaying the certification of Joe Biden's election victory
The obvious example that people have grasped for is, of course, Germany. These come in two major flavours. Some wanted to ask if the blueprint of dealing with these past four years could be Germany’s post-war denazification… https://t.co/f7CKhPZEy3 2/
I\u2019d like to believe that this will ultimately lead to a cultural transformation much like what Germany experienced post-Hitler. The worst of the underbelly of white supremacy & authoritarianism has been fully exposed. Do you think there\u2019s a parallel?
— Anthony Rapp Voted for Biden Black Lives Matter (@albinokid) January 6, 2021
…while others saw a direct equivalent to the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923: a stepping stone on the path of Hitler’s rise to power. A decade after this farcical, localised revolt in Munich, Hitler rose to national power. The rest, as they say, is history. https://t.co/OhO9UW7X7t 3a/
One historical note -- Hitler's first coup attempt failed, the Beer Hall putsch. Just because Republicans will fail this time, doesn't mean that want try and try again. History is worth remembering.
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 3, 2021
(Just today, Arnold @Schwarzenegger has compared Wednesday to Kristallnacht. His video message is actually well worth watching here, also because of his personal message that comes with it. https://t.co/rGI5TD3Uir) 3b/
My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/blOy35LWJ5
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) January 10, 2021
I’ve said time and again that I’m uncomfortable with the direct comparisons often drawn between Trump and Hitler and Trump’s US and Hitler’s Germany (and sorry to my longtime followers who’ve heard this over and over again). And look, I understand why some want to do this. 4/