The BBC just sinks lower and lower. The version of this story as I originally read it depicted the situation as more of a prison. Ecuador having complete control over every aspect of his existence, from whether he gets to keep a cat, who he can talk to, who can visit, what topics he can talk about online IF he is allowed to communicate with the world – having been totally cut off and in solitary confinement for the last 6 months. And the UN already ruled that what UK was doing was illegal.
But UK establishment press, while publishing all the stories Wikileaks coughs up, nevertheless mocks Assange like he’s a democratic socialist. The guy’s been smeared almost as much as Corbyn. And the BBC is one of the worst offenders. How many people have been updated about the FBI’s ‘rape’ allegations? Anyone even remember the Collatoral Murder video where the US helicopter blew away the Reuters journalists in Iraq? And then when the ambulance came they did a double tap to attack the rescuers? Remember? And they shot the crap out of the van with the school kids in it? Do we remember the war crimes or do we remember Assange’s alleged ‘toilet habits’?
