1.0John Pilgerhttps://johnpilger.comJohn Pilgerhttps://johnpilger.com/profile/johnpilger/THE US IS 'CLOSE TO GETTING ITS HANDS ON JULIAN ASSANGE' - John Pilgerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="B0MXDbW0rB"><a href="https://johnpilger.com/2022/07/27/the-us-is-close-to-getting-its-hands-on-julian-assange-an-interview-with-john-pilger/">THE US IS ‘CLOSE TO GETTING ITS HANDS ON JULIAN ASSANGE’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://johnpilger.com/2022/07/27/the-us-is-close-to-getting-its-hands-on-julian-assange-an-interview-with-john-pilger/embed/#?secret=B0MXDbW0rB" width="600" height="338" title="“THE US IS ‘CLOSE TO GETTING ITS HANDS ON JULIAN ASSANGE’” — John Pilger" data-secret="B0MXDbW0rB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://johnpilger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/assange-gag.jpg650433In an interview with Oscar Grenfell of the World Socialist Website, John Pilger explains the latest manoeuvres by the US and UK authorities to extradite Julian Assange, journalist and publisher, to the US where he faces 175 years in prison for the crime of journalism.