1.0John Pilgerhttps://johnpilger.comJohn Pilgerhttps://johnpilger.com/profile/johnpilger/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FcnPRetXdV"><a href="https://johnpilger.com/2023/03/13/the-true-betrayers-of-julian-assange-are-close-to-home/">THE TRUE BETRAYERS OF JULIAN ASSANGE ARE CLOSE TO HOME</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://johnpilger.com/2023/03/13/the-true-betrayers-of-julian-assange-are-close-to-home/embed/#?secret=FcnPRetXdV" width="600" height="338" title="“THE TRUE BETRAYERS OF JULIAN ASSANGE ARE CLOSE TO HOME” — John Pilger" data-secret="FcnPRetXdV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://johnpilger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/assange_gagged_1.jpg850640This is an abridged version of an address by John Pilger in Sydney on 10 March to mark the launch in Australia of Davide Dormino's sculpture of Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, 'figures of courage'.