Julian Assange Is No Journalist And Not Worthy Of Sympathy

Assange is a criminal in his own right, and a threat to journalism and other whistleblowers who speak out about state and corporate crimes.

by Ben Cohen

The arrest of Julian Assange and his planned extradition to the United States has been the source of much contention, particularly in the world of journalism. Many have decried the Ecuadorian government’s decision to boot Assange out of their embassy in London and hand him to US, claiming it sets a dangerous precedent for freedom of speech …