Aussie Labor, Greens plot with Washington to silence speech,
press, deny right to know
Excerpt by Carolyn Bennett
Washington has sought to destroy Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, the
organization he founded, WSWS reports. The motive behind this is the courageous release of videos and diplomatic cables exposing to world audiences “the daily
criminality of the U.S. government and the anti-democratic machinations and
intrigues of governments around the world, including Canberra,” the
Commonwealth of Australia’s federal capital.
As many as 40 people associated with WikiLeaks have been
pursued by intelligence and police agencies internationally. The organization also
remains subjected to unprecedented financial blockades.
Alleged WikiLeaks’ whistleblower, U.S. Army private Bradley
Manning has been held for more than 740 days without trial. In September, he will face a military court martial.
Labor Party (Australia)
“The Australian Labor government is intimately involved in
the vendetta against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
“In 2010, under conditions where American politicians were
calling for the execution of an Australian citizen and labeling Assange a ‘high-tech
terrorist,’ the Australian prime minister, Julie Gillard, vilified Assange’s actions
as illegal.
“She established a taskforce of Australian intelligence and
police officers to actively aid U.S. efforts to fabricate criminal charges
against Assange and others.”
Green Party (Australia)
“With the support of the Greens, Labor enacted new
legislation this year that is designed to ensure the WikiLeaks’ editor can be
extradited to the United States for ‘political offenses’ if he returns to
Australia.”
Responsible for keeping the minority Labor government in
power, the Greens “have played an utterly cynical and duplicitous role
throughout the entire persecution of Assange.
“Backed by various pseudo-left protest groups, the Greens have
sought to turn popular opposition into the dead end of appeals directed to the
prime minister and Labor to do more on Assange’s behalf; thus promoting false
illusions in the very forces that are collaborating with Washington to criminalize
WikiLeaks, crush freedom of speech, and intimidate political dissent.”
Socialist Equality Party (Australia)
In response, the SEP (Australia) has scheduled a series of public
meetings (Sunday, June 10 in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth) “to discuss the
perspective that is urgently required to defend Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
and the fundamental democratic rights of the working class.”
They are urging World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) readers and
SEP supporters and concerned professionals, workers and young people to
advertise the meetings as widely as possible and attend on June 10.
Sources
“SEP public meetings in Australia, Defend WikiLeaks’ editor
Julian Assange, June 2, 2012, http://wsws.org/articles/2012/jun2012/mtgs-j02.shtml
“SEP Public Meetings: Defend WikiLeaks’ editor Julian
Assange, http://www.sep.org.au/website/meetings
http://www.sep.org.au/website/
Images
People again gathered in Melbourne to show their support for Wikileaks, indymedia.org.au.
Free Speech paper at http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20024973-503543.html
WikiLeaks' Assange under fire as U.S. power groups show their thin skin - RT, identi.ca
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