Birthday of the u. K. Labor party whose trade unionist and socialist beginnings began a new age in Political Representation of the working class we ask a former labor cabinet minister whatever happened to raising the scarlet stamp to tie all the civil coming up today is going on the ground 1st extradition proceedings are underway today in london as the usa tries to get its hands on the most famous publisher and journalists in the world Julian Assange faces 175 years in jail in the q. C. For the usa james lewis is citing former cia spy jeffrey sterling to secure the australian wiki leaks found his Removal Division Jeffrey Skilling now joins me via skype from st louis in missouri jeffrey thanks so much for coming on the show so you know all about the tactics of the u. S. Deep state racism persecution at the cia what do you make of your name being quoted in court if i didnt read their name dropping. The course of their position and saying i guess they were referring back to the certain. T
Necessary to acquire said what did you make of them then saying this same q. C. Lewis representing the usa pointing out that wiki leaks cables were founded well hes a former cia proxy asama bin ladens house in pakistan what do you think when you think they were going with that case to try and get as scientists to virginia its all about image and they want to create an image so mr summers eason going to me super free moral that hes a terrorist if you will and making any sort of connection with. Some of the larger just fulfils their purpose to make that image the bible or any other court in the world with me during my trial the only thing that i see. For the trial the only thing accrued beyond a reasonable doubt was that i was black and they have theirs they have to show during my trial because there is no evidence that i was there. Unruly on american black men who have the nerve to stand up against the cia and u. S. Government yeah in your book i wanted to spy the persecution of an amer
That same sort of mercy or weve talked to people whove been in the court they say they can see all the u. S. Officials and then you hear a british q. Seated speaking the words what do you think why do you think they might have been using your case so early on in the proceedings at this south london court and they trying to tie up the cia are they trying to connect a publisher and journalist to someone who like you consider themselves a wrongly convicted former cia officer i think what theyre doing is. Considering be efforts to use the espionage act with their own called a darn good job to see to quiet dissent since acquired free speech i think it does make sense and where you know her purse or wait for them to mention my case because there was an appeal on that series where the government wont be appealed to finally decide. Cleary me confusion about whether the government. To go out to the press were any journalist or by leaving just you know. Be a stars case thats tradition proceeding
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