Exclusive: DN! Goes Inside Assange's Embassy Refuge to Talk WikiLeaks, Snowden and Winning Freedom
Exclusive: DN! Goes Inside Assange's Embassy Refuge to Talk WikiLeaks, Snowden and Winning Freedom
In a Democracy Now! special, we go inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London to interview Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. He has been holed up there for more than two years, having received political asylum. He faces investigations in both Sweden and the United States. In the U.S., a secret grand jury is investigating WikiLeaks for its role in publishing a trove of leaked documents about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as classified State Department cables. In Sweden, Assange is wanted for questioning on allegations of sexual misconduct, though no charges have been filed. Late last week, there was the first break in the latter case in two years, when a Swedish court announced it would hold a hearing on July 16 about a request by his lawyers for prosecutors to hand over new evidence and withdraw the arrest warrant. In the first of a two-part interview, Assange discusses his new legal bid in Sweden, the ongoing grand jury probe in the United States, and WikiLeaks’ efforts to assist National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.
By Julian Assange and Amy Goodman
Source: Democracy Now
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You Tube doesn't yet have "the rest after the break" for Pt. 2, it seems,...so your link is good to go to the site for the continuation. Also "DN" site usually has Transcript for those who can't do the Video. 
I'm a huge Amy fan. It used to be that I never missed a single show, but not so much lately. I've seen her in person a couple of times, too. Seems genuinely caring and nice when you meet her. Courageous people are often remarkably well adjusted. Rather than being beaten down by the stress of dissenting, they're often uplifted. One of my heroes, the muckraking journalist George Seldes, narrowly missed arrest in both Mussolini's Italy and Lenin's Soviet Union and incurred the wrath of countless institutions, including the tobacco industry. Yet he was sharp as a tack until the very end and lived to the ripe old age of 104!
Thanks for starting the ball rolling on this important (and fascinating!) interview, KoKo!
I'm looking forward to it. 
VIMEO (what she uses) doesn't post on DU.. Hoping more people will watch it who don't visit DN regularly. 's
In a single line (almost reminiscent of McLuhan's "The medium is the message"
, Assange brilliantly sums up how things work these days. It doesn't really matter if you ultimately gain your freedom and are vindicated. The chilling effect and the message that it sends to everyone else is what matters.
The interview's very last exchange is quite intriguing.
JULIAN ASSANGE: I’m sure—I’m sure there will be. In fact, I’m sure there already is.
