6/28/24 Kevin Gosztola on the Plea Deal that Freed Julian Assange

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Scott Horton

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🗓️ 30 June 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Kevin Gosztola returns to the show. But this time, it isn’t to provide yet another update on Julian Assange’s long struggle for freedom but to react to, explain and celebrate the plea deal that got him there. Gosztola and Scott review the technicalities of the deal, highlight the significance of the Manning leak it dealt with and reflect on the movement that brought Julian Assange home. Discussed on the show: “Assange plea came after warning that U.S. would lose extradition fight” (Washington Post) Kevin Gosztola is the managing editor of Shadowproof. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, “Unauthorized Disclosure.” He is the author of Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange. Follow him on Twitter @kgosztola. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott’s interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, y'all welcome to the Scott Horton's show.
0:02.0	I'm the director of the Libertarian Institute.
0:09.0	I'm the director of the Libertarian Institute,
0:14.8	editorial director of anti-war.com.
0:17.6	Author of the book, Pools Arren,
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0:24.8	terrorism and I've recorded more than 5,500 interviews since 2003 almost all on
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0:34.3	Scott Horton.org you can sign up the podcast feed there and the full
0:38.6	interview archive is also available at YouTube. YouTube. and of course he wrote the book guilty of journalism about Julian Assange and is
0:56.3	America's foremost chronicler of the trials and tribulations of Julian Assange and I guess you're celebrating this week
1:03.8	huh Kevin welcome back how you doing? I'm doing great I mean Julian Assange is free so I
1:09.5	I feel pretty good that's good so I had a chance to talk with his brother, Gabriel
1:14.2	Shipton yesterday and said he's having a good time hanging out on the beach
1:18.4	with his wife and his sons and Gabriel's and friends and hasn't had a chance to actually put his hands on the guy yet, but I guess he's going to be on his way home to Australia here pretty soon.
1:30.0	But, so I don't know how long before, I guess you'll know before me when he's going to be doing interviews
1:36.0	But apparently he's doing all right all things considered
1:42.2	So that's the good news.
1:44.0	Yeah, it was all smiles and they got to go to Parliament and it was pretty much a homecoming and I think there was like a parade maybe with people who were supporters welcoming
1:56.5	them home. The political class in Australia see Julian Assange's, so they're celebrating because they were able
2:08.1	to get him out of the clutches of the United States.
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