By Caitlin Johnstone, July 28, 2018
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As pressure on Ecuador increases to throw Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, here’s a reminder of how snively the media, who should be Julian’s natural allies, have been — how cowardly, and how unconscionable.
Folks with good intentions and some knowledge of history, do warn “next they’ll come for the New York Times.” No worries; they already have.
Johnstone’s piece goes back exactly three months, but what she writes makes clear that “they” have long since “come for the NY Times” — and not only the NYT. Even so — are there no consciences, no journalist professionalism, no sense of solidarity left? Are the we-pick-the-news-that’s-fit-