Re: Great 4th July article by Nils Melzer, & in Newsweek ! Archived Message Posted by margo on July 6, 2019, 8:52 am, in reply to "Great 4th July article by Nils Melzer, & in Newsweek !" Linked this article to a journalist group and got told in short order by a Dutch journalist: "No support from me for this creep!" While Melzer's article is powerful, I do wonder why Newsweek (apparently pretty much the mouthpiece of one CIA faction?) chooses to publish it? Newsweek has *not* published more explanatory, fact-dense articles on the Assange case from Cook, Pilger, Consortium News, Johnstone. Melzer's article doesn't detail some of the very specific legal abuses which might open eyes: it offers a more generalised overview. Melzer's article doesn't emphasise that Assange is a journalist and a publisher (which I believe is important for his defence) - it firmly paints Assange as a 'dissident'. Does 'a dissident' have the same rights as a 'journalist-publisher'? How does the 'dissident' label work for Assange? Not disparaging Melzer's good article - but wondering why it's more acceptable to NEWSWEEK than any number of better-detailed articles on the subject? Message Thread: Great 4th July article by Nils Melzer, & in Newsweek ! - Poster123 July 6, 2019, 7:48 am Re: Great 4th July article by Nils Melzer, & in Newsweek ! - margo July 6, 2019, 8:52 am Melzer tweets: "whatever legal system you apply, it gravely violates human rights ... - margo July 6, 2019, 2:19 pm   Searching