In the past few days, a series
of unexpected developments have cleared the path for WikiLeaks founder Julian
Assange to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London without fear of arrest.
On Tuesday, WikiLeaks posted a tweet announcing the U.S. government had ended
its eight-year-long grand jury proceedings against WikiLeaks that was expanded
in 2017 to cover the WikiLeaks various “Vault” releases on CIA spy technology.
US government on why it
has decided to close its eight year long grand jury proceedings against @WikiLeaks (expanded in 2017 to cover
our series on the CIA). Wait, what? https://twitter.com/StateDept/status/948284718419656704 …
The WikiLeaks tweet referenced a State Department press conference held that day, Jan. 2, 2018, in which State Department Spokesperson
Heather Nauert made a strong statement regarding freedom of speech that was
couched in a reference to Iran.
.@statedeptspox: We support a freedom of
the press. When a nation clamps down on social media, we ask the question —
what are you afraid of? We support the people of #Iran, and we support
their voices being heard.
The WikiLeaks tweet
confirmed the State Department’s reference to freedom of speech in Iran was a
coded communication intended to extend the umbrella of free speech and press
rights to WikiLeaks in a clear reversal of the policy in which both CIA
Director Mike Pompeo and Attorney General Sessions have argued that
arresting Julian Assange is a priority. It is not clear that Assange has
violated national security laws, even if it can be shown he published U.S.
national security classified documents.
Specifically, Nauert said
the following: “We support a freedom of the
press here in the United States. We support the right of voices to be heard.
And when a nation clamps down on social media or websites or Google or news
sites, we ask the question, “What are you afraid of?” What are you afraid of?
We support the Iranian people and we support their voices being heard.”
Trump’s attorneys argue
Assange’s First Amendment right to publish
In a motion filed with the
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Dec. 29, 2017, in the
case Roy Cockrum vs. Donald J. Trump for President, Trump’s
attorneys argued that Julian
Assange had a right under the First Amendment to publish the DNC and John
Podesta emails, even if the emails were stolen.
The case was orchestrated
by Project Democracy, a group run by former attorneys from the Obama
administration, arguing that then former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone had
conspired with the Russians to publish the DNC and Podesta emails.
In a 32-page motion
defending the Trump Campaign, Michael A. Carvin of the Jones Day law firm and
attorney of record representing President Trump, argued that the Trump
campaign, and by inference Julian Assange at WikiLeaks, could not be held
liable under the First Amendment for a disclosure of stolen information if the
information published involves “a matter of public interest” and the speaker
was not “involved” in the theft.
In making the argument,
Trump’s attorneys relied upon Bartnicki v. Vopper. 532 U.S. 514 (2001), a labor
union case in which the Supreme Court ruled a radio station had the right to broadcast a stolen
tape of a phone call between the chief union negotiator for a Pennsylvania high
school and the chief union negotiator together with the union president.
Technically, Assange has
not yet been indicted of any criminal offense in the United States, nor is it
clear if he committed any crime. Under the Supreme Court Decisions New
York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), and in the Pentagon Papers
case, New York Times v. U.S. 403 U.S. 713 (1971), a journalist is allowed to
accept and publish classified documents provided by other sources.
While Roger Stone’s case is
still pending in the District of Columbia District Court, the opinion submitted
by President Trump’s attorneys can be seen to have established the basis for
pardoning Assange as a pre-condition of allowing Assange to leave the
Ecuadorian Embassy in London without U.S. federal authorities seeking to arrest
him.
A recent decision by a
United Kingdom tribunal also appears to have vitiated the arrest warrant issued
by a British court in 2012, after Assange violated his bail conditions to take
refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy.
On Dec. 29, 2017,
Assange posted a tweet that
referenced an article published by the
Guardian on Dec. 14, 2017, citing a United Kingdom tribunal that declared
WikiLeaks to be a media organization and a free speech advocate – designations
that could carry a legal importance in placing Assange under “free speech”
protections both in the UK and in the United States.
UK judgement this month
on my situation EA/2017/0041 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/dec/14/wikileaks-recognised-as-a-media-organisation-by-uk-tribunal?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter …
Will President Trump pardon
Assange?
A QAnon post on the
Internet bulletin board 8chan on Christmas Day and a series of messages posted
on Twitter by Julian Assange on New Year’s Day appear to deliver a coordinated
message that an extradition for Assange from his sanctuary in the Ecuadorian Embassy
in London is imminent.
While interpreting posts
intended to be cryptic is not a science, those following QAnon understand QAnon
has forecast several important developments in code, in an effort to mobilize
Internet-aware Trump loyalists.
Ultimately, the question
QAnon is raising is this: Will President Trump pardon Julian Assange?
The QAnon Christmas Day
post reads as follows:
On Jan. 1, 2018,
Infowars.com posted on Scribd.com
a decoding of this cryptic QAnon Christmas Day post.
·
Using gematria, the numbers 10, [10-9] are translated into the
letters JA, the initials of Julian Assange with “J” being the 10th letter of the alphabet and “A” being the
first. The operational window for Assange’s extraction from the Ecuadorian
Embassy in London is signaled to be later this week, Jan. 5-6, 2018.
·
That Assange will be extracted with the blessings of the Trump
administration is suggested by the designation FDeltaC, referencing a Federal
Detention Center of undetermined location. That the location is outside
the United States is suggested by the “Delta” designation.
·
Dec. 25-26 references Emanuel Leutze’s famous painting depicting
George Washington’s historic crossing the Delaware River on Christmas
night in 1776, with painting posted in synch on the Internet bulletin board
8chan by both QAnon and by the U.S. Department of Defense on Dec. 25, 2017.
·
With the possibility Assange might return to the United States,
the “storm” QAnon has been predicting appears ready to begin.
·
QAnon’s reference to “Secured” suggests the path for Assange to
return to the United States has been secured at the highest level of the U.S.
government, with the knowledge and approval of President Trump.
·
QAnon’s reference to “Floor is yours” suggests this is Assange’s
opportunity to drop key files on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign
and the hoax of “Russia collusion” developed by CIA Director John Brennan and
propagated to the mainstream media with the assistance of Google’s Eric
Schmidt.
·
The comment “Twitter FW” suggests Twitter will be used by Assange
to communicate with the public as the extraction mission goes forward.
The additional comment “Twitter [kill_rogue] suggests Assange will post key
information on the Twitter account @kill_rogue.
·
Finally, the notation “CONF_WHITE_WHITE” suggests Assange’s
initial destination of Switzerland has been confirmed. Switzerland’s
national flag is a white cross (WHITE_WHITE) against a red background.
On New Year’s Eve, Julian
Assange posted on Twitter a
cryptic string of numbers that appear to be a “Dead Man’s Switch,” linking
possibly to a new cache of WikiLeaks documents Assange’s associates would post
should Assange be arrested.
fb4e568623b5f8cf7e932e6ba7eddc0db9f42a712718f488bdc0bf880dd3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewRjZoRtu0Y …
Assange’s New Year’s Eve post also embedded a video of the song
“Paper Planes” by singer M.I.A. the YouTube link is below. Per the lyrics, Assange seems to be saying he is getting on a plance and he can't be stopped because he has valid visas The second line of the lyrics in the song reads, “If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name …”and everyones (the people) a winner in Julian's game. There is also a reference to skulls and bones, he Assange has a lethal poison for their system. Assange seems to be saying he has more records than the KGB in the song Paper Planes. The chorus about shooting guns (killing people) and taking money to me seems to refer to Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Again, in what appears to have been a synchronized post,
@kill_rogue retweeted Assange’s New Year’s Day post and asked, “What words do
you hear in the song?”
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