According to neils melzer the un special rapporteur on torture who visited julian a songe in prison is being held in londons atory s high security belmarsh prison for publishing classified documents which exposed u. S. War crimes in iraq and afghanistan is being indicted on 17 counts under the 1917 espionage act a low he is not a u. S. Citizen and wiki leaks is not a u. S. Based publication charged would be unauthorized possession and dissemination of classified material something that has been performed by countless journalists including myself when i worked for the New York Times and publishers over the decades. The such case is a frontal assault on the 1st amendment it will be used should a songe be extradited tried and sentenced in the United States where he faces the possibility of 175 years in prison to shut down any press investigations into the centers of power joining me to discuss the importance and ramifications of the a songe case is Marjorie Cohen professor america at Thom
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Not the only publication to receive and publish the d. N. C. Documents intercepts politico and others wish them as well so this this whole issue of the d. N. C. Hurting Hillary Clintons campaign i think is really a red herring and depp people need to understand the facts. In early may the British Court decided that the extradition hearing for wiki leaks publisher julian a songe originally scheduled for may 18th would be moved to september. This 4 month delay was made after a songes defense lawyers argued the difficulty of his receiving a fair hearing due to the restrictions imposed by the coville 19 lockdown asuncion declining health and showing clear signs of psychological torture according to neils melzer the un special rapporteur on torture who visited julian asuncion prison is being held in londons atory a high security belmarsh prison for publishing classified documents which exposed u. S. War crimes in iraq and afghanistan hes been indicted on 17 counts under the 117. 00 espionag
1979. Cspan is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Next, secretary of state mike pompeo talks about u. S. Foreign policy challenges at the university of louisville Mcconnell Center. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell was also there to introduce the secretary and ask him a few questions. [ applause ] good morning, everybody. I have to say that was one of the most surreal moments in my life to walk and know that behind you is the Senate Majority leader and the secretary of state. As the young people would say, i could make it a meme, couldnt i . Welcome. Im your president , and im so honored today to have the opportunity to introduce a man who truly need no introduction anywhere in the world and certainly not here, his old stomping grounds. And that is, of course, leader mitch mcconnell. I would like to say first of all before i introduce him thank you to dr. Gary greg. Would you mind giving him a round of applause . [
Remarks by secretary of state mike pompeo at the louisville center. His remarks are expected momentari momentarily. Im here at the Mcconnell Center at university of louisville. Many of you are supporters and friends of the center and we really appreciate your support for our programs and for our students. I can say that our students and our soldiers and the other constituents that we try to serve, i think, are thriving in our programs. We continue to add programs and develop and adapt them to changing circumstances. And in particular, i might call your attention to a few new online programs that we have been launching, including a series of podcasts that can be found on anywhere you can get podcasts under the name vital remnants and in the spring we will be launching some new newsletters and some reading guides and some other opportunities for people outside of louisville to continue their education with us. Mcconnell center has been thriving in the year 2019. If you think of just in t