He was joined by the nasa administrator who gave an update on nasas work in the upcoming Spacex Dragon mission. This is half an hour. To all who are gathered here today, welcome to the launch america edition of the National Space council. We are one week and one day away from when america will return american astronauts on american rockets to space. Its an extraordinarily exciting time in the life of this program. I know speak on behalf of the the United States when i express my appreciation. To you and the nasa team, my profound and humble admiration for the astronauts that we will be speaking to in a few moments. Who will be carrying American Leadership back into space from american soil next week. And i know i speak for the president when i say how grateful we are for the work of so many critical agencies. It has put into practice President Trumps vision for renewed American Leadership in space. I have the great privilege to see general hayden with us, the vice chair of the joint ch
He was joined by nasa administrator who gave an update on nasas work in the upcoming Spacex Dragon mission. Scheduled for may 27. This is. 5 hours. Allow me to welcome members of the president s cabinet and numbers of the National Space council to the seventh meeting of the National Space council, it is of particular pleasure to be back here at the Washington Headquarters and to be joined by the nasa been a straighter who is in houston as we speak doing important preparations. In Brighton Stan is with us. Bridenstine isim with us. We are one day away from when america will return american astronauts on american rockets from american soil to space. Nearly site extraordinarily exciting time in the life of this program. I know i speak on behalf of the president of the United States and express my appreciation. , the entire nasa team, my humble admiration for the astronauts we will be speaking to in just a few moments. They will be carrying American Leadership back into space. I know i spe
Lawyers there is incidentally case law which says that the physical layout of the courtroom can have bearing on whether a trial is fair or not so for our all or his protests about that have been disregarded but beyond this i am becoming worried by the trend of some of the legal arguments in the very interesting lee the prosecution seems to have accepted i should say the crown seems have accepted that the things that he has been charged with are political offenses but the argument now seems to be that that isnt relevant at all in extraditing him because the u. K. Extradition act of 2003 doesnt say that people cant be extradited on police for political offenses even though there has always been well understood. Even though the extradition treaty with the United States. Precluded and that does worry me that worries me a great do well it should worry us all because Julian Assange has a journalist ok i mean the way hes being treated me go to jail or here also in london the way hes being tre
Extradition act of 2003 doesnt say that people cant be extradited on police for political offenses even though there has always been well understood well how even though the extradition treaty with the United States seems appropriate and that does worry me that worries me a great deal well it should worry us all because Julian Assange is a journalist ok i mean the way hes being treated me go to jail or here also in london the way hes being treated here is if he said terrorists i mean the the layout is theres alexander macarius just told us i mean this is treating him as if hes a danger to society in themselves there is no evidence in his past to to prove that they have this justified whatsoever he is being treated like a terrorist because hes a political prisoner and theres no 2 ways about it go ahead taylor. Yes youre exactly right peter in fact we know that Julian Assange has been in london belmarsh prison which is often referred to as the u. K. s Guantanamo Bay and we also learned e
To do. Just. One thing with your house on them. Hello in a welcome across talk were all things are considered im Peter Lavelle in london Julian Assange and youre standing trial on whether he will be extradited to the u. S. To face espionage charges the stakes could not be higher saunters libya even life is on the line freedom of speech is also on trial though you wouldnt know that for. The Mainstream Media. Cross talking Julian Assange im joined by my guest in london joe lauria he is the editor in chief of Consortium News dot com we also have taylor hudak she is an independent journalist and cofounder of action for a stone age and were joined by alexander make your us he is a writer on Legal Affairs as well as editor in chief of the duran dot com or across the cause and effect that means he can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it lets go to the the legal part of this story here will go to our examine me curious alex i mean the Mainstream Media when it does report the tr