and he s not even a journalist anymore and you even see segments especially here in the united states i mean one particular one comes to mind off the top my head where it was on n.p.r. and glenn greenwald basically had to explain to the reporter what a journalist isn t isn t allowed to do you had to correct the introduction that the reporter gave him because the reporter was like well this is one of julian assad just friends and when i was like i don t really know the guy i just understand this issue and i m passionate about it because i am a journalist and it was basically glenn greenwald giving a crash course in the idea of freedom of the press someone who is supposedly a professional reporter so the the kind of radio silence in the united states has been nothing short of disturbing you know until and what did the problem is here isn t it and i think ron s example is so perfect because a great deal of what well what very little the american public specifically knows about i
peace deals with the u.a.e. i m right in washington something donald trump called a historic breakthrough but the move is met with outrage in palestine. we re back now with the latest headline. oh and welcome to crossfire where all things considered i m justice be done in a london court not only is joining us on trial but so is freedom of speech and the profession of journalism what explains the sparse media coverage of this trial why haven t more journalists spoken out. and is being used as a target a big sample for those who challenge the powers that be. to discuss this and more i m joined by my guests they were doc in london she is a journalist with i think is a munich and in los angeles we cross to run welcome he is a comedian and host of the you tube show get your news on was run as well as a writer and a regular on the jimmy dora show or across the girls in effect that means you can jump any time you want and i was appreciative ok let s go to taylor and london you have
monitor this court case as well as to report on it. you know iran it s going to los angeles you know it wasn t many years ago that julian assad was the fed it is a hero alongside the the guardian in the new york times so why isn t the guardian the new york times in that dock too because one time he was considered the greatest journalist alive now he s even given that privilege of that title and you know can you explain journalism just abandoning one of its own go ahead ron. those are all the questions that we ve been asking for quite some time now and i wish i had the answer for i mean i do yeah i mean i think it really speaks to just the failures of the industry especially in the united states i mean i remember that when he was exposing these war crimes and he was deemed a hero and rightfully so he exposed some essential information of war crimes going on around the world then all of the sudden he was deemed public enemy number one and he s not even a journalist anymore and
oh and welcome to crossfire where all things considered i m hearing go will justice be done in a london court not only is joining us on trial but so is freedom of speech and the profession of journalism what explains the sparse media coverage of this trial why haven t more journalists spoken out and is a zoologist being used as a target a big example for those who challenge the powers that be. this and more i m joined by my guests they were doc in london she is a journalist with i do does the munich and los angeles we cross the run well home he is a comedian and host of the you tube show get your news on was run as well as a writer and a regular on the jimmy dora show or across the girls in effect that means you can jump any time you want and i was appreciative ok let s go to taylor and london you have the fortunate experience of being a witness to what s going on in this trial i don t know how much you can see because i know that the authorities have made it very difficult f
to him and the other prisoners with stephen sackur. he is being held with. is there any avenue you can get information through about jack? can you contact, for example, british government officials welcome to hardtalk, or canadian government officials, becausejohn, you are a canadian i m stephen sackur. citizen and jack has dual citizenship, or at least he did alongside the humanitarian until the british fallout from turkey s invasion of northern syria, citizenship was revoked? there are grave security concerns. we get a little bit of consular not least, what will happen access in syria and we know nothing. to the thousands of so called islamic state militants imprisoned that s all they say, and same with the british side, so no one informs us of anything. by syrian kurdish forces? the only thing we can rely on is social media orjournalists on the ground. my guests today, john letts there have been reports he has been and sally lane, are the parents of one such prisoner tak