Editorials & Other Articles
In reply to the discussion: Julian Assange: the balcony defence (Guardian editorial) [View all]struggle4progress
(118,273 posts)if the allegations are untrue, Assange should prevail in Swedish court
These CIA accusations, by the way, were first made in Counterpunch by a friend of Assange's, one "Israel Shamir"
"Shamir" BTW is an unattractive character. He is a holocaust denier and anti-Semite. He is known to have handed unredacted Wikileaks cables to the government of Belarus, enabling them to crack down on dissidents
Holocaust denier in charge of handling Moscow cables
Extract from WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy discloses the antics of Israel Shamir, who pilloried the Swedish women who complained of rape
David Leigh and Luke Harding
Monday 31 January 2011 15.01 EST
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/31/wikileaks-holocaust-denier-handled-moscow-cables
Israel Shamir and Julian Assange's cult of machismo
Israel Shamir (right) with WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange
That Shamir ever gained access outraged many at WikiLeaks. Now Assange's dictator-admiring friend has surpassed himself
James Ball
Tuesday 8 November 2011 16.15 EST
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/nov/08/israel-shamir-julian-assange-cult-machismo
Weekend Edition August 27-29, 2010
Assange: The Amazing Adventures of Captain Neo in Blonde Land
by ISRAEL SHAMIR And PAUL BENNETT
http://www.counterpunch.org/2010/08/27/assange-the-amazing-adventures-of-captain-neo-in-blonde-land/