A report on the second day of the appeal hearing in the extradition proceedings of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The defense rebutted claims by the US government arguing that the assurances provided can be revoked at any time and are thus unreliable. Additionally, the court heard evidence that US intelligence plotted to assassinate Assange. A decision on extradition will be delivered in the coming weeks.
Democracy Now! Eleven peace activists and one journalist on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship, the "Madleen," were detained by Israeli soldiers as their ship carrying vital humanitarian aid for starving Palestinians approached Gaza. The ship was intercepted by Israeli forces in the middle of the night in international waters. Its supplies were seized and communications jammed. The unarmed activists will likely be transported to Israeli detention or "immediately deported," says Ann Wright, a U.S. military veteran who has participated in four Freedom Flotilla journeys and now serves on the steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. She calls on citizens of countries around the world to push for the activists' release and an end to Israel's war on Gaza.
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