RT News - Assange hearing shows ruling class is 'full of s**t' - Roger Waters

 

Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters - (Kadellar (talk) photo)

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Saturday February 24, 2024

The UK High Court's decision to postpone judgment on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's last extradition appeal proves that the British ruling class is "full of s**t," Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters has told Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi.

After two days of oral arguments, the court adjourned on Wednesday without granting or refusing Assange a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US. The UK Home Office approved his transfer to American custody in 2022, but the former WikiLeaks boss - now in poor health after nearly five years of solitary confinement in London's Belmarsh Prison - has filed repeated appeals, none of which have been successful.

"None of these hearings should last more than five minutes," Waters told Rattansi on Saturday. "They should go in and say 'obviously he's not guilty of any crime, let the prisoner go' and that will be the end of it."

"These people don't believe in the rule of law," the legendary rocker continued, referring to senior judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson, who will ultimately decide whether to grant Assange another appeal.

"They believe in the ruling class, and they believe they are servants of the ruling class. And they will do whatever they are told," he declared. "It's becoming more and more transparent to we, the people…that they are full of s**t."

In the US, Assange is facing 17 charges under the Espionage Act and a potential prison sentence of 175 years. The charges stem from his publication of classified material obtained by whistleblowers, including Pentagon documents detailing alleged US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Espionage Act has never before been used to prosecute someone like Assange, who published - but did not steal - classified material. Former US President Barack Obama refused to press charges against the Australian journalist for this very reason, arguing that Assange's activity was protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

Assange's lawyers said that he was "too ill" to attend Wednesday's hearing. Waters, who met with Assange in September, told Rattansi that the publisher was also "too unwell psychologically to even watch the proceedings on closed-circuit television."

"It was emotionally very crippling," Waters said of the visit. "Imagine being locked up in solitary confinement for five years, particularly if you've never committed a crime. It's beyond all imagination."

If the appeal fails, Assange will apply to the European Court of Human Rights and seek an emergency order to stop the extradition while it considers the case, Assange's wife Stella said earlier this week.

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24 Feb, 2024

Roger Waters on Julian Assange

Gaza HomeShowsGoing Underground Roger Waters on Julian Assange & Gaza:

The Ruling Class is FULL OF SH*T, Israel is a FAILED STATE On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to legendary Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters. He discusses WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange’s London court battle to prevent his extradition to the USA, where he faces 175 years in prison, why the British judges presiding over Assange’s case are ‘servants of the ruling class,’ his last visit to see Assange and the horrific prison conditions he faces, Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza and South Africa taking Israel to court at the ICJ, the Russia-NATO proxy war in Ukraine, and much more.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-stream/2024/2/17/roger-waters-on-gaza-resistance-and-doing-the-right-thing-2

Roger Waters on Gaza, resistance and doing the right thing

The co-founder of the band Pink Floyd joins us for a conversation about activism, rock and resistance. Roger Waters, the bassist, singer-songwriter and co-founder of Pink Floyd, has been an outspoken voice for Palestine for years. Often wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf when he performs in front of thousands around the world, Waters doesn’t hold back his criticism of Israeli government policies. But his activism has come at a cost. His political opponents have hit back with accusations of anti-Semitism and documentaries trying to vilify his beliefs.

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