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The Supreme Court, Rwanda and Assange November 20, 2023: - The judgment of the Supreme Court on the illegality of deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda was given massive publicity in connection with the sacking of Suella Braverman, but in fact it is a decision of much wider significance. It also has great relevance to the coming High Court hearing on Julian Assange, both in terms of the arguments, some of which are common to both cases, and the stance of the judges, some of whom are also common to both cases. Let me start with the point on which the Supreme Court decision turned - whether or not the…
Palestine Can Reunite and Reinvigorate Scottish Independence November 16, 2023: - The UK government is actively complicit in genocide in Gaza - indeed with its supply of weapons to Israel, provision of communications intelligence and aerial surveillance and participation of UK special services, I would argue it is more than complicit. The UK government is a part of committing genocide in Gaza. This is vile to many people in the UK, but it is especially anathema to a large majority of people in Scotland. This YouGov survey of November 2 shows that a strong majority of people in Scotland say that their sympathies lie on the Palestinian side, whereas both in… Activating the Genocide Convention November 13, 2023: - There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide - and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all states party - then the International Court of Justice is required to adjudicate on "the responsibility of a State for genocide". These are the relevant articles of the genocide convention: Article VIII Any Contracting Party may call upon the competent organs of the United…
Fighting Back Against the State November 11, 2023: - It may seem hopeless, but we have to continue to hold back the tide of fascism with all our might. This letter is self-explanatory, and I think its staid legal argument brings out the absurdity of deeming me a terrorist danger to the UK. I honestly believe that I am fighting not for myself - my life is turned upside down - but for important principles. For freedom of speech and the right of the public to information, as exemplified in the case of Julian Assange. For universal human rights, as exemplified by the struggle of the Palestinians. For the…
The Curious Hacking of @craigmurrayorg November 10, 2023: - This post may generate a tweet on @matthuag (which the hacked @craigmurrayorg has been renamed) because the autoposting programme interacts differently with Twitter (called a Twitter API). When my account was hacked yesterday the hacker changed the password, email address, telephone number and username. They quickly tweeted out a post in praise of Hitler in my original username before changing it, which indicates that the primary motivation was defamation. They then subsequently changed the user id to @MattHuag, apparently to create an account stealing the identity of @MattHuang, which seems like a ruse to disguise the motivation. But here is…
The Right of Self-Defence November 5, 2023: - Israel does have the right of self-defence, but only in precisely the same way other countries do. In fact, the only unique factor about Israel here is that it is the only country to have been found by the International Court of Justice specifically to have abused and exceeded the concept of right of self-defence, in its treatment of the Palestinians. In 2004 the International Court of Justice, in an advisory Opinion to the UN General Assembly, ruled illegal Israel's construction of its great Wall, which is a fundamental part of the Israeli Apartheid system. The court considered Israel's argument… 
“A Textbook Case of Genocide”. November 1, 2023: - The resignation letter of Craig Mokhiber, Director of the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has gone viral on social media but most posts only show page one. Here is the full four page letter. This needs no gloss from me. Craig is one of the world's leading international lawyers. I am writing this in Geneva where I am tomorrow meeting UN officials to pursue my own case: both my unprecedented in modern times jailing for contempt of court, and the current surreal persecution under the terrorism act. I shall also be raising the case… 
Zionism Is Bullshit October 30, 2023: - In 2009 I spoke to a demonstration of 300,000 in London against another Israeli massacre in Gaza, which coincidentally killed just over 1400 people, the same number claimed killed during the recent Hamas attacks. Strangely Western politicians did not shout out about Palestine's right to self-defence. A lesson for those who think history began on 7 October 2023. I am rather proud of this speech. Sadly, every word applicable today. ------------------------------------------------ Forgive me for pointing out that my ability to provide this coverage is entirely dependent on your kind voluntary subscriptions which keep this blog going. This post is free… 
Cold Blooded Killers and their Cheerleaders October 28, 2023: - The Guardian's main headline today is the Israeli propaganda framing of last night's huge massacre. The Zionist grip on the political and media class is stark. Ordinary citizens are left with feelings ranging from rage to deep sorrow, but with a feeling of helplessness at having no power and no genuine voice in the country where they live. The bought-and-paid-for politicians intone "Israel's right to self-defence" as justifying the slaughter of any number of Palestinian children. They pretend they do not see the obvious genocide which is happening before their eyes. The Guardian's framing of the death of hundreds, probably… 
Fighting the British Police State – Somebody Has To October 27, 2023: - I didn't really volunteer to fight the British police state, it came after me. But here we are, and here I am, in Switzerland, seeking the protection of the United Nations. I still don't actually know whether the terrorism investigation into me is focused on Palestine or on Wikileaks. It seems to be both and anything else they can get. My legal team is now active in Scotland seeking some kind of clarification and explanation, which will probably require a judicial review. My experience of British airports being discouraging recently, I went by public transport from Edinburgh to Belfast. Arriving… 
Incredibly, I Face Investigation for Terrorism – Defence Funds Appeal October 24, 2023: - My phone is not being returned to me by police as, astonishingly, I am now formally under investigation for terrorism. Whether this relates to support for Palestine or for Wikileaks has currently not been made clear. What follows is, unspun and unvarnished, my account of my interview under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act as given to my lawyers: I arrived from Keflavik airport, Iceland to Glasgow airport at about 10am on Monday 16 October. After passport control I was stopped by three police officers, two male and one female, who asked me to accompany them to a detention room.… 
Genocide Unfolding October 23, 2023: - Tonight has been the most violent bombardment of Gaza so far, notably concentrated on precisely the areas into which Israel ordered the population to evacuate. I find it almost impossible to believe that this genocide is under way with the active support of almost all western governments. I want to look at two questions - what will happen internationally, and what is happening in western societies. Israel plainly is on the course of further escalation and intends to kill many thousands more Palestinians. More than 2,000 Palestinian children alone have now been killed by Israeli aerial attack in the… 
Fascism in the West to Enable Genocide in Palestine October 13, 2023: - The UK and the US are both sending military assistance to Israel to commit a calculated and deliberate act of genocide, which is already underway. Over 500 children have been killed in Gaza in the last week and over 2,000 maimed, many with life changing injuries. Nobody can claim they do not know what is already happening or what is about to unfold. The cutting off of food and water to Gaza is a major international crime, which the western proponents of the "rules based order" universally refuse to condemn. In both the UK and the US there can be… Now We Have Your Attention October 9, 2023: - There have been decades of photos of dead Palestinian women and children, and kids being beaten, humilated and imprisoned by Israeli soldiers. The historic killing rate in this "conflict" has been fairly consistent at about 40:1. None of this ever caused more than a raised eyebrow and a mild tut-tut from the western "liberal" Establishment. I can't recall camera crews ever pursuing any zionist politicians down the street demanding that they use the word "condemn" of the latest Israeli atrocity. The paroxysm of hatred in the political and media class, unleashed by a single day of the boot being on…
Death Wish 2023 October 5, 2023: - There can be few safer indicators of the views of the globalist "liberal" Establishment than reports of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, which prefers to be known as Chatham House. Chatham House's principal funding comes from the UK, US, Canadian, German, Swiss, Japanese, Swedish and Norwegian governments, the World Bank and the EU, and from corporate "philanthropists" including IKEA, Bill Gates, George Soros, Carnegie Foundation, Ford Foundation, BP, Chevron, Shell, and ExxonMobil. I could go on. In other words, Chatham House is absolutely rolling in the dosh controlled by states and the super wealthy. It is headquartered in the…
Meanwhile, Back in Scotland September 30, 2023: - I flew back from Amsterdam yesterday after a month spent campaigning for Julian Assange, much of it organisational rather than public. Seeing Scotland with perspective after a month away really brings home the astonishing state of Scottish politics, particularly around the Independence movement. Support for Independence is as consistently high as it has ever been. Polls this last six months have varied between Yes lead and No lead, but almost all have been in the 48‒52 region for either side, i.e. a tie within the margin of error. The Unionist vote continues to be very heavily weighted by older people… 
Grayzone Interview with Max Blumenthal September 19, 2023: - This covers a lot of ground - Assange, Ellsberg, Skripal, Salmond, Taiwan and more. My highlight was getting to point out that China cannot "invade" Taiwan. Taiwan is Chinese and you cannot invade your own territory. Even Taiwan accepts it is part of China, it merely thinks its side of the Chinese Civil War should be running all of it. On social media there have been very many comments on the poor sound quality. This is an interesting reflection on expectations. I hear no more than mild distortion. A decade ago this would have been normal internet sound quality. And… 
The Slow Motion Execution of Julian Assange September 16, 2023: - Thanks entirely to the brilliance of Chris Hedges in leading me through the material, I think this is the most clear outline of the Assange case which I have ever given. I wish to address some social media attacks: Nobody is paying me to be here to campaign for Julian, other than the subscribers to this blog who fund in a wider sense all of my activity. Where there have been paid ticket events, the money is not for me. I have received some contributions towards expense, totaling about $850, which doesn't even meet my initial air ticket. I realise… 
Defend Assange US Tour September 11, 2023: - I am currently in Minnesota where I am speaking tonight and doing several media interviews. The primary purpose of the whole US visit is not the public appearances, but preparation for the campaign and defence in the USA should extradition go ahead. That does not mean at all that the focus has in any way shifted from preventing extradition from the UK, and the legal defence remain fully engaged and optimistic about both the High Court and the European Court of Human Rights. But I am also very buoyed by the extraordinary depth and quality of the support in the… More News
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