Julian Assange in the crosshairs

Today's show focuses on the stand-off between Julian Assange and the British government. The news about his acceptance by Ecuador had not yet broken as we went to air.
We also take a look at the science-fiction level totalitarian surveillance system known as "TrapWire", amid speculation that this invasive technique of "crime prevention" may be already in use in Australia. We note that all copies of an article on the topic (originally published in the Fairfax press) have now abeen deleted. The original article can still be found here, courtesy of Fair Dinkum Radio.
Other themes addressed in the show include the escalating rhetoric of war against Iran, the Australian nanny state, and a look at the a testimonial regarding the alternative cancer cure known as "black salve".
Related Links
- Australia 'preparing' for Assange extradition to US
- Julian Assange 'can stay in embassy indefinitely' Rafael Correa says
- Senate votes no on TrapWire motion
- Surveillance system linked to transport, defence contractor
- Trapwire surveillance system exposed in document leak
- Senate votes no on TrapWire motion
- Trapwire: It's Not the Surveillance, It's the Sleaze
- Kings Cross drinks ban to curb violence
- Bill O'Leary's Black Salve Skin Cancer Story
- Israeli 'document' on Iran attack leaked
- Israeli speculation over Iran strike reaches fever pitch


Comments
How does your catch phrase of “going beyond the spin” have any credibility when most of the related links are to MSM sites
renown for spin and lies and you read from ABC media.
I think Assange should be treated fairly under international law.
The question is what has he told us that we haven’t learnt from
many other sources across the web. To evaluate Assange we need
to look at what he hasn’t told us and who publishes his so
called leaks.
Why don’t you interview world class alternative media and
journalists like Robert Fisk and Peter Eyre.
By Rob on 2012 08 23 - 10:47:03
Iv been a Labour man all my life & Im ashamed of you Julia Gillard American brown nose .This is Australia not America.
By Brian Eade on 2012 08 27 - 23:36:39
Labor/Liberal the two headed dragon, I’m stunned that intelligent people still buy this two party bullshit. Two sides of the same coin, they’re both corrupted by the same bankers and corporate machine.
Gillard is a Fabian. The Fabian Society’s aim is to covertly bring in a worldwide communist government, what more do people need to understand that Gillard and her lackies don’t give a rat’s arse about us. It’s POWER that turns them on but I don’t care anymore they’ll be dropped by the Elite and locked up alongside the rest of us. I’ve given up on the Western mainstream sheep. The Elite are right when they see most of the people as stupid useless eaters.
By Tony on 2012 11 01 - 09:21:53
@ rob “How does your catch phrase of “going beyond the spin” have any credibility when most of the related links are to MSM sites “
lol - just reading the name hereward fenton is enough to make anyone giddy.. he is spin personified!
assange is a fake
http://aangirfan.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/assanges-wikileaks-is-fake.html
@ brian.. julia gillard should definitely be despised as much as howard, abbott, all ot them.. but australia became part of america decades ago..
@ tony, if australia is a capitalist society now, i dont see how communism, or even blatant fascism could be any worse - as far as world wide government is concerned, i dont think fabians have a monopoly on that agenda either.
By meagain on 2012 11 01 - 10:00:51
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