hello and welcome to crossfire or all things considered i'm peter lavelle on this edition of the program we discuss one and one issue only the fate of julian assange and the fate of journalism itself. talking astonishing i'm joined by my guests here in moscow is a very moreau he's the founder of the center of political strategic analysis trap well and in france we cross with john laughlin he is a lecturer in political philosophy at i says the catholic university are gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go first to france a job and i was reading an excellent article by chris hedges which was a republican consortium news title chris hedges the moderate martyr room of julian assange is julian assange a martyr a martyr for journalism a martyr for the law maybe a martyr for justice go ahead. i think there's absolutely no doubt about that i mean we know from the moment that he left the ecuadorian embassy in london that his original claim made seven years ago that he was trying to escape extradition to the united states w

hello and welcome to cross talk for all things considered i'm peter lavelle that is finally happening julian assange was arrested within the ecuadorian embassy in london is widely expected he will be extradited to the united states to stand trial expected charges are espionage this is truly a dark day for journalists and journalists. cross talking julian assange i'm joined by my guest joe laurie in washington he's the editor in chief of consortium news dot com and author of how i lost my hillary clinton with the forward by julian assange also in washington we have brain mcgovern is a former cia analyst and co-founder of veteran intelligence professionals for sanity and in new york we cross the sara flounders she is co-director of international action center as well as author and an anti-war activists or across talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it joe let me go to you first because you're very familiar with julian joining us on the road the forward to your book what are your feelings right now because you know from my perspective i

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle what is the definition of insanity doubling down on the conspiracy theory and why russia may be the key to peace on the korean peninsula. cross talking some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow dmitri he's a political analyst we spoke nick international. and in nicosia we cross to alexander krista for oh he is the director and writer for the duran dot com all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciated let me go do i cyprus first. i really have to say watching the panel's endless panels on c.n.n. and and this n.b.c. it looks like a psychiatric. ward and they're all going through some kind of group therapy they can't they can't even get past denial so they're doubling down that's what i'm calling this program your reaction. yeah peter i you know i really hope that they release an underaged acted mueller report because you had the first time that they that they suffered this breakdown which was when barr gave his four five page summ

hello and welcome to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle all about push and co was out in comics is i mean he is in the presidential contest wasn't even close saying ukrainians voted for change is an understatement change is what ukraine needs can this political novice to live or what is next for ukraine. talking ukraine i'm joined by my guest mary the chef skiing in london she's a columnist for the independent in amsterdam we have case then he is a retired professor of international relations at sussex university and author of flight m.h. seventeen ukraine in the new cold war and in new york across to daniel was our he's an author and freelance journalist who writes frequently about the middle east eastern europe and the us constitution right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate mary let me go to you first in london i understand that you were in ukraine just recently i guess broadly speaking is the post now starting the post my doll my don era i mean the last five years in retrospect what does it mean with t

alone welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle to force change in iran the trumpeting ministration risks of ending global oil markets also if you want to russian passport being a citizen of ukraine could help. some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow dimitri she's a political analyst international and in london we crossed alexander make yours he is a writer on legal affairs as well as the editor in chief of the duran dot com cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to alexander in london well they can. it is about to begin the waivers are being dropped may second to end this gambit goes into play it seems to me a number of things are in play here it's the americanization of the global trade system specifically and in the in the petroleum markets here and it is very there's a lot of consequences here and essentially the united states is saying we're going to suspend with free trade and you will trade whom with whom we wish or who we do not wish it is a gambit is very very dangerous and what happ

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle this year the nato alliance is seventy years old is it time now to shut down this cold war relic also liberal media can say sorry and choke on russia gate. cross talking some real news i'm joined by my guest in moscow he's a political analyst with international and in london we cross to marcus papadopoulos he is the editor of politics first magazine all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate marcus i want to talk about nato and i'm going to use the words of nato from the nato secretary general stoltenberg and he addressed congress last week it was a real spectacle and i'm going to ask you and deem it to reflect upon it so let's go to this. we do all this not to provoke a conflict but to prevent complet and to preserve peace not to fight but to deter not to attack but to defend how do we act to that markets go ahead. well nato is an offensive criminal and degenerate organization that is the root cause today of instability in the poco

hello and welcome to cross talk about all things considered i'm peter lavelle is it finally over have we finally reached the expiration date of the russia gate conspiracy hoax probably not by definition conspiracy theorists are never satisfied but a few things are for sure confidence in government has taken a hit and the reputation of the media may never be redeemed. talking russia gate i'm joined by my guest here in moscow dimitri he is a political analyst with sputnik international in london we crossed alexander mackerras he is a writer on legal affairs as well as the editor in chief of the duran dot com and in new york we have don de bar he's an anti-war activists and host of a daily radio program hi gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate alexander mackerras let me go to you in london happy no collusion day i think we'll make it an official holiday all right. but. you know you wrote to me earlier this was the biggest fishing expedition that caught no fish at all except for and we'll talk about it with dmitri bob h. i

hello and welcome to cross town where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle that can be known as journalism is under assault and it didn't start with the trials of julian assange and wiki leaks once it was a noble act to report on the nefarious activities of those in power now it is being criminalized free speech is now the privileged few. across talking journalism i'm joined by my guest john white in edinburgh he's a political commentator and writer in london we have george galloway he's a former member of parliament broadcaster and writer also in london we have michael patch and joyce he is a barrister with a place chambers specializing in european international law cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate i'm going to ask all three of you the same question from the very start here is journalism being criminalized george first in london yeah i think you're right to pin this is a systemic problem it's not just about julian assange this is just the latest station for the cross on the via dolorosa heading to the final demise of

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things considered i'm peter lavelle the biggest political hoax in american history russia gate is almost a thing of the past brags that on the other hand only seems to drop into deeper levels of purgatory and what is next for russia's relations with the west. across talking some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow glenn days and he is a professor at the higher school of economics as well as author of russia's geo economic strategy for a greater eurasia and in brussels we cross and i'm a show and she is a former m i five intelligence officer or across the uk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate and let me go to you first here i was look i don't usually read the washington post but someone sent me an article so i felt obliged to read it titled as mature or confronts a crisis russia's footprint in venezuela grows and then there's a very bizarre paragraph and this is how i want to start this segment here in an era of generally warming ties between the trump administration of moscow russia is

hello and welcome the cross talk for all things considered i'm peter lavelle has finally happened julian assange was arrested within the ecuadorian embassy in london is widely expected he will be extradited to the united states to stand trial the expected charges are espionage this is truly a dark day for journalists and journalists. cross talking julian assange i'm joined by my guest joe laurie in washington he's the editor in chief of consortium news dot com and author of how i lost my hillary clinton with the forward by julian assange also in washington we have brain mcgovern he's a former cia analyst and co-founder of veteran intelligence professionals for sanity and in new york we cross the sara flounders she is co-director of international action center as well as author and an anti-war activist or i cross the. rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciated joe let me go to you first because you're very familiar with julian is knowledge joining us on edge wrote the forward to your book what are your feelings right now because you know from my p

hello and welcome to cross talk for all things considered i'm peter lavelle has finally happened julian assange was arrested within the ecuadorian embassy in london is widely expected he will be extradited to the united states to stand trial the expected charges are espionage this is truly a dark day for journalists and journalists. across talking julian assange i'm joined by my guest joe laurie in washington he's the editor in chief of consortium news dot com and author of how i lost by hillary clinton with the forward by julian assange also in washington we have brain mcgovern he is a former cia analyst and co-founder of veteran intelligence professionals for sanity and in new york we cross the sara flounders she is co-director of international action center as well as author and an anti-war activists all right crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciated joe let me go to you first because you're very familiar with julian assange and joined us on the road the forward to your book what are your feelings right now because you know from m

hello and welcome to cross where all things considered i'm peter lavelle china has arrived in europe in a very big way and not everyone in the west welcomes this italy support of china's belt and road initiative is a game changer the washington consensus that has dominated the world for the past seven decades is being challenge the turn to the east continues. across talking china i'm joined by my guest patrick lawrence in new york he is a foreign affairs commentator who's columns appear in consortium news in other publications also in new york we have remy he is a senior director at america's market intelligence as well as a research associate on political economy and foreign policy at florida international university and in paris we cross the from the he is president of asia center i jump in crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate this but this program has been inspired by an article you wrote of the consortium news i saw the the white house's reaction to italy joining this initiative this chinese initiative belton road this is c

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle that can be known as journalism is under assault and it didn't start with the trials of julian assange and wiki leaks once it was a noble act to report on the various activities of those in power now it is being criminalized free speech is now the privileged few. cross liking journalism i'm joined by my guest john white in edinburgh he's a political commentator and writer in london we have george galloway he's a former member of parliament broadcaster and writer also in london we have michael patchett joyce he is a barrister with place chambers specializing in european international law and crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate i'm going to ask all three of you the same question from the very start here is journalism being criminalized george first in london yeah i think you're right to pin this as a systemic problem it's not just about julian assange and this is just the latest station for the cross on the via dolorosa heading to the final demise of

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hello and welcome to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle the biggest political hoax in american history russia gate is almost a thing of the past bragg's it on the other hand only seems to drop into deeper levels of purgatory and what is next for russia's relations with the west. across talking some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow grandees and he is a professor at the higher school of economics as well as author of russia's geo economic strategy for a greater eurasia and in brussels we cross anima schoen she is a former m i five intelligence officer or across the uk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate any let me go to you first here i was look i don't usually read the washington post but someone sent me an article so i felt obliged to read it title as material confronts a crisis russia's footprint in venezuela grows and then there's a very bizarre paragraph and this is how i want to start this segment here in an era of generally warming ties between the trumpet ministration of moscow russia is deepening

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hello and welcome to crossfire where all things considered i'm peter lavelle china has arrived in europe in a very big way and not everyone in the west welcomes this italy's support of china's felten road initiative is a game changer the washington consensus that has dominated the world for the past seven decade.

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hello and welcome to crossfire all things are considered peter lavelle what is the definition of insanity doubling down on the conspiracy theory and why russia may be the key to peace on the korean peninsula. talking some real news i'm joined by my guests here in moscow dimitri he's a political analyst we spoke nick international and in nicosia we crossed alexander christopher oh he is the director and writer for the duran dot com all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want.

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle all about push and go is out in comics and he is in the presidential contest wasn't even close saying ukrainians voted for change is an understatement change is what ukraine needs can this political novice the liver what is next for ukraine. talking ukraine i'm joined by my guest mary the chef skiing in london she's a columnist for the independent in amsterdam we have case then he is a retired professor of international relations at sussex university and author of flight m.h. seventeen ukraine in the new cold war and in new york across to daniel was our he's an author and freelance journalist who writes frequently about the middle east eastern europe.

flow and welcome to crossfire we're all things are considered peter lavelle what is the definition of insanity doubling down on the conspiracy theory and why russia may be the key to peace on the korean peninsula. cross talking some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow dmitri he's a political analyst with spook nick international and in nicosia we crossed alexander christopher oh he is the director and writer for the duran dot com all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it let me go do i cyprus first. i really have to say watching the panels and phyllis panels on c.n.n. and and miss n.b.c. it looks like a psychiatric. ward and they're all going through some kind of group therapy they can they can't even get past denial so they're doubling down that's what i'm calling this program your reaction yet peter i you know i really hope that they release an underage back did you report.

welcome back to crosstalk were all things considered i'm peter lavelle we're discussing journalism. ok let's go back to john in edinburgh. george and michael were arguing over the public interest in the checks and balances and and michael brought up the issue of a jury but from my understanding if if and when he joined us on his finally extradited to the united states i'm not convinced there will be a jury if he's going to be charged with espionage then it's a national security concern of the state and they would have the right to limit. information available even to julian assange himself and his lawyer essentially would be a judge that would make the final decisions on all of this if you know there could be appeals and all of this will go go on for a very long time but i'm not i'm not sure the public interest in a jury is the best way to look at this here because it's we're in we're in new territory here because we tend to look at the fourth estate as being special i think it's the only profession mentioned in the u.s. constitution by the way because of its importance here and it

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