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CIA Discussed Kidnapping Or Assassinating Assange, Report Shows

A new report from Yahoo News reveals that “discussions over kidnapping or killing Assange occurred ‘at the highest levels’ of the Trump administration.” It also shows how the US has been targeting other journalists for potential prosecution.

 

 

 

By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams

Under the leadership of then-Director Mike Pompeo, the CIA in 2017 reportedly plotted to kidnap—and discussed plans to assassinate—WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange, who is currently imprisoned in London as he fights the Biden administration’s efforts to extradite him to the United States.

Citing conversations with more than 30 former US officials, Yahoo News reported Sunday that “discussions over kidnapping or killing Assange occurred ‘at the highest levels’ of the Trump administration.”

According to Yahoo:

The conversations were part of an unprecedented CIA campaign directed against WikiLeaks and its founder. The agency’s multipronged plans also included extensive spying on WikiLeaks associates, sowing discord among the group’s members, and stealing their electronic devices.

Read more at: https://therealnews.com/cia-discussed-kidnapping-or-assassinating-assange-report-shows?

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