Following
is my understanding of audio.
The
Guardian newspaper is an establishment newspaper.
However,
not the landed gentry or large corporations.
Guardian
is associated with the ‘Mandarin class’ – ie political advisors, MI6, the
Foreign Office (aside: they share
office premises in London @ ‘Lego Building’, whatever that is), and the Commonwealth
Office.
As
I understood audio, the Guardian was a most significant censor of WikiLeaks
information, catering to this bureaucratic class of interests -- and due to
fears of the cost of libel cases.
Assange,
who has been granted political asylum, has been the subject of the largest US
investigation into a publisher – now spanning 4 years – and has been the
subject of threats to his life (as has his family).
The
UK has indicated that it will arrest Assange irrespect of the outcome of the
Swedish matter.
It
is unknown whether the US has issued a sealed extradition request. However, the US may also phone in such a
request (on the basis that necessarily paperwork may be lodged within 40 days
of request).
Therefore,
it’s logical to conclude that any arrest of Assange by the UK authorities would
manifest in Assange being handed over to the US by their UK ally.
On
a bright note, Assange is confident that – barring any geopolitical crises (eg action in Ukraine) intervening (which would grant special state powers on
basis of national security) – the international law will inevitably
be observed.
That’s
about it for the audio I think, but best to have a listen because I’m not
familiar with all this stuff and may have misunderstood or missed bits.
EU-NATO IMPERIALISM ❌ 
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