My epic new article, "Being Julian Assange" has been published. Here is what you need to know!
It's out!
Here are the key details.
What:
The full text of the article is accessible by clicking here. The archive.org backup copy is available here.
The article examines issues relating to the following figures, and many more:
There are a number of new findings and unique conclusions in the article. Because it is so lengthy, I have prepared a reading guide.
Full Chapter List:
Names mentioned includes article text only. Does not include tweets/screenshots/other media content, or government entities. Due to changes during the editing process, the below may not be a full list of characters/organisations mentioned. WikiLeaks is mentioned in all chapters and is thus not listed.
CHAPTERS:
1. The Election - ripping to shreds the election that never ends
Mentioned: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Julian Assange, Edward Snowden (and Kevin Spacey!)
2. Talking a Man to Death - conversations about Julian/WikiLeaks
Mentioned: Julian Assange
3. Stripping the Target - the agenda to undermine all aspects of Julian’s existence
Mentioned: Julian Assange
4. Bleaching the Record - the true history of the Manning Support Network
Mentioned: Chelsea Manning, Lauri Love, Adrian Lamo, Jen Robinson, Michael Ratner, Stefania Maurizi, Obama, Jane Hamsher, Kevin Gozstola, SomersetBean, Micah Lee
Organisations: Courage Foundation, Sunshine Press, The Guardian, FireDogLake, The Intercept, Freedom of the Press Foundation
5. The Mic Drop - agenda to divorce WikiLeaks from the Freedom of the Press Foundation & SecureDrop
Mentioned:Aaron Swartz, Micah Lee, Kevin Poulsen, James Dolan, Glenn Greenwald
Organisations: Freedom of the Press Foundation, Russia Today
6. Rewriting History - agenda to divorce WikiLeaks from the legacy of Aaron Swartz
Mentioned: Kevin Poulsen, Aaron Swartz, Anil Dash, Cory Doctorow, Jacob Applebaum
Organisations: assorted MSM
7. The Forgotten History - Aaron Swartz’s work for WikiLeaks
Mentioned: Jacob Applebaum, Aaron Swartz, Micah Lee
Organisations:
8. Subverting the Legacy - historical context
Mentioned: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, David Swanson, Cynthia McKinney, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange
Organisations:
9. The Black Widow - how Aaron was betrayed by the closest person to him
Mentioned: Aaron Swartz, Quinn Norton, Jacob Applebaum, Adrian Lamo, Xeni Jardin, Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, Robert Swartz, Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman, Kevin Poulsen, Glenn Greenwald
Organisations: Boing Boing, DemandProgress
10. A Beginner’s Guide To E-Drama - Barrett Brown vs WikiLeaks
Mentioned: Julian Assange, Barrett Brown, William Binney, Julia Ioffe, Caitlin Johnstone, Aaron Swartz, Randy Credico, Roger Stone
Organisations: Courage Foundation, The Atlantic, InfoWars, Pursuance Project
11. Intellectual Honesty - Barrett Brown vs Me
Mentioned: Barrett Brown, Steve Phillips, Kim Dotcom, John Kiriakou
Organisations: Pursuance Project
12. SupporterGate - WikiLeaks supporters under fire/future whistleblowers endangered
Mentioned: Julian Assange, Cora Currier, Micah Lee, Stefania Maurizi
Organisations: The Intercept
13. The Worst Article Ever - the latest Intercept hit piece on WikiLeaks
Mentioned: Micah Lee, Cora Currier, William McNeilly, Paul Monaghan, Lauri Love, Jacob Appelbaum
Organisations: Courage Foundation, The Intercept, EFF
14. The Freedom to Impress - Freedom of the Press Foundation vs WikiLeaks
Mentioned: Micah Lee, Dr Jane Kelsey, Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, John Perry Barlow, Daniel Ellsberg, Barrett Brown, Kim Dotcom, Mike Pompeo,
Organisations: It’s Our Future NZ, Freedom of the Press Foundation, The Guardian, EFF, Forbes, PayPal, ArsTechnica,
15. Sacrifice (and Love) - Laura Poitras and "Risk"
Mentioned: Laura Poitras, Julian Assange, Jacob Appelbaum, Sarah Harrison, Edward Snowden, Christine Assange, Melinda Taylor, Roger Stone, Jeremy Scahill, James Risen, Glenn Greenwald, Bill Clinton, Juanita Broderick,
Organisations: Cannes, Associated Press, Booz Allen Hamilton, ShowTime
16. Blatant Lies and Untruths - Sibel Edmonds & Whitney Webb’s attacks on Glenn Greenwald & FPF
Mentioned: Sibel Edmonds, Daniel Ellsberg, Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden, Pierre Omidyar, Whitney Webb, John Perry Barlow, Reiney Reitman, Micah Lee, Trevor Timm, Laura Poitras, Stranahan
Organisations: Newsbud, Paypal, The Intercept, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Booz Allen Hamilton, HB Gary, EFF
17. Game Theory and the Middle Way - seeing through the WL vs FPF conundrum
Mentioned: Glenn Greenwald, Micah Lee, Sibel Edmonds, Whitney Webb, Pierre Omidyar, Kevin Poulsen, Spencer Ackerman, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Daniel Ellsberg, Cora Currier, Julian Assange, Xeni Jardin, Trevor Timm, Edward Snowden
Organisations: Freedom of the Press Foundation
18. Saving Ourselves - a closer look at the FPF and the EFF
Mentioned: Rachel Tackett, Yasha Levine, Shari Steele, Cindy Cohn, John Perry Barlow, General Michael Hayden, James Dolan, Chelsea Manning, George W. Bush
Organisations: Freedom of the Press Foundation, EFF, Google, Carnegie Mellon University, the Tor Project, the World Economic Forum
19. Provenance - the genesis of this article
Mentioned: John Malkovich, John Cusack, SomersetBean, Julian Assange
20. The Doctor’s Orders - Julian’s medical records
Mentioned: Julian Assange
21. Stating The Obvious - the manifestation of the medical prophecy
Mentioned: Julian Assange
22. Something has got to give and it’s us - the intelligence agency connection
Mentioned: Edward Snowden,
Organisations: Reddit, Nelson Mandela, Donald Trump
23. How Wikipedia Sanitises Fake News - how the truth is censored while lies get taught in schools
Mentioned: Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, Aaron Swartz, Adrian Lamo, Julia Ioffe, Micah Lee, Cora Currier, Caitlin Johnstone
Organisations: Freedom of the Press Foundation, the Atlantic, The Intercept, Wikipedia, New York Times
24. Emancipation - Julian Assange: agent of change. WikiLeaks: an anti-war organisation
Mentioned: Julian Assange, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton
25. It Starts With This - Imagine being Julian Assange
Mentioned: Julian Assange
26. What next? A call to action
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Who:
I wrote the article myself and it reflects four months of my own research. My wonderful friend @elizbethleavos, Editor in Chief of Disobedient Media (also my co-host from Decipher You) spent dozens of hours editing and proofing the copy with me. I owe her a massive thank you for her tireless work. You can thank her too by going to her Steemit blog and upvoting and resteeming her work!
I also owe a big thank you to @SomersetBean for the incredible custom graphic header image for "Being Julian Assange", pictured above. You can learn a little bit more about the image and article here.
And a huge thank you to Kim Dotcom, who gave hours of his time into helping me prepare the release.
When:
Elizabeth and I will appear in a live video event to review my core findings and answer questions from readers. The live event will happen at the following dates/times:
Due to the intensity of the hours I was spending writing "Being Julian Assange", Elizabeth and I temporarily suspended Decipher You. After the above event, Decipher You will resume as before, analysing Snowden documents live online, twice a week.
Where:
It was important to me to make the full text of the article available in one go. However it is also important to me that the text be preserved on the blockchain and I want to support Steemit. So I will shortly begin posting the article in segments onto my Steemit blog. Keep an eye out!
Why:
"Being Julian Assange" directly tackles and dismantles the narratives of some of the biggest names in activism and journalism. It exposes lie after lie after lie about Julian Assange and WikiLeaks in a way that has not been done before. It examines the ties between major organisations and intelligence agencies. It delves into details about Julian Assange's situation that are seldom given much thought. It theorises revolutionary new fixes for this broken system; ways we can make things better in the short term. And it asks you, the reader, to step up and act to make them happen.
Really looking forward to your feedback and if you love it - share it!
Love,
Suzie
By Suzie Dawson
Twitter: @Suzi3D
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