Some readers may be interested in Craig Murray's coverage of the extradition "hearing" [0]. The hearing, to be decided by a judge, has apparently been set up to conclude that Julian Assange is to be extradited to the US.

The UK and the US appear to be willing to discard years of diplomatic sophistries – such as the "rule of law" – for this to happen. This should be troubling to citizens of those countries, because they are openly adopting the tools of the despot.

It's notable that despite being "open court," access to the Assange hearing appears to have been deliberately restricted, despite being paritally online [1]. Notably, generally-respected international NGOs like Amnesty International[2] and Reporters without Borders [3] have raised concern about this. From Craig Murray's coverage, it looks like restricting access was precisely because this hearing was prejudiced.

[0] https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2020/09/your-man-in-...

[1] https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2020/09/your-man-in-...

[2] https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur45/3076/2020/en/

[3] https://rsf.org/en/news/usuk-julian-assanges-extradition-hea...