The real role of these “responsible” and “respected” publications can be seen in their ongoing efforts to denigrate Assange.
Julian Assange must be vigorously defended and his deportation opposed. The destruction of Assange and WikiLeaks,
would be a victory for the forces of reaction everywhere and a serious blow to free speech,
freedom of the press and the Internet, and basic democratic rights.
Experience testifies that this task cannot be entrusted to the supposed liberal circles
of the more prosperous sections of the petty-bourgeoisie to which Assange himself is oriented.
Even the best elements from this milieu are incapable of opposing the rightward lurch of their peers and the political organisations
to which they maintain an allegiance—be it Labour or the Liberal Democrats in Britain, the Democratic Party
in the US or Sweden’s Social Democrats.
The World Socialist Web Site insists that the defence of Assange and WikiLeaks can be carried out only on the basis of a socialist,
anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist perspective.
Everything depends on a determined effort to politically mobilise the broadest possible layers of workers and youth internationally..
Defending Assange
The real role of these “responsible” and “respected” publications can be seen in their ongoing efforts to denigrate Assange.
Julian Assange must be vigorously defended and his deportation opposed. The destruction of Assange and WikiLeaks,
would be a victory for the forces of reaction everywhere and a serious blow to free speech,
freedom of the press and the Internet, and basic democratic rights.
Experience testifies that this task cannot be entrusted to the supposed liberal circles
of the more prosperous sections of the petty-bourgeoisie to which Assange himself is oriented.
Even the best elements from this milieu are incapable of opposing the rightward lurch of their peers and the political organisations
to which they maintain an allegiance—be it Labour or the Liberal Democrats in Britain, the Democratic Party
in the US or Sweden’s Social Democrats.
The World Socialist Web Site insists that the defence of Assange and WikiLeaks can be carried out only on the basis of a socialist,
anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist perspective.
Everything depends on a determined effort to politically mobilise the broadest possible layers of workers and youth internationally..
Whole article: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/nov2011/pers-n07.shtml