{"id":6034,"date":"2020-02-07T15:08:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T14:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=6034"},"modified":"2020-11-06T17:48:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:48:44","slug":"intellectual-tariq-ali-assanges-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/politics\/intellectual-tariq-ali-assanges-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Intellectual Tariq Ali speaks out on Assange&#8217;s case &#038; U.S. Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Intellectual Tariq Ali speaks out on Assange&#8217;s case &amp; U.S. Wars<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"\">In this speech given on the 4th of February 2020 in a public rally for Julian Assange at the Royal National Hotel in London, author, writer, filmmaker and public intellectual Tariq Ali speaks about the case of Julian Assange. Furthermore he contextualises Assange\u2019s case by focusing on U.S. wars and points out the double standards observed when it comes to the application of international law. Ali closes the speech by surfacing the importance of collective action around the case of Julian Assange.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To read the trancript of this video click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Intellectual-Tariq-Ali-speaks-out-on-Assanges-case-U.S-wars.pdf\">Intellectual Tariq Ali speaks out on Assange&#8217;s case &amp; U.S wars<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"\">VIDEO:\u00a0Intellectual Tariq Ali speaks out on Assange&#8217;s case &amp; U.S. Wars<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intellectual Tariq Ali speaks out on Assange&#039;s case &amp; U.S. wars\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h_KPqLHAGuE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To watch more of our videos on this topic or with other experts such as Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, Abby Martin, Yanis Varoufakis, Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Jill Stein, Daniel Ellsberg, etc, please visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/acTVismMunich?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-300x100.jpg 300w\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT TARIQ ALI<\/h2>\n<p>Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than two dozen books on world history and politics, and seven novels (translated into over a dozen languages) as well as scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of New Left Review and lives in London. For more information visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tariqali.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/tariqali.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Citation of Featured Image &amp; YouTube Thumbnail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Author: Verso<\/li>\n<li>Source &amp; Link of Original Image:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.versobooks.com\/authors\/63-tariq-ali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.versobooks.com\/authors\/63-tariq-ali<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Note: acTVism Munich is a non-profit, volunteer-based and independent media organization. No copyright harm or infringement is intended. All content produced by acTVism Munich is for educational and commercial purposes. In case copyright or license were not properly stated, please contact us via info@acTVism.org and we shall take down or change the image accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this speech author, writer, filmmaker and public intellectual Tariq Ali speaks about the case of Julian Assange and U.S 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