In 2009, Wikileaks exposed a US Air Force memo warning about the health risks of burn pits. Join us on 20th-21st February 2024 for #DayX, a rally advocating for Julian's freedom. Donate to support our cause at https://freeassange.org/donate/. Check out our website for more details. #25DaysOfTruth #Day22
In 2009, Wikileaks released a 2006 memo from the US Air Force detailing burn pits' health hazards.
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Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is praised as an influential journalist who has shed light on important issues such as the burn pits. Through WikiLeaks, Assange emphasized the importance of truth and challenged journalism to become more scientific and peer-reviewed. In 2009, WikiLeaks released a memo from the US Air Force revealing the health hazards of burn pits, which eventually led to the passing of the PACT Act. The speaker, a war reporter, personally experienced the impact of burn pits while reporting in Iraq. They urge President Biden to release Assange from prison, highlighting the names of Beau Biden and others who have suffered from toxic exposure. A plea is made for justice and freedom for Assange.
Speaker 0: As a war reporter and scholar of the global war on terror, I can say without a doubt that Julian Assange is the most innovative and consequential journalist of my generation. He has no business being in prison. One of the stories I've reported on, the burn pits, never would have been illuminated without the disclosures from WikiLeaks, the media organization launched by Assange. Assange sought to remove the narrative from journalism and privileged the truth. Through WikiLeaks' emphasis on primary documents, Assange challenged journalism to evolve into a more scientific, peer reviewable enterprise.
13 years before Congress passed the PACT Act for burn pits care, Assange and WikiLeaks in 2009 released a 2006 memo from the United States Air Force detailing burn pits health hazards. Like former US presidential candidate, Tulsi Gabbard. And like president Biden's own son Beau, I was exposed to the burn pits while reporting on the Iraq war in 2008. I'm grateful to Assange for his courageous work and therefore, this Christmas season, I asked president Biden to release this hero of our time from the Belmarsh prison in London. The name of Beau Biden and all of the occupiers unoccupied who've died from toxic exposure.
I beg of you, mister president. Do the right thing! Free Julian Assange.
