Assange Lead Demo in London, Call of Journalists War Criminals

London – Still remember with Julian Assange? Although still a parole, founder of Wikileaks is still loud. Together with socialite Jemima Khan, Assange led demonstrations in London against the war in Afghanistan.

Fighting in Afghanistan has been going on for 10 years, after the U.S. and Britain declare war against the Taliban.

Stop the War Coalition claimed that 5000 people attended the protest they are in the historical center of London, Trafalgar Square. But the City of London police did not disclose how many protesters. In his oration, Assange journalists equate with soldiers who committed war crimes.

“When we understand that the war occurred as a result of the lies, sold to the British public and the American public and the public throughout Europe and other countries, then who are war criminals? He is not only a leader, not only the army, he was also a journalist, journalists are war criminals, “said Assange as reported by AFP on Sunday (09/10/2011).

Assange, who have antikerahasiaan site has published thousands of U.S. diplomatic cable leaked. Men who continue to fight the extradition from Britain to Sweden on charges of rape, also never won the Martha Gelhorn Prize for journalism in June.

While Khan said, “Has come a moment when you have to ask what is more dangerous, terrorism or counterterrorism?”

“Afghanistan is still the worst place in the world for women’s shelter. So, with a number of standards, our mission in Afghanistan has failed,” Khan said.

Britain is a country sending troops to Afghanistan’s second largest after the U.S., ie, with 9.500 troops. Total of 382 British soldiers have died since the first military operation in Afghanistan in October 2011 or following the action of a terrorist attack 9 / 11 in New York and Washington.

Western combat forces should be withdrawn from Afghanistan in late 2014. However, survey results released Thursday showed 57 percent of Britons want them withdrawn immediately.