{"id":241090,"date":"2023-08-07T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=241090"},"modified":"2023-08-06T05:59:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T04:59:28","slug":"send-julian-home-a-more-constructive-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/08\/send-julian-home-a-more-constructive-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Send Julian Home: A More Constructive Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>[Before reading this, please listen to Allan Sherman\u2019s funny, popular satirical song <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4yFTOvO0utY\"  rel=\"\">Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh<\/a> from 1963. Baby Boomers and older will remember it fondly.]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>6 Aug 2023 &#8211;<\/em> On August 2, Code Pink gathered before the State Department to demand they \u201cFree Assange.\u201d \u00a0Thinking that a superior resolution to Julian&#8217;s nightmare would be sending him back to his native country Australia, the chorus to \u201cHello Muddah, Hello Faddah\u201d kept popping in my head. I kept singing \u201cSend him home\u201d in my mind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange.webp\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-241092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange-1024x463.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange-1024x463.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange-300x136.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange-768x347.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange.webp 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was curious about the urge to extradite him to the US, where he is <em>not <\/em>a citizen, for more harsh punishment. Anticipating extradition, activists are discussing plans for massive protests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange2.webp\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-241094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange2-1024x832.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange2-1024x832.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange2-300x244.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange2-768x624.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/assange2.webp 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It occurred to me that \u201cSend Julian Home\u201d is a stronger message than \u201cFree Assange.\u201d It is less provocative, more specific, and is constructive. It doesn\u2019t require one to like or agree with him.<\/p>\n<p>The song below came to me. Below it are some facts about Julian.<\/p>\n<p>Its words embody the principles of creative problem solving and conflict transformation. I believe that sending Julian home is the best-case scenario:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It offers a resolution to an ongoing conflict, an end to his suffering and prevents escalation of more conflict.<\/li>\n<li>It allows a graceful way out of this painful episode and doesn\u2019t back anyone into a corner<\/li>\n<li>It doesn\u2019t offend people who disagree with what he did.<\/li>\n<li>It warns of consequences of extradition, desired by some, which may not be worth the aggravation.<\/li>\n<li>It is as close to a win-win as I can imagine \u2013 but I welcome your ideas in the comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SEND HIM HOME <\/strong>is to the tune of Allan Sherman\u2019s \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/duckduckgo.com\/?q=song+camp+granada+allan+sherman&amp;t=osx&amp;iax=videos&amp;iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DR_1LLSqt8GI&amp;ia=videos\"  rel=\"\">Hello Muddah, Hello Fadda<\/a>\u201d whose melody comes from the ballet\u00a0<em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dance_of_the_Hours\"  rel=\"\">Dance of the Hours<\/a><\/em>\u00a0from the opera <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Gioconda_(opera)\"  rel=\"\">La Gioconda<\/a><\/em> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amilcare_Ponchielli\"  rel=\"\">Amilcare Ponchielli<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Hello Nuland, hello Blinken,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Let us tell you what we\u2019re thinkin\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>For everybody it would be better<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>If you consider our proposal in this letter<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Send Assange home, best case scenario<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>But if you choose to be contrario<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>If you insist on extraditing,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Know that endless protests you will be igniting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>We don\u2019t need him in our nation<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>You don\u2019t need that aggravation<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>He\u2019s been punished, he has suffered<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>There is no need to go on and make this rougher<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>To better angels of your nature<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>We beseech you to find favor<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Diplomacy is your true mission<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>We need you for that, not for extradition<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Send him home, oh Nuland Blinkin<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Send him home, do deeper thinkin\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Please don&#8217;t bring him to here where<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>It may become a real nightmare<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Send him home we promise we will not make noise<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>If you choose this better choice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>This will help to mend<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Please note, Australia is our friend.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Even those who think he\u2019s wrong<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>May be happy to send him along<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>We can resolve this, we need not bother<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Send him home and let his children have a father<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Let\u2019s engage in transformation<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>Create a win-win situation<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>For everyone it will be better<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in;\"><em>State Department please don\u2019t disregard this letter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Australian citizen Julian Assange is suffering in the UK&#8217;s Belmarsh Prison and fighting attempts to extradite him to the US.<\/li>\n<li>Australian Labor MP Julian Hill, a member of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2023\/may\/09\/julian-assange-australian-mps-urge-us-ambassador-to-end-extradition-bid\"  rel=\"\">Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group<\/a>, asked the United States \u201cat the very least, take Julian Assange\u2019s health issues seriously and go into court in the United Kingdom and get him the hell out of a maximum security prison where he\u2019s at risk of dying without medical care if he has another stroke.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Caroline Kennedy, the US Ambassador to Australia, met with members of the Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2023\/may\/09\/julian-assange-australian-mps-urge-us-ambassador-to-end-extradition-bid\"  rel=\"\">Australian parliamentarians request an end to the pursuit of US extradition of Assange<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<picture><source 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Australia, Caroline Kennedy, (centre) meets members of the Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group: (from left) Liberal MP Bridget Archer, Labor MP Josh Wilson, independent MP Andrew Wilkie, Labor MP Julian Hill and Greens senator David Shoebridge. Photograph: Supplied by Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Liberal Australian MP Bridget Archer claimed that Assange had been \u201cincarcerated overseas for a protracted period of time.\u201d \u201cHe continues to suffer mentally and physically, as does his family, and the government should redouble their efforts to secure his release and return to Australia.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Penny Wong, Australian foreign affairs minister, stated that the Australian government had \u201cmade clear our view that Mr. Assange\u2019s case has dragged for too long, and our desire that it be brought to a conclusion.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Some Assange supporters see him accepting a plea deal as an achievable way to bring him back to Australia, where he could serve out a suspended sentence. Other supporters believe that he should not plead guilty and must fight the extradition.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/political-commentary\/biden-doj-julian-assange-wikileaks-case-pressuring-journalists-1234782793\/\"  rel=\"\">Biden\u2019s DOJ is Pressuring Journalists to Help Build its Case Against Assange<\/a>. A coercive campaign to get journalists to testify against Assange is a threat to free media and First Amendment protections.<\/li>\n<li>The prosecution of Julian Assange is a threat to the freedom of the media. Law enforcement coercing journalists into aiding Assange&#8217;s prosecution is far worse<\/li>\n<li>In 2010, former Defense Secretary, Bob Gates, believed that the Wikileaks disclosures, while embarrassing to some, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/04\/12\/712659290\/how-much-did-wikileaks-damage-u-s-national-security\"  rel=\"\">did not cause serious harm to US National Security<\/a>. He said, &#8220;The fact is, governments deal with the United States because it&#8217;s in their interest. Not because they like us, not because they trust us and not because they believe we can keep secrets,&#8221; Gates said. &#8220;Is this embarrassing? Yes. Is it awkward? Yes. Consequences for U.S. foreign policy? I think fairly modest.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>_____________________________________________<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Diane-Perlman.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-199640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Diane-Perlman.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a> Diane Perlman, PhD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0is a clinical and political psychologist, devoted to applying knowledge from psychology, conflict studies and social sciences to designing strategies and policies to reverse nuclear proliferation, to drastically reduce terrorism, reduce enmity, and to raise consciousness about nonviolent strategies for tension reduction and conflict transformation. She is a visiting scholar at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, is active in Psychologists for Social Responsibility,<\/em>\u00a0<em>the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/\" ><em>TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development Environment<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>\u00a0<em>and on the Global Council of Abolition 2000. Some of her writings can be found on her websites, <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.consciouspolitics.org\/\" ><em>www.consciouspolitics.org<\/em><\/a><em> \u00a0and \u00a0<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.SanityandSurvival.com\/\" ><em>www.SanityandSurvival.com<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0Email: <\/em><a href=\"mailto:dianeperlman@gmail.com\"><em>dianeperlman@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coronawise.substack.com\/p\/send-julian-home-a-more-constructive?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=500779&amp;post_id=135760164&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;utm_medium=email\" >Go to Original &#8211; coronawise.substack.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was curious about the urge to extradite him to the US, where he is not a citizen, for more harsh punishment. Anticipating extradition, activists are discussing plans for massive protests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":199640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[229,918,2732,910,487,378,651,234,911,572,70,126,921,113],"class_list":["post-241090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transcend-members","tag-activism","tag-assange","tag-belmarsh-prison","tag-big-brother","tag-human-rights","tag-journalism","tag-justice","tag-media","tag-surveillance","tag-torture","tag-usa","tag-violence","tag-whistleblowing","tag-wikileaks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241090"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241095,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241090\/revisions\/241095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}