UK National Union of Journalists call for Assange freedom after kill/kidnap plan

If you don't consider "conversations with more than 30 former U.S. officials" and the non-denial of Pompeo himself hard enough evidence, then consider that your standard of proof might be too high.

I'd remind you that we're talking about the assassination of a foreign journalist for the crime of telling too much truth; discussed at the highest levels of government. They don't video record these discussions and live-stream them, so I don't know what kind of proof you're asking for.

Here is the report, you can look at it for yourself: https://news.yahoo.com/kidnapping-assassination-and-a-london....

As for your assertion that something will happen to Assange if he ever gets out of jail, you may well have a point. But being slowly tortured to death in jail - the UN Rapporteur on Torture's words - doesn't seem like a preferable alternative.

Finally, it's not Assange telling the judge that he ought to be released because of a "rumour" (that is backed up by 30 senior officials and not denied), it's the British National Union of Journalists.

Here's a critical look at the yahoo report for balance:

https://www.emptywheel.net/2021/09/26/the-yahoo-story-about-...

>And then well past paragraph 100, Yahoo admits the plans to assassinate Assange went nowhere, in significant part because doing so would be illegal.