Julian Assange: U.S. Spying on WikiLeaks Led to Mistaken Downing of Morales Plane in Snowden Hunt | Democracy Now!

Julian Assange: U.S. Spying on WikiLeaks Led to Mistaken Downing of Morales Plane in Snowden Hunt | Democracy Now!

Julian Assange: U.S. Spying on WikiLeaks Led to Mistaken Downing of Morales Plane in Snowden Hunt

 We end today’s show with another story about Evo Morales. In 2013,
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange played a pivotal role in helping
National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden leave Hong Kong
for Russia. Once Snowden made it to Russia, Assange explored ways to
help him reach Latin America. During the U.S. hunt for Snowden, Bolivian
President Evo Morales’ plane was forced to land in Austria for 14 hours
because of rumors Snowden was on board. Last week, Jeremy Scahill of
The Intercept interviewed Assange via video stream for the launch of the
book "The WikiLeaks Files." Assange talked about WikiLeaks’ efforts to
help Snowden gain asylum.