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sabrina 1

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2. He is a very good interviewer. I saw one show so far, he interviewed the new President of Tunisia,

Reply to xchrom (Reply #1)

Wed May 2, 2012, 05:56 PM

May 2012

who was a human rights activist, jailed by Mubarak several years ago. Tunisia at least seems to be going in the right direction after the revolution, although it will take a while.

The president told Assange how much he admires him and thanked him for all he did to help Tunisia's revolution. He also told him that if he ever needed anything, he would be welcome in Tunisia.

Assange asked him some very good questions, such as how, now that he has power, he might be able to hold on to his ideals, considering the opposition from many of his colleagues in government. The president admitted he worries about that.

It was an excellent interview.

Haven't watched this yet, but I think he will talk to anyone.

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Julian Assange's The World Tomorrow: Slavoj Žižek & David Horowitz [View all] stockholmer May 2012 OP

Wow. I can't believe he had Horowitz on. Nt xchrom May 2012 #1

He is a very good interviewer. I saw one show so far, he interviewed the new President of Tunisia, sabrina 1 May 2012 #2

It's the kind of interviewing we need more of. Nt xchrom May 2012 #3

This is one show I'd like to see more of. Pangolino May 2012 #4