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juice rap news - rn13: episode xiii: a news hope lyrics

[robert foster]
greetings and welcome to our latest transmission sent
direct from the beating heart of this internet
the one remaining open channel where
information can travel free from filters and barriers
today’s story: as a shadowy spectre hangs
over our ability to access and -ssess the facts
is an honest media the force that can free
and restore balance and peace in this far reach of the galaxy?
the battle has shifted at light speed to cybersp-ce
where rebel journalists have made the jump to hypersp-ce
challenging the establishment’s grip on information
and are now being pursued by its sinister agents
to learn more of what’s happening, we’re set to bring in
figures on opposite ends of the spectrum
thus, we welcome our first journalist at hand
wikileaks founder, rebel publisher, julian -ssange
mr -ssange, good to have you back on the show

[julian -ssange]
robert, it’s good to be hack… i mean back. h-llo

[robert foster]
tell us, what’s happened since last we spoke?

[julian -ssange]
well, wikileaks has continued to deliver master strokes
for speaking more truth to power than all papers combined
we’ve been ostracised and greatly maligned
by the lamestream media, where b-lls are sadly lacking
and seen the state’s haranguing of alleged whistleblower, bradley manning
i’ve been under mansion arrest, tagged by serco;
then the b-st-rds imposed an extra-judicial embargo
cutting off our paypal donors and credit card flow

[robert foster]
why? have you broken any laws or been charged?

[julian -ssange]
no
but a secret grand jury has issued a sealed indictment
saying i’m ‘aiding the enemy’, they’re seeking to extradite me

[robert foster]
i’m confused…. who is ‘the enemy’?

[julian -ssange]
clearly, since wikileaks aids democracy, the enemy is the people: you and me

[robert foster]
ok, to compare to this, we turn to another australian journalist;
his media empire spans the equator
influencing every one of us in the world:
it’s the emperor of newscorp, rupert murdoch

[rupert murdoch]
h-llo, robert

[robert foster]
tell us your take on journalism

[rupert murdoch]
it’s like playing monopoly against the world and winning:
you buy up all the real fourth estate: the times
the sun, sky, and many stars are all mine
i expanded my news of the world order patiently
now my death star stations are fully operational

[robert foster]
you’ve changed the face of the news, with tabloids, pay-tv…

[rupert murdoch]
i foresaw that by putting t-tties on page 3
amidst a chronicle of crime, sports and inanity
scandalous spam which the proles soak up avidly
my empire would expand globally, spreading the fear
giving me the power to make or crush political careers

[robert foster]
both of you have transformed journalism’s focus
by exposing secret dealings, or by keeping truths enclosed; so
can you explain why one of you is a rich media mogul
while the other is hunted like a criminal interloper?

[julian -ssange]
in ’03 the media were feeding us lies about wmd;
wikileaks is here to ensure history won’t repeat
we publish truth instead of lies; that’s certainly why
we’re being persecuted: we’re doing journalism right

[rupert murdoch]
you will pay the price for your lack of television;
you’re headed straight for an american prison
journalists, take a good look at this rebel fool:
what’s happening to him, soon could happen to you!

[julian -ssange]
if you strike me down the movement you’re attacking
will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
this generation is burning the m-ss-media to its foundations
truth is a virus, and courage is contagious

[rupert murdoch]
mwhahaha… you can’t knock me out the fox!
but i see that you are still capable of hacks:
the stratfor leak shows that we are alike
julian, my son, come over to the dark side

[robert foster]
i’m sorry to interrupt this riveting debate
but to learn more of the alleged leaker and his fate
we cross to the pentagon, to learn what’s happening
at the court martial of private bradley manning

[rupert murdoch]
ahh… lord baxter!

[general baxter]
my lordoch!

[rupert murdoch]
how’s the whistle-blower?

[general baxter]
his resistance to the mind probe is considerable
we’ve threatened ‘princess leaker’ but she’s telling lies
you transmitted secret plans to rebel spies!

[bradley manning]
i’m not a traitor, if anything, i was doing my duty and it’s
the war on whistle-blowers that’s unconst-tutional…

[rupert murdoch]
i’ve not sensed such a disturbance in the force estate
since daniel ellsberg leaked the ‘pentagon papers’

[julian -ssange]
bradley manning is on the side of the law;
your overconfidence is your major flaw

[rupert murdoch]
– and your faith in your friends is yours

[bradley manning]
aaah, sh-t!

[general baxter]
silence! there’s a transmission from an imperial starship
admiral gillard. are you dealing with the wikileaks obstacle?

[julia gillard]
yes, lord baxter, i said they’re ‘grossly irresponsible’
and their ‘foundation stone is illegal’

[rupert murdoch]
and, is it?

[julia gillard]
yeah… no. they’re within legal limits;
but we could invent new laws to get’em!

[julian -ssange]
not if i can help it; i’m running for the senate

[ruper murdoch]
what?! is this permitted?

[julia gillard]
well, i guess it…

[general baxter]
you have failed me for the last time admiral gillard
enough of this! send in the swede troopers!

[julian -ssange]
h-llo ladies

[rupert murdoch]
take him to the prosecutor

[swede troopers]
we have a warrant for your arrest; don’t fight it

[robert foster]
what’s going on?

[general baxter]
-ssange is being ‘s-x-tradited’

[rupert murdoch]
ha ha ha! he’ll make a good bride in prison!

[julian -ssange]
hey, this reminds me of my time in sweden

[general baxter]
the rebels are crushed! we’ve accomplished our mission!

[robert foster]
the world is asking, what will this mean for journalism?
we now cut live to a surprise guest to let us know…
wh… is that… julian -ssange?

[kristinn hrafnsson]
no

[robert foster]
it’s kristinn hrafnsson!

[kristinn hrafnsson]
h-llo

[robert foster]
a wikileaks spokesperson! welcome to the show

[kristinn hrafnsson]
thank you robert

[robert foster]
so, can you tell us further
how these events will affect wikileaks’ purpose?

[kristinn hrafnsson]
recent events won’t deter us or stop us
wikileaks will continue to publish
and encourage the disclosing of truth
in spite of the tricks they’ve chosen to use

[general baxter]
hey, obi wan, you’re screwed: we’ll charge you with fraud!

[kristinn hrafnsson]
no problem at all: do you take mastercard?

[rupert murdoch]
my my, wikileaks, i’m impressed;
do you have an infinite supply of geeks to invest?
tall guys with fruity-speakin’ accents
deep-voiced, white-haired freaks?

[kristinn hrafnsson]
yes

[robert foster]
ok, thank you all for debating and providing opinions
though it might at times have seemed a bit like science fiction
where it’s always much easier to espy the division
between good and evil, and who is on which side of the schism
but can’t a touch of fantasy also help us perceive
that our own story has indeed often been
about challenging the monopolies and dynasties
which have shaped our view of reality for centuries?
and so are the fate of socrates, drinking hemlock and perishing
the trials of bruno, galileo; book burnings, the inquisition
all recurring in the current war on journalism
where speakers of truth are censored and imprisoned?
key chapters are being written in this epic saga
which will set precedents for centuries hereafter
join us for more reports as this story continues
goodnight and good luck… and may these thoughts be with you

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