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It's a great pleasure to be with you here at the National Press Club on Ngunnawal land. I would like to pay my respects to Ngunnawal elders past, present and emerging and to all First Nations people here today and joining us remotely. I'd also like to acknowledge the presence of many of those who are in the room who have supported Joiner Sange and his family over the years and in particular the members of the Joiner Sange Parliamentary Friends group, Senators Peter Wish-Wilson, David Shubridge, the member for Kuyong, the Honourable Meneke Ryan and from the Labour Party, Susan Templeman MP. So thank you for being here. I'd also like to acknowledge the presence of special guests including Bernard Kaleri whose endurance, courage and integrity inspires so many of us, myself included, and David McBride, the whistleblower for still-facing trial who remains the only person facing charges many years after the Brewerton Report. I've been working on Joiner Sange's defence and talking about its implications for democracy and free speech for over a decade. You might have heard some of the media sound bites from me over those years about the stark injustice it is that Joiner Sange faces 175 years in prison for committing acts of journalism, about how the United States seeks to imprison him for the rest of his life, for publications which have won the Walkley Award for most outstanding contribution to journalism and the Sydney Peace Prize medal.  But having an opportunity like this to elaborate is rare and so I want to thank the National Press Club for the invitation and having me here today. I'm often asked how Julian is and so I think it's right that I start there. I really don't know how much longer he can last. The world was shocked by his appearance when he was arrested back in 2019. I wasn't. For over seven years I had been watching his health slowly decline inside the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was seeking to protect himself from US extradition. After years of government statements and media commentary claiming Julian was paranoid and should just leave the embassy, some were surprised when Julian was served immediately with a US extradition request when he was arrested. I wasn't because it was exactly what we were warning about for more than a decade. For the past three and a half years Julian Assange has been in a high security prison, Belmarsh, known as the Guantanamo of the UK and I've watched his health decline even further. Just last year after a particularly stressful court hearing Julian had a mini-stroke. As the prosecution was deriding the medical evidence of Julian's severe depression and suicidal ideation and the risk to his life those with video access or Julian sitting in a blue room in Belmarsh with his head in his hands. Now I've seen Julian on some particularly bad days but this was alarming and my alarm was for good reason. As it turned out he had just had or was experiencing as we watched live on the screen a mini-stroke which often precedes a major stroke. Once again we were witnessing in real time Julian's health decline. Julian's wife Stella who speaks so eloquently on his behalf now that he can't anxiously waits for the phone call that she dreads and it is no exaggeration to say when she does say this to the media and regularly that he is suffering profoundly in prison and she doesn't know if he's going to survive it. Unless a political resolution is found this case as we all know has always been political it requires a political solution and if we don't find one Julian is going to be detained for many many years to come. It is impossible to accurately predict the timeline but here is a brief overview of where we are in terms of the legal process and where what the legal process ahead might look like. After a year-long extradition hearing which was interrupted a number of times because of COVID Julian won his case in early January 2021. If extradited to the United States he will be placed in prison conditions which are known as special administrative measures or SAMS. These have been described as the darkest black hole of the US prison system. The magistrate ruled that Julian's extradition would be oppressive because of the prison conditions he would face and the medical evidence shows that if subjected to SAMS he will suicide and on that basis she barred his extradition but the Trump administration appealed and in its last days sought to get around that court decision by shifting the goalposts by offering an assurance that Julian would not be placed in such oppressive prison conditions but as Amnesty International has said US assurances are not worth the paper that they're written on and in Julian's case it's even worse than that the US assurance was in fact conditional. The US only promised not to place him in SAMS unless he did something later that would deserve him being placed under SAMS and who would decide those prison prison conditions the CIA and he would have no right of appeal. Before the US government was heard the US government appeal was heard we learned thanks to important investigative journalism that the CIA had planned to kidnap and kill Julian. I think it's worth pausing on that for a moment. The CIA had planned to kidnap and kill an award-winning journalist in London. Again the Central Intelligence Agency had plans in place to send someone to London to kidnap and assassinate Julian Assange. We know this because of an investigation based on interviews with at least 30 different official government sources. When the news broke I thought finally this is the thing that will put the case to an end. This will be it but no a British court accepted the US assurance despite the fact we were not able to challenge it in court with evidence and ordered and said that his extradition could go ahead. In June the British secretary home secretary ordered his extradition. We've since filed an appeal and we're waiting to hear and we should hear soon whether the High Court will grant us permission and hear that appeal. If it does we can expect a process that goes on for years through the High Court and all the way to the UK Supreme Court. If we lose we will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights that is of course if the current British conservative government doesn't remove its jurisdiction before we have that opportunity. If our appeal fails Julian will be extradited to the United States where his prison conditions will be at the whim of the intelligence agency that plotted to kill him. He will face an unfair trial and once convicted it could take years before wherever we ever get the opportunity to run a constitutional argument under the first amendment before the US Supreme Court. That is another decade of his life gone if he can survive that long and that's why I'm here. This case needs an urgent political fix. Julian does not have another decade of his life to wait for a legal fix and it might be surprising to hear that from me as a lawyer that the solution is not a legal one it is a political one. So when you hear politicians or government officials in the UK or in the US or in this country talk about due process or the rule of law this is what they're talking about punishment by process, burying him under legal process until he dies. In fact if you look at the case and you read our grounds of appeal there's been very little by way of due process or rule of law in what has been inflicted upon Julian. As we argue in our appeal this case has been rife with an abuse and let me just outline a few of those abuse of process. This case against him is unprecedented. It is the first time in US legal history that a journalist is facing prosecution under the Espionage Act for committing acts of journalism and the US is going to argue that Julian Assange as an Australian citizen is not entitled to free speech constitutional protections at all. Then we get to the US UK extradition treaty. That treaty prohibits extraditing anyone for political offences and yet the US is purporting to extradite Julian under the Espionage Act which is of course a political offence. That we say is unlawful and abusive process. We've seen the fabrication of evidence against him. The US key witness in Iceland has since admitted that he lied and yet the US is continuing to pursue an indictment based on his evidence. We've also seen that the indictment deliberately misrepresents the facts in order to secure his extradition. We've seen the unlawful surveillance of Julian of myself personally of our legal team on his medical treatment and the seizure of legally privileged material. At the extradition hearing we heard evidence from the revered leaker of the Pentagon papers, Daniel Ellsberg, who celebrated the world over for that public interest publication about the Vietnam War. Ellsberg explained that his prosecution by the Nixon administration under the Espionage Act was thrown out with prejudice for far less abuse than what we have seen in Julian Assange's case and yet this prosecution continued and was commenced and continued under the Trump administration and it continues today under President Biden. What does that say about our civil liberties and our democracies in 2022? The list of abuse goes on and on and on but I don't want to take up all day talking about that. As a lawyer working on human rights cases it's important to remain focused on the principles at stake and the work at hand. An essential part of my job is to remain dispassionate and level-headed in the face of injustice but it has become harder and harder to do so watching the persecution that Julian has faced and the impact that it is having on his family and on him as a human being and as a fellow Australian. In 2019 the UN Special Rapporteur on torture Niels Meltzer reported his findings on Julian's case and concluded that he had been subjected to torture, to torture. Years before we had made a complaint to his UN mandate and we had heard nothing back. It was only later that Meltzer acknowledged that it was he had ignored our complaint and had not responded to it because of the prejudice he felt against Julian after years of government propaganda and media reporting which attacked Julian's reputation but in 2019 he finally agreed to read our complaint and what he read shocked him and forced him to confront his own prejudice. He's since written a book about it what he learned and we have it here today so I'm going to show it to you. The trial of Julian Assange and I highly recommend it but in his UN findings this is how Mr Meltzer put it and I quote in 20 years of work with victims of war violence and political persecution I have never seen a group of democratic states ganging up to deliberately isolate demonise and abuse a singular individual for such a long time and with so little regard for human dignity and the rule of law. So it hasn't always been easy to remain dispassionate in the face of his persecution and in particular the impact on Julian and his family. Julian has two small children Gabriel and Max who are just five and three when they tell me about going to see their dad in the queue they're talking about going to visit him in Belmarsh prison they call it the queue because of the security cure that they have to stand in their little bodies padded down by guards their mouths checked their ears checked in their hair in their shoes before they're allowed to see their father this is heartbreaking because of COVID restrictions Julian was not able to see his family for six months and when they were finally allowed into the prison ongoing prison restrictions meant that he wasn't allowed to touch his children or even give them a cuddle try explaining that to your kids when you haven't seen them for six months and this is heartbreaking last week thousands of people linked hands together to form a human chain around British Parliament in an inspiring protest to demand Julian's freedom the kids came to the protest and I walked with them around the chain saying hello to people and they were wearing their free my dad t-shirts and chanting along with the crowd free free Julian Assange this is heartbreaking I say this because I think it's important to remind everyone of the very real human consequences of this case and the suffering not just for Julian but his family but what is he enacted in prison for and why are he and his family being put through this the events that led to Julian's indictment started in a room just like this one on the 5th of April 2010 at the National Press Club in Washington DC WikiLeaks shared the collateral murder video for the first time it put WikiLeaks and Julian on the map in all kinds of ways as you know it showed the murder of civilians children and journalists by US forces in Iraq a war crime which the US authorities then tried to cover up an Australian journalist Dean jate Dean Yates was the head of Reuters in Iraq at that time and he saw answers from the US authorities about what had happened to his colleagues the US claimed that their forces who complied with their rules of engagement that was a lie and freedom from information requests were for the information that would have proved that lie were denied it was only after that video and the rules of engagement were published by WikiLeaks that the world learned the truth about what had actually happened to those journalists and I want to emphasize here that Julian is being prosecuted for public publishing evidence about the murder of your journalist colleagues in Iraq after the release of collateral murder came the Afghan war diaries the Iraq war logs and the state department cables in each of these releases WikiLeaks pioneering global collaborations with journalists around the world working together with WikiLeaks and journalists from mainstream media organizations they analyze large sets of data identifying patterns and trends to understand what to understand what was really happening and to tell that story and what did we learn from those publications we learned that thousands more civilians were being killed in American wars and the US government had ever acknowledged they showed evidence of war crimes and torture by US forces western governments and their autocratic regime allies they revealed the dense networks of support between those governments and major corporations which drive our trade and foreign policies journalism like this at its core is about subjecting power to scrutiny to power sorry subjecting power to scrutiny and holding it accountable and the powerful didn't like it WikiLeaks was responsible for hundreds perhaps thousands of stories around the world about how power really works in Washington in Canberra in London and in capitals around the world they showed us what it means on the streets and in the homes of people in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan and about the price that's paid for the application of that power in shattered lives and dead and broken bodies rather than shame WikiLeaks provoked rage rage that journalism was exposing the powerful the Obama administration opened a criminal investigation which Australian diplomats reported was unprecedented in size and scale but the Obama administration did not indict Julian their concern was with the so-called New York Times problem that is that prosecuting Julian would mean criminalizing what the New York Times does every single day but we ended up with a president president Trump who had no such qualms after all he had called the media the enemy of the people and said he wanted to see reporters in prison and the result is an indictment against Julian which describes and criminalizes routine journalistic practices but let's not forget that Trump was willing to play politics with this prosecution back in 2017 before Julian had had been indicted by the US a congressman came to visit Julian in the Ecuadorian embassy he came to offer Julian a political deal I had been asked by Julian to attend and observe that meeting and I later gave evidence about it at the extradition hearing this was at the height of the Mueller investigation about Russian interference in the US election in 2016 President Trump was then a subject of that investigation Julian had already made clear publicly that the WikiLeaks publications in the context of the 2016 election had not come from a government source but Trump clearly wanted to know more congressman Dana Rowerbacher made clear on his visit that President Trump was aware of and had approved of him coming to make this proposal it was what he called a win win solution that would allow Julian to get on with his life Julian was asked to identify the source his source for the 2016 publications which the congressman explained would solve President Trump's problems and put an end to the Mueller investigation in return Julian would receive a pardon or some form of protection that he would not be extradited to the United States and of course Julian refused to identify his source a publisher's promise to their sources is solemn as many of you in this room will know even if that promise carries a cost Trump too made good on his promise his in his administration indicted Julian after he refused to name that source Julian has had many other opportunities to put himself in his own interests above the interests of democracy and free speech and he has always put himself second and the result is an indictment against him which threatens free speech and democracy the freedom of the press foundation calls this prosecution the most terrifying threat to freedom of speech in the 21st century and this is no exaggeration one of the 18 charges relates to taking measures to protect the identity of a source the remaining 17 charges all brought under the espionage act and they relate to receiving and publishing information there is no public interest defense to charges under the espionage act and around the world the media has responded the guardian the new york times the washington post have all made clear their concern about this prosecution and the fact that it is criminalizing public interest journalistic practices that they employ every day as the president of the international federation of journalists herself said just this week if Julian Assange is jailed in the U.S. there is not a journalist on earth who will be safe and she is bright if Julian is extradited the precedent means that any journalist or editor anywhere in the world who published truthful information about the united states could face extradition and prosecution for committing acts of journalism would we stand by and accept this if it was russia or china trying to do the same i want to make a few concluding remarks about julien's future about what the australian government can do and about what you and the room can do those who resolve julien's case by securing his release from prison will be remembered well in the books that will be written about it they will be on the right side of history australians remember well who brought david hicks home we remember well who got peter grester melinda taylor and james rickardson out of overseas prisons we remember well who got kylemore gilbert out of iran recently and if we can put to an end an espionage case against an australian citizen in iran then we can do it in respect of an equally outrageous espionage prosecution in the united states what a great day it was that day that kyle was brought home and was free i look forward to another great day when this australian prime minister and this government gets julien out of prison for more than a decade we have been making this ask of the australian government we have had nothing but silence and complicity by consecutive australian governments on both sides of politics not one australian government has had the courage to ask our ally to do the right thing to protect this australian citizen and journalist we now have a prime minister who has said and i quote enough is enough prime minister albany has said and again i quote i fail to see what purpose is being served by the ongoing incarceration of julien assange a heavy price has been paid and i couldn't agree with him more but now we need to see action we all want to see our prime minister stand up at the press conference taking questions about julien's release from prison rather than his death in custody and what will help the government bring this case to a close you the journalists in the room you above all people are able to differentiate between publishing and espionage a distinction that the u.s government and its allies is trying to erase you above all people have the unique opportunity and the responsibility of facing the prime minister and his colleagues every day you can ask what's being done and when it is that we'll see julien brought home ask them this the prime minister the attorney general the foreign minister at every press conference until julien is released from prison because if we don't see that day julien assange will not be the last of your colleagues to have his life destroyed in this line of work and what else will help force our government to do the right thing and bring julien assange home you the public protest right to your mp right to the prime minister turn up at their offices and demand action working for democratic accountability is why julien assange is sitting in a high security prison today and i believe that democratic accountability can help to get him out of it so hold our government to account and let's bring julien assange home thank you thanks so much jen um you talked about how this requires a political solution now not one that can be sorted out in the courts and that um uh various people including anthony obonese and penny Wong have said enough is enough um it's not clear whether they've actually advocated either privately or publicly to the americans about this as as you indicate i was just wondering um what what are the implicate i mean you talked in brief about the biden presidency is there any reason to believe that there might be a change from the trump position from the biden administration and what sort of risk is there if as some predict donald trump has returned to the white house at the next election we certainly hope to see a change in the biden administration this prosecution runs completely counter to the biden administration's own policies on the treatment of journalists and and free speech principles we are in a an ironic and strange position where you have a president who wants to close guantanamo but his department of justice is prosecuting the person responsible for the publications that made the policy position he now adopts about the closing of guantanamo possible and so it's it's really i think why it is an opportune moment for the australian government to have these conversations the obama administration chose not to indict for that reason and it's time the biden administration adopts the same position and puts an end to it what what is the relative role of um the sort of shall we say the national security establishment in the u.s i mean you talked about the incredibly alarming revelations about the cia uh but how much do you think this is being driven by that national security establishment um and how does that work in with the administration um well we do know that there there was a possibility and this is public that julian was on president trump's list for pardons at the end of his presidency and the reports are that it was put to a stop by by mike Pompeo who was um then the head of the cia so um i do think that there is a the driving force is the intelligence agencies um and that is a concern but this is a free speech question he's a journalist he's a publisher it shouldn't be up to the intelligence agencies to make that decision next question is from tim short thanks laura and uh thank you so much jennifer robinson for supporting free speech freedom of journalism and protection of the truth um it's over 10 years ago since i spoke to julian um before he went into the equidorean embassy and he spoke about that meeting that you had with nickle rocks and the then attorney general of the commonwealth um we'd heard from senator bob car these ministers of the time are only as good as the information that they were briefed with is it your view and julian's view as his lawyer that in 2022 we're getting the kind of clearer better and more honest information to our politicians it's not a legal matter now as you said it's political but can you reflect on that time in 2010 when you met with uh nickle rocks in 2012 and fast forward now to attorney general drafus's remark senator pennie wong's remarks and certainly what you've just quoted from prime minister albin easy both labor governments thank you tim for your question uh we we've seen a sea change in approach from from the australian government with this australian government now we've been working on this for a long time we've been coming to canberra to brief members of parliament um the position could not be clearer now that the u.s. has in fact indicted him back then we were worried about the potential indictment but it wasn't clear we could we weren't in a position to know whether it was there or not because of the secret nature of the process now it's there it's there for all to see we can see this dark injustice that it is and it is wonderful that we now have an australian prime minister who is saying enough is enough but we now need to see him take action on that so i find it encouraging as julian's lawyer that we have a government willing to have these talks with the united states the content of those talks i'm not privy to but we certainly hope to see progress and progress soon because as i said julian's health won't won't last much longer uk extradition between the united states was described as very one sided by lord jonathan's assumption i just like you to reflect on that uh and what your thoughts are on the australian us extradition arrangements i there's a there's a huge concern in the united state in the united kingdom about the imbalanced nature of the treaty between the us and the uk for example the united states would never extradite someone for a political offense prosecution for a political offense in the united kingdom and yet the uk seems intent on allowing it in this case and that causes concern not just for us as julian's lawyers but for for many who believe in civil liberties and the protection of british citizens um from political persecution um but unfortunately we are lumped with the treaty and the extradition act that we have uh and of course there is still this is still a legal case while i believe the solution will be political we will use every legal mechanism available to us as his legal team what i just want people to acknowledge is that that is going to tie us up in legal process for the next decade or longer and that's not acceptable thank you thank you david crow thanks laura david crow from the city morning herald and the age of melbourne thanks mr robinson for your speech um i want to ask you about the australian government's position and uh what they've said in recent months you've quoted from anthony albany easy and his remarks in december of last year before he became prime minister clearly since then whenever asked including at a door stop that i was out in i think in the first week after he took office his argument is always that uh whatever he he stands by his former comments um that is enough enough is enough uh but he's not going to engage in further comment in public that's also the kind of response that we've seen from penny wong as foreign minister in recent months and we also heard it here in this room from mark drafus as attorney general last week do you accept that it's better for the australian government to not make any public comment and to do all its work in private with the u.s government or with the british government or do you think that that's actually not getting results and that we should expect our prime minister and our ministers to speak publicly about what they think should happen well i think the australian government has made its position clear that enough is enough that is a public statement and then of course this is a case that's going to require private diplomatic negotiation and allowing time for them to do that we hope that they are doing what they say they are going to do which is to bring it to an end we're obviously not privy to those conversations but of course there is a place for both private talks and public advocacy and i think the australian public demands action and wants to hear from our leaders that they are taking the steps they need to bring it to an end so we have to give them an opportunity to resolve it this has already gone on for a decade it's not a straightforward matter and we'll continue to press the government to do more okay but that's all i can say i'm not privy to those conversations yeah you mentioned carly carly more gilbert i think was there a was there a situation with carly more gilbert where she was where the people around her were encouraged in at first not to speak up because it was regarded as being counterproductive if that happened in the end people did speak up and it helped get a result i mean do you think in the case of carly more gilbert that speaking up was fundamental to actually getting it out car look there's a place for put like i said there's a place for public advocacy and private advocacy and negotiation we will certainly continue to put our case very publicly and we'll continue to call on the australian government to do more and that's what all we can do as his legal team thanks mary costa kitties jennifer mary costa kitties freelance so thank you very much for your 12-year advocacy of julian and thank you particularly for appealing to journalists today to the press one of the criticisms of julian that's often used to undermine what he and wiki leaks achieved is that he's not a journalist the us in their indictment have attempted to differentiate between what wiki leaks did and and and real journalism i wonder if you could speak a little bit more about that the charges that uh uh aim to achieve that differentiation because we know that the the us's main witness has been discredited he outed himself by saying he lied to the fbi and yet there hasn't been much coverage of that thank you mary i am so tired of this point and hearing it from journalists actually that julian is not a journalist he is a card-caring member of your media union who described him and consider him as a journalist what more do you need than that in an any event as a lawyer legal protection applies to journalistic activity so whether or not you define someone as a journalist the protection applies to journalistic activity if you want to get into an argument about who or who is not defined as a journalist you are going down the same path of countries like russia and china it is a dangerous road to go down and this is why it's so important that journalists remember this legal protection applies to journalistic activity if julian's actions would julian's actions were journalistic activity the same kinds of practices that journalists engage in every day receiving possession and publication of government information that is what's being criminalized in this case by julian being prosecuted it is setting a process a precedent that will apply to each and every one of you so if you want to stand back and say he's not a journalist i'm not going to advocate for him you are literally shooting yourself in the foot and undermining your own protections as a journalist and as someone who engages in journalistic activity also just one more question and that's about due process because we that's all we've heard from politicians that we can't really intervene because there's a legal process happening and we have to stand back and allow due process to take place as someone who observed his extradition hearings and the appeal process online i thought it was extraordinary that an australian citizen a publisher an editor was not allowed not permitted to sit with his legal team was sitting in a glass box at the back of the court where he couldn't confer with his legal team and when he attempted to when i saw when you walked up and tried to confer with him he had to shout so that everyone else was able to hear him as well one other thing that's not not known because it's not familiar to us in our legal system is that in the u.s and and this evidence was presented at his extradition trial in the united states stakeholders have a say in sentencing conditions so the conditions that he would be held in the cia who we know are plotted to murder him will have a say in the conditions he is held in so could you tell us from your perspective the ways in which due process hasn't been followed like i said it would be here all day describing to you all the ways due process has not been respected um i'm interested to speak about what it's like to be in court with julien as mary described uh he's kept in a glass box at the at the back of the court um so when things happen in court where he wants to give us instructions which happens regularly he has to try to get our attention or he's trying to speak to me through a thick glass which means not only can i hear him but the prosecutors sitting opposite me can hear him so we actually have no way of being able to speak in a in a privileged confidential way during the course of the proceedings and it in it and it has a real impact on our ability to properly defend him but just a few words about the due process or so-called due process he'll face in the united states if he's extradited to the united states he'll face trial in in uh east virginia which is a will be a jury made up of um former intelligence agents or intelligence agents that is where the cia the nsa are all located um the the process and the nature of the charging in the united states means that there's a 97 plea bargain rate um in that jurisdiction um he is very likely to we have no hope that he will not be convicted um and then he's stuck in process in the united states for a very long time and i want to make the point too that a lot of people throw about this idea that was part of the assurance that the u.s said well he can go and serve his sentence in australia uh once he's convicted in this jurisdiction that is no solution at all because what that means is that he will have to go to the united states potentially be placed in prison conditions that will cause his suicide if he makes it through the appeal process is all the way to the supreme court only after that could we apply to try to get him home to australia and he won't last that long so when you hear a government official roll that out as a solution remember it is no solution at all james rickettson uh james rickettson i was um for 15 months jailed in cambodia as a spy and the first person that helped me with advice was julien assange via a um a smart phone that had been smuggled into the prison so i have a personal reason for wanting to support julien and also a reason as a member of the fourth estate um a couple of points i'd like to make one is which is reiterating what you've said jennifer is that in my case malcolm turnbull the then prime minister of australia is this going to be a question yeah i'm just it is it is going to be a question asked um did a deal with wunsen the prime minister of of cambodia um to secure my release after i'd been found guilty and and been sentenced my question then is why is that the australian government persists in saying that they cannot intervene in the case of australian citizens they're in trouble legal trouble when it's clear from my case from um carly more gilbert's case and pedigress and others that they can intervene thank you james for being here and for your question consular assistance is a very nebulous term it effectively mean it can mean anything from providing you a list of lawyers and saying good luck um to visit visiting you on the odd occasion in prison it is not a solution to cases like yours or to a solution to join a sanders case so when you hear the australian government talk about consular assistance it can mean many things it can mean next to nothing and it can mean engaging in the way that malcolm turnbull did on your behalf and that is precisely what we need to see happen for join us aren't we need prime minister albany to be on the phone to president biden and to get this sorted out thank you um just following that through a little bit jenn um you mentioned some of the various people who've got caught up in processes over the years david hicks um that um mr crester i think i see any moment all sorts of other people can you see any trend in um in whether it's got better or worse in terms of government interventions from australia or is it still just basically a case by case question i think those cases all show what the australian government can do when properly motivated um our intervention in cases of australians detained abroad is entirely political it always is and it depends on the politics of the moment and the politics of the particular government that's why it's so important to have a prime minister saying what he's saying now uh and the attorney general acknowledging that they're having these talks it is something that the australian government can do we've seen it happen in other cases and they can do it in this one next to it following on from Laura's question we we had a situation at the turn of the century where there was this incredibly positive feeling about the way law was working and and the way the the world was coming together since then we've seen this division obviously along religious grounds and and um also state grounds ideological grounds but also within the western world we've we've seen this division between the national security concerns and the ideological or the the libertarian concerns to what extent do you feel that the um you know for one of a better word the right wing the security concerns have overtaken natural libertarian principles thank you for your question the implementation of national security legislation in this country alone is terrifying the amount of criminal um offenses that have been created to prosecute people for publishing national defense information even if it's in the public interest is terrifying we would never have accepted that before but in a post 9-11 world we're seeing a creeping I think incursion on our civil liberties whether we talk about unlawful surveillance and surveillance on all of us as citizens whether we talk about the types of offenses that are being implemented and pursued against journalists let's not forget that the abc in this country um was had a criminal prosecution held over their head because of public interest information that was leaked to them by a very brave whistleblower um this wouldn't we would never have accepted that before we would never have accepted an Australian citizen being held in prison and facing life in prison for publications that is one journalism awards for and we have to resist the normalization of this treatment of an Australian citizen and journalist because this will become the norm if we let it be how can we turn this back bring Julian Assange home as a starting point would be great Kelly Tranta hi Jen hi Kelly thank you for your address and your tireless advocacy for as long as I can remember I have just a very brief question you've said that you've been asking successive Australian governments for diplomatic assistance for Julian for over a decade but successive Australian governments have done nothing the Albanese government has said that enough is enough and they refer to quiet diplomacy but foi documents received by declassified oz from the attorney general's office confirm that a post extradition plea deal is still being considered notwithstanding the dire personal consequences for Julian of landing on US soil and for journalists in this room and the world over do you think quiet diplomacy is effective when mr Assange's position has not substantially changed in any way since the election in May with over a decade decade of inaction by successive successive Australian governments are you confident that representations are actually being made to the United States that no extradition take place and should mr Albanese meet with mr Assange family thank you first I do think that the Prime Minister should meet with Julian's family it would be a welcome gesture and one that I think the Australian public would fully support in terms of all I can say is what I have been told that private talks are underway for us any kind of post extradition agreement would be unacceptable as an outcome it is as I have explained no solution we cannot allow Julian to be sent to the United States to face those those prison conditions we know that there's there's medical evidence to show that he will suicide if he's placed in those conditions and that is not an acceptable outcome for any Australian citizen ebony Bennett thank you ebony Bennett I'm deputy director at the Australia Institute Jennifer you've talked a lot about the threat to freedom of the press by the prosecution of Julian Assange you just kind of mentioned the raids on journalists that we've seen here in Australia and Australia has slipped down the world press freedom index as well I've also got Bernard Clary in the room we've seen not only whistleblowers prosecuted but their legal representatives as well how concerned are you about Australia's system of protection not only for press freedom but for whistleblowers and their lawyers and how would you like to see that strengthened thank you well of course as lawyer for someone who works with whistleblowers to watch a colleague prosecuted in our country for doing his job as a lawyer is fundamentally unacceptable and our attorney general did the right thing in dropping the prosecution against Bernard you should never have been put in that position and I salute you for your courage we do need to have a good look at Australia's free speech protections not just and whistleblowing isn't an essential act in our democracy free speech and the publication of material and public interest relies upon whistleblowers and the protection of journalists and receiving information from whistleblowers to hold our government to account and the prosecution of whistleblowers like David McBride of lawyers of journalists the rating of the ABC is unacceptable we cannot call ourselves a democracy if we behave like that thanks Laura Tim Shaw director of the National Press Club again Jennifer Vice President Biden described Julian as a words for the effect of technology terrorist if you could sit down with this representative here in Australia Caroline Kennedy what message would you like Ambassador Kennedy to take to President Biden I would love to have a sit down meeting with Ambassador Kennedy and in fact I invited her here today so we would welcome a dialogue with the United States government and we will continue to make the ask that we have asked publicly which is it's time to drop these charges and to respect the First Amendment of your own country is there a good start with the US ambassador in Britain I haven't had one one on one or any communication with the ambassador in Britain thank you David Kerr thanks again Laura I'm going to go Mary Costa-Caitis asked you a question which I think you said you were tired of getting but I think needed to be asked which is is Julian Assange a journalist I have another question you're probably also tired of getting but which bearing in mind in the room today we have supporters of Julian Assange clearly but viewing at home we may have people who haven't given this issue a lot of thought and still might wonder about the actions of Julian Assange in recent years because I just googled this and of course you can see plenty of assertions that the work that he did helped Vladimir Putin and helped Russia undermine Hillary Clinton for instance in the in her presidential campaign now this is an assertion that's often made and I thought I would put that to you you mentioned in your speech the deal that he declined but I thought I'd get you to elaborate if you can on on this argument it's often claimed that that he helped Russia and Putin with his activity what do you say to that thank you for giving me the opportunity to address that and just to say I'm not tired of the question I'm tired of hearing journalists say that he's not a journalist as if that matters the speaking about the 2016 election publications I want to make it very clear WikiLeaks was sued in the United States in respect of those publications and a judge in New York said that those publications had the highest order of protection under the First Amendment to publish information about a political party in the context of an election that that publication has the highest order of free speech protection the New York Times had they received that material would have published it and as Julian has said if you receive information about a particular political candidate in the context of an election and you choose to sit on it you are putting your finger on the needle his position is that WikiLeaks should publish and they published that material and a judge has recognized in the United States that it deserved protection and was newsworthy so to say whether it helped politically one way or another it was in principle an act of journalism that is protected by the First Amendment thanks riley thanks Laura you could be going to the high court and then the supreme court and and you know anytime I go to court I find it an expensive process I just wonder how you're going to find how you're going to fund this you know who funds this you know this this advocacy at the end of the day because it's it's gotta be people have got to do it thank you for asking that question because Julian's defense has been funded by donations from the public and through fundraising campaigns we are a huge legal team I'm one of many both in the United Kingdom in the United States and across Europe who are working to try to protect him we are up against a superpower we also have my colleague here in Australia Stephen Kenny who I want to acknowledge for his great work for us and and for David Hicks so this is an expensive exercise taking on a superpower the US and the UK is an expensive exercise so anyone who is minded to support Julian would be very welcome to donate to his to his family and the campaign here in Australia and to the legal defense fund do you want to put a figure on it I'm not able to do that Kim Rubenstein Kim Rubenstein Jennifer um professor at the University of Canberra and honorary professor at ANU we've referred to him as being an Australian citizen throughout and I'm wondering if you can reflect on two things one the overall treatment of Australian citizens abroad not only in these individual circumstances but the thousands that were stranded during the time of COVID you may have indeed been one of them but also to think strategically about strategic um litigation here in Australia and I'm a guest of the Grata fund here today which conducts strategic litigation that you of course are aware of yes you'll recall that David Hicks um in his time during his imprisonment there was an attempt in the federal court to bring a case of um testing out those questions about consular assistance and the responsibility of the Australian government for citizens who are detained is there some consideration of bringing a like matter against this government in order strategically to put pressure not only on the politics of this but also of the legal principles of what a state owes its citizens thank you Kim for your question and for being here and to acknowledge the Grata fund of which I'm on the board and thank you for your important work um the treatment of Australian citizens is um is I think a cause for concern I certainly have had questions about what my Australian passport means uh watching what happened to Julian and to for the many thousands of Australians myself included who were stranded outside of the country because of our COVID restrictions that was unlawful to prevent citizens to return home from their country is unlawful as a matter of international law and we should not have stood for it and I hope that more Australians here at home will advocate for us as fellow Australians not to be barred from entering our own country um the question about potential litigation here in Australia is really one for my colleague Steven um and so that's something I'm happy to talk to you about privately Kathy Vogel Kathy Vogan consortium news um like Mary I've been reporting from the courtroom for the last three years roughly and we've been looking at the case very closely now I want to ask you a question about the High Court appeal uh one of the points that you're appealing is that the US misled uh the UK courts on the core facts of the case um that seems to be the story of Julian's life if you've read Professor Melton's book but could you just very briefly give us a little bit more information about how they have done that that's it thank you um one of our appeal grounds of appeal relates to abusive process and the way in which the United States has misrepresented the facts and the indictment in order to justify his extradition um there's a there's a number of allegations which have been publicly stated to include hacking and I want to make very clear in this room that Julian Assange has not engaged in any form of hacking with respect to that material he received information from a source just as journalists do all day every day um there's also an allegation that WikiLeaks was responsible for publishing unredacted material online I also want to make clear that WikiLeaks engaged and as we did in the evidence before the court that WikiLeaks engaged in um actually pioneered the use of encryption technology to protect the sensitive material that was being shared with media organizations pioneered it and I say that that these media organizations did not have these protections in place until they started working with WikiLeaks and that was at Julian's insistence and demand now we see it used in all journalism operations around the world WikiLeaks engaged in a reduction process with their mainstream media partners and the reason that the unredacted material ended up published online was because of a security breach by the Guardian news well by journalists at the Guardian and that was all put in evidence before the court and in fact the material was first published by a website in the United States unredacted it remains online and he has never been asked to take it down so I think when you when you hear the government's narrative about what WikiLeaks did or didn't do what Julian is or is not responsible for I encourage you to look more closely at the facts that we presented in the court and on that basis we say that it is an abusive process to seek his extradition claiming that he is responsible for the damage that was done damage which they say and I want to make clear is an allegation of damage but there is no allegation even on the prosecution's own case that anyone was harmed as a result of WikiLeaks publications next year in Australia of course we don't have any sort of freedom of speech guarantee do you think that we're looking at changing the constitution now do you think there's an any need for that specific freedom of speech the freedom to publish information if it's found or if you genuinely believe it to allow that so that we can actually produce whatever we believe in to be genuinely true it has long been my publicly stated position that Australia needs a Bill of Rights we need an explicit right to free speech we have one implied by the High Court in our constitution that's not good enough in my view and I think our country could benefit from more explicit protections on all range of human rights but freedom of speech in particular we're almost out of time but one question I suppose a lot of people would have is what has happened to WikiLeaks and to the broader sort of idea of being able to you know have platforms which allow the sort of broad dissemination of really big dumps of material such as we saw from WikiLeaks well WikiLeaks is still in operation Kristen Raffensen is the editor in Julian Stead obviously Julian can't continue to run the organization from inside a high security prison but they are continuing to to publish and to receive information and we're seeing more and more these kinds of big global collaborations with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists who are replicating really what WikiLeaks first did with their first big publications massive data publications sharing among media organizations around the world to make sure that those stories are given context and published in different countries where they're relevant so I think that is the future of journalism in a global information environment where we are so connected that these stories will continue to be reported on in that way and I certainly hope to see that WikiLeaks will continue to publish and continue to show you know take a robust approach to publication because I think it pushes the media the rest of the media to do better has it changed the sort of mechanisms and processes through which things like the International Consortium work though do you think that what's happened to Julian Assange I think well I think they've all learned from what WikiLeaks did because they're replicating that in terms of the global collaborations I think I think journalists are concerned about what this prosecution means and are cautious and and that's a problem we're seeing a chilling of national security journalism thank you please join me in thanking Jen Robinson


This is not the right way to patch asphalt road surface defects. The right way takes longer but the patch will last a lot longer. The maintenance handbook covers the proper procedure for patching potholes and that is what this program is based on. Potholes can be patched with just a hand bar, a pick and a shovel. Patching can also be done with power tools that easily attach to a dump truck. In this program we'll learn the correct method of patching asphalt road surface defects and at the same time we'll learn how to use hydraulic and other hand tools. Hydraulic hand tools operate off the hydraulic system of any dump truck that is equipped with an attachment for them. Two hydraulic hand tools are used in this work, the pavement breaker and the tamper. The pavement breaker is used to break out the unsound pavement in and around the surface defect. The tamper is used to pack down the bottom of the cutout hole and the patching material. Here's how the hand tools work. The tool connects to the truck with two hoses. There's a switch on the truck to divert the flow of the hydraulic fluid into the hoses. The pressure of the fluid circulating through the hoses then provides the power for the tool. We'll look at how these hydraulic hand tools are used to patch a road surface defect. But before you start patching, get set up properly. Place all required traffic control and safety devices. Remember these devices protect you as well as the traveling public. In parking your equipment, pay attention to safety by allowing plenty of working space and not blocking traffic. And remember to turn on all your equipment warning lights so traffic knows exactly where you are. The first thing you have to do in the patching operation is to get the hand tools operating. This starts with hooking up the hoses. Connect one end of each hose to the couplings on the truck and the other end to the hand tool. Keep the couplings clean. That's what this spray is for. It is very important that dirt be kept out of the hydraulic system. All hose connections on this equipment are quick disconnect couplings. Next you have to get the truck's hydraulic system working so the tools can be operated. Start the truck's engine and engage the power takeoff, the PTO. The PTO allows the power of the truck's engine to be used by the hydraulic system. The hydraulic system can now be operated. This crew raises the dump box and blocks it to make it easier to get the patching material out of the box. Next switch the diverter valve to change the flow of the hydraulic fluid from the dump hoist to the hand tool hose. To activate the hand tools put the dump hoist lever in the raised position. For proper operation these tools require a fairly constant hydraulic fluid pressure. This pressure is built up and maintained by accelerating the truck's engine. It should run in about 1500 RPMs. The tool is ready to operate. Okay let's go to work. The first step in patching is to mark off the area. Be sure to include about two inches of good material on each side. That way you can be sure you've included all the bad pavement and it will help make the edges of the patch stable. Keep the corners of the patch as square as possible. Some irregular patches will have more than four sides but if you keep the corners as square as possible the patch will have a better chance of holding the material in place. Okay the patch is marked now you can cut it out. The bit we use in this operation is called an asphalt cutter and it does just that. The procedure is to start near the center of the patch and work outward toward the edges. The idea is to relieve the pressure by breaking the pavement on the inside first. If you started cutting at the edge you would damage more of the good pavement. The hole has to be at least two inches deep but cut it as deep as necessary to get a flat stable base. This hole is being cut the full depth of the pavement. Make the corners of the hole as square as possible and the sides as vertical as possible. Holes with square corners and vertical sides stand the best chance of holding the patching material when open to traffic. So be careful when you cut the edge of the hole. Make it straight and most important hold the tool vertical so your cut is vertical. Pay attention to the power you have in your hands here. Hot 200 degree hydraulic oil flowing at 2,000 pounds per square inch of pressure demands respect. Stay away from the hoses as much as you can and always be ready for an accident like a hose breaking or a coupling coming loose. Stay away from that bit too. You see what it does to the pavement. Imagine what it would do to your foot. So protect yourself. Wear steel toe protectors or steel towed shoes. Also wear eye goggles and ear plugs when using hydraulic hand tools. Of course don't forget the standard road worker safety clothing. Orange vests. In general when operating hydraulic hand tools use common sense. Stay alert and be careful. Remove the loose pieces with a shovel. A broom is also necessary to get the smaller pieces out. When you're done chipping and removing all loose material your holes should look like this. Square corners, vertical sides and a flat stable base. At this point you change tools. The tamper looks different from the pavement breaker but it operates about the same. By the way whenever you disconnect the hoses wear gloves. You can't avoid spilling some hydraulic oil and remember when it's working it can get up to 200 degrees. The first job for the tamper is tamping the bottom of the cutout hole. This produces a flat and solid base for the patch. Tamp all parts of the base until it is solid smooth and flat. Before the patching material is placed in the hole the sides and bottom of it must be coated with a liquid asphalt tack coat. This tack coat is a lot like glue. It makes the surface of the hole sticky so the asphalt patching material will bond to it well. After the hole is tacked place either hot or cold asphalt mix in two inch layers. Each layer of the mix must be compacted with the tamper. Always start at the outside and work toward the middle. Holding the tool vertical tamp completely around the hole. Then move in and repeat this process until you reach the center. Tamp all parts of each layer until the mix won't compact any further. The top layer of mix should be struck off with a straight edge. Be extra careful when you're tamping the top layer so that when fully compacted it is flush with the surrounding pavement surface. When the top layer is completely tamped the patch is finished. Again it should be smooth and flush with the road surface. No bump, no dip. After you complete the patching and before you leave the job all excess material should be cleaned up, hauled away and disposed of properly. We've talked about a lot of different things here and some of them may be a little fuzzy right now. Let's bring the whole process into focus with a quick summary of the main points. We're patching asphalt road surface defects with hydraulic hand tools, the pavement breaker and the tamper. These tools operate off the hydraulic system of a specially equipped dump truck. To get your hydraulic hand tools operational hook up the hoses, engage the truck's power takeoff, divert hydraulic fluid to the hand tools by switching the diverter valve, engage the dump hoist lever to activate the tools and accelerate the trucks engine to power them. Now the patching process.  The holes should have square corners, vertical sides and a stable base. Tamp the bottom of the hole with a hydraulic tamper. Tack the sides and bottom of the hole with liquid asphalt. Spread asphalt mix in the hole in two inch layers. Thoroughly tamp each layer with the hydraulic tamper working from the outside of the hole toward the middle. Tamp the top layer flush with the pavement surface. When you're finished sweep all loose material off the roadway so that's the right way to patch asphalt pavement defects. If you don't have hydraulic hand tools you can still patch defects the right way using manual tools. The important thing is to do it right so you end up with a good patch that will last.


Ladies and gentlemen look at this setup. This actually looks kind of nice. What's going on guys my name is Jack or you can call me I should we will go back to a brand new video actually like set up the green screen right before this video Um, let me know actually let me I should make myself a little bit bigger I don't know. I haven't used my green screen in so long. Maybe I need to just move my mic like Closer. I don't know it looked the proportions looked weird. Nonetheless. What's going on guys? We're back with some more ultimate ninja storm today I'm still taking your comments about about tips to get better because Every time I talk to you guys about ultimate just or whether it be in like twitch streams or anything or the comments in general I'm very worried about the the fights near the end because a lot of you guys say it gets very difficult So I I'm worried to say the least but uh, I don't know what we're gonna get to today I believe we'll get to the the key some a fight which I'm very interested to see how they do that But I don't know where we where we're gonna check in next because we saw the whole backstory with Naruto last episode again I say this game does does cutscenes very well. It's fleshing out the entire story But with that being said we're gonna hop right into it Let me know what you think of the green screen set up in comparison to other videos I don't know how often I'll run it again I have a lot of set up changes coming soon, which will be an announcement video But nonetheless, we're gonna hop right into it If you are new to channel be sure to drop us up and hit that big boy But also don't miss any other episodes and uh, yeah, let's just let's just see where we left off because I'm intrigued to see where this where this goes Oh sauce gate with his bandage No one's explained it to you yet soon now. Yes only in a few days This world will be swallowed up in case. I'm excited to see his his outfit great ninja war It will be a battle for the tail beasts This way you can guys you guys can see the whole screen too I won't kill the nine tails because I promise that you can strike the nine tails yourself Nonetheless you have only just implanted those eyes you should recuperate for a while now He's gonna be AFK for till halfway through Maybe we'll get to see a Toby's Toby's war outfit so I'm finally here at last my plans are about to come to fruition It won't be long now. I really want to play as him to be honest Oh Flooding behind the scenes, so I'm guessing this is kind of like the build-up to the war that we've seen in the show Yeah, this has to be where it leaves off the whole Naruto getting It couldn't have been easy, but I'm glad you finally got control of the nine tails chakra Of course, he's happy that he can summon the nine tails chakra But it seems to me that meeting his mother was of even greater Help this soul The problem is how are you gonna go about using it? I've stored the nine tails chakra in a different place within me so that I'm not using it all the time I tap into the nine tails chakra when I need it a flex.  You really think you're hidden you're sensing some other chakra? Yeah, he senses another's presence that I didn't was careless of me. I must do penance Like how be just knows right away. It's something else something bad Coming from there. It's your blade It appears you can sense hate there he is and other negative emotions out of home The shark guy It was as simple as waiting for an opportunity during our battle to switch myself out for a clone The real me has always been with you in shark skin What I count Naruto's just prepped right now and they're just all standing there He goes, you know boys Being with you has let me gather quite a bit of intel on the Ninja Alliance. I'm very grateful Is he trying to escape with that information?  So during the springtime of his youth. I'm gonna be by Naruto's side This man can be a bit. I just love guys.  I usually say guy He's just so positive man I don't know it's on the bottom every time he's on screen. He just radiates that energy. It's the power of youth And Rio and know why they're having us play as him too because of an inevitable battle coming Again people just leaving cash just chilling in logs here quite the island Interrupts I am here to protect Naruto. I am not interrupting keep up all but Is this the water fall of truth? It looks pretty true myth if you sit here and close your eyes You mean oh, yeah, I remember How about it? Why don't you give it a try guy? You fool helping Naruto is more important. Hey, you don't have to get so mad.  I Think I'm scared fool Fine, then I'll show you That landing That's a spirit Who is this person this this weirdo is my true shot closely He's a cocky look closely. I think his name is Kisamehoshi gaki Kisamehoshi gaki. I don't recognize him. I never thought I would meet you in a place like this Odd beast odd beast. Hmm. Where have I seen this shark face? Would you mind please moving out of the way? Guy don't let him escape. What are you doing here at Gatsuki? Really expect me to tell you in any event. I cannot allow you to escape Very well, I was thinking it was about time. I did so is the battle right here between us It's something about the bond With my great sword Sharks do we have a bond? I see you can really fight I Wonder if this is a boss fight. I don't think it is. No, it's not. Okay open inventory. We have legend equips Guard break abilities. No, why not? And then let's use defense boosted Why not that's fine But a bomb start All right, end it with ultimate enemy shaves away chakra because yeah, all right Okay, I start off confidence. This is actually a very confident start Let's go baby. I think it's cuz I'm playing guy. Oh Let's go baby. Let's go Kisameh. You ain't nothing Okay, I like I said one of the main tips I took for you guys is to fall back more like the actual wait I can activate my awakening now, right? Oh, yeah Okay, so that goes up a gate. I think the oh So it uses wait, does it use health? Oh Oh, but then it replenishes it. That's so weird Wow, I actually did a lot of damage to him. How is it some?  Oh That looks sick. See how is it some fights? I just I Can't get a hit I miss No, I need to orient it with an ultimate.  Just oh, thank you No, wait in double tap Honestly that went really well like I said dude two episodes ago on this series. I was struggling hard core. Oh I got guy. I thought I already had guy Like some fights. I just get my cheeks absolutely clapped and some I don't A ninja this skilled in Taijutsu is rare And yet I never thought I would taste such defeat Well, though you seem not to remember me was there a second part Guy maybe not did you take him down? Oh, yeah. No, this is where I took him down. Please capture him alive Where's all about oh, he's coming over there Intel so there's a member of the hidden leave Intel unit here Okay, I'll restrain him. Here it is You can still move be careful. He's gonna try something It looks like there's no escape for me this time But I must deliver There it is That was kind of a cool shot with the short carry me into I was close One last feudal struggle. I guess my part in this is finally over it touchy We are From this day on I am Kisamehoshi gaki formerly of the hidden mist I am one of the seven ninja swordsmen pleased to meet you It touchy uchiya two friends. I've heard rumors about you That you killed all of your fellow uchiha awkward moment of meeting kids in middle school for the first time Bring your own clan is quite the feeling Ah, yes bonding over the the genocide of similar clans situation I Understand how you felt it touchy actually though you talk a lot For Kisameh just wanted to make friends I Know see let's be friends and have some fun. Shall we? Anyone who's ever raised their hand against their own brethren never dies a decent death. So prepare yourself It's like a touchy which means you were right you and I are both depraved No No matter who you are you don't know what kind of man you are until the very end That's deep bro One realizes one's true nature at the moment of death Don't you think that's what death is about I understand Still trying to do something It goes a decent human Wait wait what a suicide bomb wait what that's not even close to how it happened wait No No, he didn't show any movement like that. He's probably real way. No that No, someone's strong enough to be paired with the touchy Way no he was supposed to surround himself with sharks and let them eat him. No, it was way more violent No Dang it on his comrades I'm kind of sad So I guess even some of the Akatsuki are loyal. I wonder if it was too violent for the game. I don't know That's interesting. That was admirable the measure of a ninja's life is determined by his manner of death She's a mehoshi gaki. He's a mehoshi gaki. I swear to remember you the rest of my life Are you staying cool to that line looks like you're not going to just oh Shoot, I mean I knew you would show up here sooner or later. I actually fight as Conan One question. Why would such loyal members as you and I forgot about this? You think he's that worthy He is the light That's why we all can carry flowers.  We created them. They are not yours Tell I'm Conan Got his flash banks rain ninja Nagato awakened Again, it doesn't belong to you You're mistaken on two counts since you're about to Enlighten you What first I encouraged and pushed Yahiko to form the Akatsuki and second That was also the one who gave Nagato the renegade Sorry Conan, so perhaps it would be more correct for me to ask for it back Something borrowed in my opinion.  What's that capture you? Toby I don't know if this will be a boss fight This is low key a very underrated fight to I have walked my own road and So have Nagato and Yahiko And you were not there what the three of us have seen together. That is the truth None of that matters now In any case your paths will end here It's like the same stage from storm to the dry a fight because the hole still there. I won't let it end I'll show you It's only the exact same stage Very well then show me how you protect that path show it the Akatsuki way I don't know if I'm gonna equip anything. Maybe it's because of what I equipped last time end it with ultimate. Okay, gosh, okay? Oh Shoot, wait, how do I use this? No, we turn it off for now. Oh my gosh. Oh I feel like this can be low key kind of hard Okay, hang on Okay Catch them always. Oh, she's ranged. I think yeah, I've never understood. I've never been very good at using range people Okay, I'll charge Wait, he's taking like no damage Oh, she attacks really slow, but she does damage. I see yeah, that was one combo. Oh my gosh Gosh, we should have saved. Oh, I like that block. That's sick Okay, Madara, I need Here we go, she's actually really slow I feel like this would be really hard against like Mina to her guy Oh Come on. Come on going on faster. I said she does damn.  Okay. Okay. Oh Shoot, no. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. Oh god. This is poison, right? I Can't even dash away. Oh Dude, I have no time to charge or anything. Oh Gosh, okay, I got this I don't know how far this goes. Oh It's around me. Oh I got him. Oh my gosh, he dashed into it. I Actually got so lucky Oh, that's sick. Oh my gosh, I didn't know it was like one that just surrounded her. I actually got really lucky No, I actually ended it with an ultimate that time, so But he's fast dude unlocked Conan because wake Kashi. Oh, be so no care.  You are a former Akatsuki member How will you attack me now? I was again to show the the billion paper bombs Encouraged and pushed you I go to form the I love how it does flashbacks even in the game Flashbacks like a minute ago. I was also the one who gave Nagato the Rinnigan So Naruto as And Nagato We're both acting of their own free will They were not your pawns. Tell him Conan They fought and died for their own reasons They share that common will and I will not let you interfere Huh? Those are just words After all Taken in by Naruto's foolish dreams to me. You are nothing more than clowns There is no such thing as true peace. No such thing as hope Nagato only believed in Naruto because he wanted to comfort his own pitiful self There There are no clowns There are no close. I didn't realize he was wearing heels this whole time Nagato their will shall not be extinguished. I Oh, I like that all of them together. That was there was a bridge behind them, too That looks cool be his pillar. I just wish these were boss fights, man. He's so sick The cutscenes are so cool I've just used up the last of my chakra But at least He's dead That's exact I just though the whole him finishing her line gave me chills the first time I watched it The Izanagi and Uchiha forbidden Jutsu the user can tie illusion and reality together in exchange for the sight in one eye The visual Jutsu that only those that possess both Uchiha and Senju powers can perform Uchiha and Senju that's the power of the six paths Who what are you? I am Madara Uchiha and I possess the power of Hashirama Senju I am unique. I am the second sage of the six paths. I Love to stay here chattering with you, but I'm actually very busy Got a plan to carry out When I have finished casting this genjutsu you will be finished too I mean she was the first one to break his mask to be fair that's a pretty impressive feet Like I just casually goes back to the the island I want to get into a fight with this Naruto. I wonder if it's just an awakening you just activate He's like a translator for B Captain Yamato so you can speak I'm not exactly happy to be praised for that Into the waterfall of truth. We gotta go. Okay. Let's get it together. You know Fall of truth, right? That could be danger looks like I should go along too. Are they planning to make any more like storm games? Cuz I know they have stuff for after shippuden, but I know they haven't made any more storm games Wait, does that guy need some lightning stuff? Wait, what? Okay, risky techniques. What's uh, what's this guy doing over here? What's up mouse? You all the cookie. Oh, yeah, that's right. I'm gonna steal this bag from behind this guy 500 Did I just rob him cuz it was behind him Might as well save Deceit. Bye guy. I'm gonna miss playing as guy How many times do we have to climb over this gigantic tree trunk? So I'm guessing this is near the time that Kabuto attacks the island and near the time that Yamato literally just freaking Disappears forever. I mean I'm pretty far Man, it's just looped around that tree. I'm pretty far into the war arc and Yamato's been gone for so long Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's get started already. How did B beat us? You gotta go into chakra mode. Oh, okay. You'll go faster down the road. So it's gonna let me use it for a bit Next get in step with the nine tail. I feel like that's then let's have a bow. This makes Naruto really OP with you I get it. It'll be easier to play in his future training once we verify just how powerful Naruto is now That's it. What if it's like really easy? Okay, get your spirits back. You're right. We'll see how strong this is Show me just how amazing the nine tails chakra can be in our top. Here we go It seems like it's not even an awakening like it's just it's just like a part of the form Yeah, it is keep charging a 60% or more. Okay, let the battle begin Oh wait, it is an awakening. I think I just stay in the oh Okay My old oh shoot. Wait. I just dashed with my old.  Okay? I think I yeah, I'm I want to hit my old There we go. Oh wait, that's definitely not my old I'm pretty sure this is just like it's keeping me in awakening mode because the awakening bars on Well, do I not have it all?  Oh Because it's an awakening most you don't have an old. I see So smooth in this mode. Oh My gosh This is so pee. Oh, dude. I like this. I like this a lot That's sick. I just like the way it looks man like just a glow. It's so beautiful Okay, I think it was just showing me what how what the awakening modes like that's enough Back to it Yamato's like mind and guts Yeah He's a real threat that power surely is a deadly weapon a little dance So his training from here on his fundamentals are satisfactory if the enemy wasn't too bad He could fight them. Okay. I'm still so worried about the end fights in this game However, your control is still too weak an unexpected situation would end in defeat I'm not good enough yet. So what do I have to do? That's what I'm gonna teach you the end of your training is coming soon Yeah Come with me. What do you train in over here? Thanks B? I Want to be a tree bars I Could only hope to be as good as him. You mean all the way inside the waterfall The falls is like a wall of chakra separation. It's a great way to keep your concentration Well, I get it now. All right.  Captain Yamato isn't coming. That's right. The rest of the training is up to you, too You don't need my power anymore. They grow up so fast going to be difficult to control the nine tails chakra but Do your best. I will dad. Thanks. I mean Yamato as long as he's in that place cut off from other chakra Naruto shouldn't sense anything about the who am I kidding? He's dad. Sorry. You'll have to stay there for a while Understand It's what must be done. Oh, that's a cool shot of the island. There he is Data run come so It's Nick man according to the information Kisame sent Naruto is here now then They don't have such glorious locks, dude There he is. Well, are you finally awake? Where's the sushi Kage? Are you put a little differently? My name is Kabuto Yakushi. I had you brought back here for my own reasons doing things a little bit different. I see So that's it You're pretty good for a lanky weakling It's your you understand quickly. Well, it's pretty helpful for me, too After all now, I can start working on my ultimate art again after being so rudely interrupted So what exactly was the reason you had for calling me here? Well, the eight and nine tails are actually on this island. I want your cooperation Do I get to play as Datara or Kabuto?  I like how she still calls them brother Datara If you two are here that means where is he the old man the old fence sitter There he is like I thought you're here Do I get to play as him? Onoki? Yes, I heard about his invasion. I'd heard that he was fine I'd be so happy if I got to play as the Sushi Kage If he managed to succeed at leaking the information We've been on patrol keeping an eye out just in case Makes sense that the fights on the ground and on the air like in the show That'd be a little bit weird to do the pointlessly long life. That's the only reason you're so sharp Kind of weird compliment. Why you died in a huge explosion.  Did you perhaps not die after all? Hmm. He just looks like he's back to life because of the reanimation Jutsu.   Dude Perfect exercise to wake me. I think it's a way to Sushi Kage I'm really excited either that or Datara if I don't get the place either of them and I get baited I'm gonna be mad and trade on hunting the Jinshuri key But leave Naruto for me.  I think I do. Oh No way So you're getting in my way even after death.  Datara I'm sure you haven't forgotten how terrifying I can be And if you think I'm still the way I was back then world of pain pain I Like it Team mates to let's go dude to play as a no key No way. Oh, I freaking love this use the Jutsu four times. You don't have to tell me Oh, this is glorious. Oh, dude Oh Why is it so loud? Cute. I'm looking look you be kind of good online. I Guess it uses a lot of chakra. Oh my god speeding bullet, baby. Oh Shoot, wait You scared Love this It's actually use that Okay, that was literally killed Datara, but okay. Wait. Have I not used? Okay.  No, it's fine. That was my favorite thing ever, dude He's so tiny I just love him like in melee form dude. It's so beautiful That was my favorite fight of this game so far easily easily my favorite fight so far no contest Big facts What are you talking about?  What is it? Nothing? It's good that he's concentrating on his training, but has he forgotten about his mission here Well, the point of the mission is to keep him here and there isn't anything for him to do so doesn't matter Well, that's true, but I have mixed feelings about this By the way, where's guy he was summoned by the ninja alliance, so we ran off to see them Wait, really? Oh, so that means I should forgot. Yeah, the war will be starting soon done done What was that an explosion who Yamato, let's go Let's go. Oh, it's time for y'all and so to lose screen time Circle Turtle Island check out the blast. Oh, I actually get to go the other way. That's surprise more money. Hang on I know this is dire But there's free money free 500. I'm pretty sure this guy just keeps collecting his money And he sets it behind him for safekeeping and I just run up and take it every time. I Would say I feel bad, but he needs to learn his lesson now Oh, I did go this way never mind. That's the way I originally came. I like the little animals in the forest for money God dang it, dude.  It's time for you to pay you snake literally and metaphorically snake. I like it oba too, huh? Everybody just knows it knows each other's names Kabuto yaki yaki. It's been a long time Yamato. So you've come crawling out. You're late Slythering out his granddaughter, aren't you perfect weird question? Oh It's just the opposite we will capture you and you will take us to the enemy. She pulled a no you No reverse to watch out Don't make sure there aren't any more of them around she and I will take down Kabuto. Oh, okay. I find his Yamato Or cuz I'm going to fight him. So keep up. I would think Yamato though Okay, yeah, I was about to say I mean I can equip stuff, but Wait, I can't even use this for a set amount of time look up that why not first Team gauge steal a little of your poems talker.  Oh, okay. Also Yamato has an awakening. Oh Wait, oh, so I just used my powers Oh Okay, no, no, wait. Oh, I put it down.    It's like I Put it down and it just acts as a shield. What about this one? I See, okay, I'm learning Or Kabuto, let me learn my kit for a second, buddy.  We got a little bit of a combo in We'll get a baby. Oh Okay I was like, okay, stay there. I'm gonna try again. Come on. So thank you much appreciated brother. Okay. Do I eat that? It's hard to tell Go on to the next round. I haven't used support attack enough times They have my now Okay, Kabuto, let me let her recharge for quick God dang it. There we go. I Had to be it, right? Okay sick.   That's all I can see. I haven't lost a single fight this episode dude Now it's over Kabuto. I'm very proud of myself. Although I didn't get very close on the Conan fight. I was very worried there Kabuto snake cape. That's what it's called the snake cape. I like that So dramatic. Oh, yeah, that's right. Ah Good timing. Oh, but did we do it? What do you mean? We did where were you I know you were scouting But what do you mean we the trap? Oh? He pulled a kakashi his arrogance was his downfall. I'm taking Yamato Rest in peace Yamato screen time feels bad man. Nah, he got on gone Did you find anything? No Yes, let him took the wood style user Yamato with him and what about you? I don't get it. He disappeared. So suddenly Daedra was nothing but a diversion when he finished playing his part Kabuto probably just released the Jutsu Exactly, of course, I know he just gets it right away. At least he didn't go after the eight tails and nine tails It's hard to tell whether he was looking for any hostage to interrogate or wanted that wood style user in particular Either way, we'll have to worry about an intel leak Master Yamato is not that easily broken sir. Big facts actually. That's not the issue He's up against Madara. He of the powerful visual Jutsu. No matter how strong Yamato's will hits no match No way, I'm so excited to see like some of the war scenes, dude This is so much that like the translation will be so weird into the game I asked for weren't you supposed to deliver the nine-tailed souvenir? No, it's not but this one is the nine-tails guardian and also possesses classified information Plus I can make the Zetsu army a lot stronger after capturing him I elected not to take further risks and shows the most expedient of those dog water bowls There it is This war outfit then hurry up and do it this left eye of mine is itching for battle. It's so sick, dude. God dang I see so Yamato I never imagined he would take another ninja instead of going for the nine tails Why would you not add like I mean at least even guess We can't do anything as we are now Well, we'll just have to get him back later. We know the rough location. Isn't that right lady Tsunade? What do you mean? Ah, that's right. You were never told the other day We received information that our recon unit never was how cool the Nokia's like outfit is Very the X marks the enemy's convoluted honestly It's in the mountain graveyard From here we would have to pass through the hidden steam village and hidden frost village, but Yes, because of that we have already advised both nations to evacuate I see and what about our own preparations? We've already summoned the commando unit and assembled the main battle regiment The same goes for the medical Intel and sensory units the Ninja Alliance can move immediately So that means we're ready So Chicago I believe these are yours How do they manufacture them so quickly actually though I designed them you may have squabbled in the past but right now you are Simply ninja. I like that and this time samurai shall team up with Ninja now. Let's get to work In the fourth great ninja war we will be victorious. Wow. I love it. I dig it shakes the world oh the war begins Anxiety scorches the air.  Yes, sir We're not in a good way to meet the approaching threat the ninja will rise up. I like this the error will fill With bravery and people There's the leaf again and death I was in the intro. I think it's been in all of them. Oh shoot. It is time to battle.  I like that Chapter five done, baby. Man. We are just we're making so much progress actually my goodness New I am has been added Yes, I will go ahead and save. Thank you game much appreciate preach approaching Ninja World War My goodness. I was actually a pretty good chapter. Actually. I liked that a lot. All right, so next episode We're starting the war straight up. This was um, it's kind of a nice conclusion to it We didn't get any boss battles again, but I think that's my only gripe. I love this one It's got the free roam aspect that I love The only thing is like number two just did the boss fights more often, you know It had those cinematic scenes It has those cinematic scenes in this and whatever it does it does it really well But they're they're more few and far between so I'm excited to see how a lot of it's translated for the war Because there's a lot of great scenes that we're gonna be able to see and I mean even going on to four because I Don't remember where I don't know exactly where this one ends and four begins But like I said, I've been told that I passed that in the show already So, uh, yeah, I hope you guys are still enjoying the game as much as I am again Be sure to drop comments down below on like tips for me. What once we do get the four I'm definitely planning on hosting events tournaments stuff like that probably gonna play this on my on stream Whenever we had 50,000 subscribers, which we're actually very close to And we'll probably do free play battles and stuff like that So I think that'd be a little a lot of fun. And yeah, that's pretty much all I got for you guys new episode Food reaction will be up later today that means that I hope you guys have a wonderful rest of your day as per usual And I'll catch you in the next one. Peace