3 facts about WikiLeaks which those who want Assange to rot in jail have buried:
1) WL redacted documents when publishing Iraq & Afghanistan War Logs & diplomatic cables to protect the innocent; 2) WL requested Hillary's State Dept to help in redacting: they refused; 3) This: https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1339243694717714434
1) WL redacted documents when publishing Iraq & Afghanistan War Logs & diplomatic cables to protect the innocent; 2) WL requested Hillary's State Dept to help in redacting: they refused; 3) This: https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1339243694717714434
The chances are very high that if Trump doesn't pardon Assange and put a stop to the insane attempt to extradite him to the US, then he will die in a UK prison, convicted of nothing, with a very dangerous precedent pending.
That arouses liberals, but it's profoundly unjust.
That arouses liberals, but it's profoundly unjust.
NBC News: "Release WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, say current and former world leaders"
Signatories of an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson included the president of Argentina and two former presidents of Brazil. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/release-wikileaks-julian-assange-say-current-former-world-leaders-n1240597
Signatories of an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson included the president of Argentina and two former presidents of Brazil. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/release-wikileaks-julian-assange-say-current-former-world-leaders-n1240597
In one way, it's odd how little attention American liberals pay to the views of the most important & accomplished center-left leaders like Lula, but the reality is US liberals believe in US exceptionalism & think only their leaders' & CIA's views matter: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/21/extradition-julian-assange-wikileaks-democracy-not-criminal