Assange plea came after warning that U.S. would lose extradition fight
Assange plea came after warning that U.S. would lose extradition fight
After years of trying to bring the WikiLeaks founder back to the United States to stand trial, the near-collapse of the case in a British court sent the Justice Department hurtling toward a plea deal.
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i wonder if that means that if he hadn't taken the deal; he would be free already.
Why wouldn't he wait then? If he's waited 12 years so far, why not wait the extra year or two to avoid any charges? He's instead agreed to plead guilty. Sounds instead like he realized he would never win the stalemate and was tired of house arrest.
Sounds instead like he realized he would never win the stalemate and was tired of house arrest
IIRC he wasn't under house arrest, he was at an actual jail
Why wouldn’t he wait then?
by taking the plea deal, he's a convicted felon that will be stuck in australia for the rest of his life; under the watchful eye of surrogates of the american hegemony he spat on.
if he had waited, he would be free to go anywhere he wanted; outside the control of the people who still want him in imprisoned.