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There's certainly good reason to celebrate the news of Julian Assange's release.

However, it's important to not lose sight of just what has taken place over the years. As Patrick Eddington notes, "The US government’s successful multi-year pursuit of Assange was meant to send a message to any others considering exposing federal government wrongdoing in the national security arena: we will make the story about you, not our crimes, and we will get you, one way or another."

So while the news was indeed welcome, there is still much to be done.

https://www.cato.org/blog/assange-process-was-punishment

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inpc 1y ago

In the UK the FT and Guardian, who used to have reputations for good reporting foreign affairs, completely useless. The only stories The Guardian prints now tend to be 'I saw a dolphin with a flip flop stuck in its bottom and now I feel sad".

Nick Anthony 1y ago

Sadly, that seems to be getting to be more common. Eddington also pointed out the BBC, the Associated Press, ABC, and The New York Times all failed to mention "how the 'leader of the free world' used patently undemocratic methods not only to hide criminal conduct by its military but also to politically and legally destroy Assange and Chelsea Manning."

Kajoozie Maflingo 1y ago

Imagine China arresting a US citizen journalist for exposing CCP corruption and war crimes.

That's what the US did to Assange.