Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free
Source: NBC News
By Michael Kosnar and Ryan J. Reilly
WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty as part of a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to go free after spending five years in a British prison, according to court documents.
Assange was charged by criminal information — which typically signifies a plea deal — with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, the court documents say.
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He had to seek refuge in a embassy for years and then spend years in a English prison awaiting a decision on extradition to the USA. YMMV. IMHO.
He's an Australian citizen. Australia has been pushing for his release for a long time, and he has a lot of public support here. The only ones here who don't support his release and return home is conservatives (though one crossed the floor to vote with the govt on a recent vote on the issue). As our government is a Labor one, and a former PM and current US ambassador accompanied Assange to court this morning, the chances of his passport being revoked is nil to zero.
He's landing in Canberra (that's where I live) this evening. I saw some DUers saying they'd like him to rot in a Russian hell hole. I can guarantee them that at this time of year, Canberra is colder than Siberia and because all the politicians work here, other parts of Australia usually refer to us a hell hole anyway 
President of Colombia (he wants Assange to visit Colombia), Evo Morales, Cornel West, RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard. and Glenn Greenwald
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My dear brother Julian Assange is free!
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/25/generational-hero-julian-assanges-supporters-hail-his-expected-release
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on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own.
But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
