WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reached a plea deal with the U.S. that will allow him to go free after spending five years in a British prison. Assange plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge.
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#JulianAssange #WikiLeaks #PleaDeal
USA proving the world how corrupt and evil it is as always.
He published documents of war crimes after they were stolen by some other people.
Free him.I’m an Egyptian woman. He’s been on my mind all those years.His country let him down.
As an Egyptian you know nothing, his country didn’t let him down. The US persecuted him and the UK was compliant. Our govt got him home. Don’t comment on something you don’t know anything about.
It’s very sad when someone trying to do good is punished. God will be the judge of them all!!
I pray for his health and for his extended family that have all been through so much. May they have some normalcy of life now.
I think Trump has harmed America far more and is very dangerous, but seems to get away with all his corruption on his journey to destroy democracy as a dictator!!! God sees all and will be the final judge!!
God is uncovering all wrongs in the world. I’m very sad 😢 for what Julian and his Family have gone through. May God be with him and help Him heal❤
So exposing something that is illegal gets you thrown in jail? Love that, awesome country we live in 👍
This reminds me of the US Gov’t version of Boeing’s “We need whistle blowers”… Speaking out of both sides, another point of evidence that there are those a part of the corrupt establishment vs common citizens.
Trump needs to fully pardon him
Shame on Trump
Why did they let Assange out? Because now that hes free, he’s easily accessible to 3 letter agencies. He may have an unfortunate plane ride like Prigozhin. 😅
Julian done 5 years in jail for telling the truth
He just showed all the crimes the American government does that they don’t want the public to know keep hacking all government agencies and private government contractors like Lockheed Martin for there crimes as well
If the intelligence community thinks this makes them look any better or will somehow deflect the ire of the public they’re sadly mistaken. Everyone despises these scum. Their time is over and they are terrified so they’re letting him go.
Obviously a white man is released. Had it been a colored person his fate would have been different.
But we point fingers at Putin for being corrupt lol The US Government is the definition of corruption.
This is great now it’s easier for Kennedy to pardon him and he’s not waiting anymore for his deserved freedom.
Julian Assange walking Free is dangerous for the Society, Country, World. He needs to be held accountable and jailed for life.
Someone’s Indoctrinated 😂
It’s an offence to disclose the ugly side of US government. Country of Freedom! Country of promise!
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The irony of these bots reporting on journalism😂learn how it’s done kids
Tie a yellow ribbon 🎗 he his Free and coming home 🏡. THANK God the Truth should set you free 🙏
Pleaded guilty under duress, for telling and showing us how the US govt. commits human rights violations and murder. Also for exposing the people behind Pandora’s box, where the elites hide their ill gotten wealth.
You dont get punished for lying in America, you get punished for telling the TRUTH.
IT’S ABOUT HIGH TIME FOR THE POPULISM REVOLUTION.
The largest breach of classified information was accomplished by Donald Trump
Now comes the pain. It’s on.
The government is EVIL they don’t like having it pointed out.
Great humanity great person. So discusteting on Americans Israel democracy shame. Good humanity good man very good person. J.A love ❤️ god bless you
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Assange stopped being a journalist once he started coordinating the release of documents to hurt political opponents. He played a high stakes hand and got called. He lost. No computer code or clever script can save one from such delusions.
And he has to pay himself 350 thousand pounds for the flight! Is that normal?
send him to Russia, there’s a lot of work to him there (Nalvany R.I.P).
The guv’ment gon take care of us!
It’s crazy that he’s held accountable but not the people for the criminal and illegal wars he covered!
America is the biggest terrorist country .
The corrupt US government puts OUR lives at risk every day by provoking a war in Europe that Europeans don’t want. We’ve got two enemies in Europe..Russia + America
Welcome home, Julian. Trump shared more than you
I hope this guy can just get on with his life man
The hero no one knew we needed
LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The demonazis had nothing to do with his release. He was sentenced for 62 months, did his time & he is free. Stop buying into the democrat’s constant lying.
Assange est d un courage moral inégale.
Let’s just be thankful he made it!!!
Wow he had to plea guilty to doing his job as a journalist. That’s just as ridiculous as the charges brought against him. Smh
La honte ne tue pas sinon l amerique se suiciderait comme delivrance. Mais…..
US EXPOSED
Charged for releasing the truth!
America… lthe land of filth!
Honesty and truth is a crime in America because most of them are criminals because they support and elect same criminals over and over again and then play the victim card.
All criminals.!
Who gives a crap he’s a criminal not a celebrity.
I used to be a fan of Barrack Obama…no more!
Lefty news sites here in Australia have all turned off their comments page!! LOL!
That’s what they always do numbskull… And we don’t have any “lefty” news organisations.
Assange did more journalism than NBC has ever done!
My take Julian Assange got a deal of deals over night .I bet he had Dirt on the Democrats that would be released before the election if he was not released with out consequences and he got it.
Unfortunately they haven’t released anything since 2021 so it’s unlikely anything else was going to come out
He has dirt on hillary look out now she may get him killed to finish the deal.
Who cares? Why do prison riots always breakout during lunch while I’m sitting with the woods at the long table up against the wall and I’m sitting hunched down under the shelf with the hot water dispenser?
5 years for telling the truth.
Who cares?
I assume the United States sought a plea deal, right? It’s generally the crook that seeks the plea deal.
Trump24 ❤❤❤❤❤💯
My message to Julian is simple: Brother, glad to hear you are out of prison. Heal….recharge…and come back out swinging you Aussie legend! “If you don’t have anyone willing or able to publish the truth any more, then the public can be manipulated. And that’s the ultimate goal.”
– Stella Assange
Something´s wrong xD
Assange❤🌟💯
And the truth shall set you free, after 15 years.
USA= a beacon light into “transparency” (including intrusive surveillance on Clean, the mode fit for guantanamo bay’s terrorist prisoners), so release the details of the plea deal.
How many officials will face the heat of our Laws?
Assange was a Thief (hence a Criminal) alright, for he stole government data in plenty.
Some of the data opened the eyes of the citizens and the larger world on not so nice things. He became a sort of Kayamkulam Kochunni like figure around the world, may not be here in the US.
Punish, Correct, Dump the crooked officials.
Prediction: Julian will off himself. You know, like the Boeing whistleblower did.
Word is that the ransomware hackers got him out. Supposedly a few weeks ago one of the groups took control of some major holdings within the government and made a ransom for his release. Something along those lines not certain at the moment. He is free now 🙏
That’s the biggest load of crap – the Australian govt got him out.
“Video showing US forces alledgedly firing on civilians”
They are still trying to hold up the narrative
Grow up and educate yourself.
why don’t you read or do something , or better still shut up
Praise the Lord, what a ridiculous case, what an evil that has been done to this man.
Whats crazy is all these so called ‘news media’ and ‘journalists’ didnt cover this travesty of justice for all these years or protest or go on strike for the freedom of press. But now he’s released they cover the story. PATHETIC.
I’m not a big fan of Julian Asante, but indefinitely being held without trial is not fair. It appears to me all his leaks seemed one-sided, benefiting the far-right GOP. It’s like he was a Cheney plant.
“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals.” – Edward Snowden
It’s all a game
They tortured him with solitary confinement just to deleted 20k leaked democrat e mails from wikileaks
And yet they have not deleted anything and all the Democrat emails are still available, are you that gullible you won’t even check the things you read?
Part of the plea deal was to delete all info on the DNC and sign A sworn affidavit to never post anything else. Julian assange is now a paid actor of the machine he wants fought
No they didn’t, are you fools that gullible you won’t even check to confirm the things you read? Pathetic.
Congratulations Julian!!!!!!
Assange is our Australia hero . He suffered for freedom of press by simply exposing American atrocities. He will receive the Nobel Peace prize. Uncle Sam has both egg and blood on its hands in this case. G’day from Australia 🇦🇺
you said it. Welcome home mate. Let’s hope they leave you alone now
What a great deal. Assange gets freedom. DOJ gets nothing.
Plea bargains are BS!
WikiLeaks has deleted all the DNC emails from their servers.
New conspiracy just dropped! You know you could just check instead of lying…
Imagine if Australia did this to a American. Stop writing your own version of history America!
All three branches of the federal government are enemies of the American People and Constitution.
Assange was punished not for his crimes, but for the crimes of the US government that he exposed. Assange is a hero without a doubt, as is Manning.
welcome home Julian. I’m so sorry you had to go through that .
Julian Assange’s release, even had it been a victory over the war criminals who lead my country, the USA, would not have been a Promethean victory. There will be no lasting benefit to the democrats of the world, nor to representative government, nor to peace. During the time of his persecution by the Swedes, the British, and the oligarchs of the USA, the entire West has lost any claim to moral leadership in the world. It no longer has importance to the future of liberal democracy and freedom of the individual it once presumed. As a consequence, what matters now is the evolution of political life in China, Russia, India, the Brics as they expand in influence. The West has importance only in avoiding the catastrophes of nuclear war and global overheating. The manner and speed of its decline is all that matters.
Welcome home to the country that betrayed you, Australia !
😈Julian Assange😈 = Hitler Youth = PUTLER-YOUTH 🤮🤮🤮
It’s just so funny seeing this correspondent comfortably broadcasting from the front lawn of the White House, real cozy with the institutions of power. You take every CBS anchor and correspondent and they’re not even a fraction of the journalist Assange is, actually standing up and exposing the powerful.
Anyone else sick of getting news from mainstream media like msnbc, cnn, and fox? It’s unfortunate that their videos get this maybe views.
All of this because he founded WikiHow.
Julian Assange’s innocense
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Blackmailed into surrendering to the Big Bully USA, who commits War Crimes.
AOC & the SQUAKING SQUAD ARE A DISGRACE TO CONGRESS & CITIZENS THEY FAIL TO REPRESENT.
He should never have been charged in the first place
Julian assange didn’t just expose war crimes and criminal activity, he also exposed what some actual criminals were up to and essentially tipped them off. How’s that different? Some would say ‘well all politicians are criminals’. Perhaps some, not all. There were also cartels, terrorist cells, and other groups of that nature that now had the means to check wikileaks as to how up-to-date pending investigations, methods, and so on were being used how and when by investigators from the FBI, CIA, and so on.
TL;DR: Julian exposed as many good people as he exposed bad people. You can’t tell me you’re a ‘good guy’ if you committ murder to show me.
Hmm, it’s interesting how 🤔 certain places never before mentioned much is coming up in the news now and this is the second one where my interest is concerned 😟 The Northern Mariana Islands 🇲🇵 was also a place I considered 😉 visiting and perhaps re-locate to.
Obama is a thug!
You Aussies better protect that man…
Real Journalist
Home of the Brave? Land of the Free.? the baton has been passed to Australia.
HE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY CRIME. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE