Re:Julian Assange Is Free
by kevinventullo on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @03:48PM
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Getting a plea deal is contingent on the state caring about the larger crimes in the first place. See the problem?
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One does not have to believe that the state is entirely corrupt to believe that Assange's treatment by the USG in the past decades has been highly inappropriate.
The upcoming 2024 elections in the US find both parties trying to court subsets of the population who mistrust the government, so surely freeing Assange was done for realpolitik reasons.
It is not too late for Mike Pompeo to end up serving time. Let's hope that he is brought to justice ASAP.