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Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder in last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition (www.bbc.com)
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[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn’t it bonkers that they want to put him in jail for publishing a thing that is today hosted freely on YouTube?

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What if I told you that's not why at all.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

I know, it’s about the conspiracy charge, it was a poorly worded musing.

[–] ralphio@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It's definitely "why" they want to put him in jail regardless of what anti-journalism charges they hit him with.