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Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder in last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition (www.bbc.com)

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[–] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I really wish Assange had been able to escape the US torture regime, like Snowden was able to esaping to Russia. Years and years of suffering all because the Obama regime needed to "make an example" of whistleblowers.

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 years ago

Not even a whistleblower. A foreign journalist doing journalism.