Assange should not spend the rest of his life behind bars in the United States

There was and is a huge public interest involved in the work of WikiLeaks. In a few shining moments, and with great courage, Assange handed millions of people who were staggering around in a midnight of lies imposed on them by their governments a torch. Nothing shines as brightly as facts.
Julian Assange and Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patiño, pictured in August 2014.
HALIFAX—Even by Jerry Springer standards, the arrest of Julian Assange has elicited ferocious and contrary reactions. Everyone, including those who work in this business, should be riveted by this story—bearing in mind that the beginning of wisdom is the suspension of judgment. The stakes are h...

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