Assange, ‘high-tech terrorist,’ (almost) free at last

He’s not completely out of the woods yet, since the U.S. government undoubtedly will appeal, but Judge Baraitser probably based her decision on health grounds because a higher court would be less likely to reverse it.

Julian Assange's application for bail will probably be granted later this week, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Cancillería del Ecuador via Flickr

Opinion

BY Gwynne Dyer

January 4, 2021

LONDON, U.K.—On Monday morning, a British judge finally rejected the U.S. attempt to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and jail him forever (or at least for 175 years in a high-security “supermax” prison) on the grounds that he is, as Joe Biden once cal...

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