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Julian Assange's release: a victory for press freedom or a perilous precedent? : Comments

By Vince Hooper, published 26/6/2024

Assange's release underscores the evolving landscape of journalism in the digital age. Platforms like WikiLeaks have disrupted traditional media's gatekeeping role, democratizing information dissemination but also posing new challenges.

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It is not a "pragmatic solution". It is a gutless, cowardly solution now typical of the decaying West. One which which encourage other bad people to undermine the West in future
Posted by ttbn, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 9:24:07 AM
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Will Assange Revive Wikileaks as an Anti-Western Group Again?

While most of the international public are only aware of Wikileaks releasing US helicopter footage [1] in Iraq Wikileaks more significantly released more than 10 million classified documents [2]. The vast majority of the documents were from US traitors, some from the broader West, but tellingly virtually none were from Russia or China. Wikileaks' political links can be assessed in that light.

Scope for Becoming a Repeat Offender?

Now that Assange is free it would be interesting if Wikileaks again becomes a magnet for Western secrets, while not releasing Russian or Chinese secrets. Wikileaks future coverage of Russia's invasion and occupation of Ukraine will be a key test.

Also, how long will Assange remain in Australia? Will he move to a country more sympathetic to Russia?

[1] http://web.archive.org/web/20100815072941/http://en.rsf.org/united-states-open-letter-to-wikileaks-founder-12-08-2010,38130.html

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks
Posted by Maverick, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 6:33:27 PM
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"Will he move to a country more sympathetic to Russia?"

You mean like would he fight with the Russians to help free the Ukrainians from western oppression? As much as I'd like him to I think he answered the question when he went and hid in his hidey hole.
Posted by Fester, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 7:57:23 PM
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Will Albanese come to regret that his government freed the front man of Wikileaks?

Is freeing Assange Albo's biggest mistake since Albo pushed the Voice that 60% of Australians didn't want?
Posted by Maverick, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 8:14:29 PM
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Not at all, although I don't know why they took an interest. I don't think him a reformed character and I'd expect him to break the law again. Hopefully no one gets harmed when that happens.
Posted by Fester, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 8:36:13 PM
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What is the "Law", its whatever a murderous regime like the United States dictates it to be. What is an inescapable fact is Julian Assange through WikiLeaks was able to expose to the world the war crimes of US mercenaries in third world countries, thousands of innocent people were murdered. Of course that is of no concern to certain sections of Western society, such as the hard right in Australia.
Posted by Paul1405, Thursday, 27 June 2024 5:57:52 AM
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