I am reminded of the criminal who was captured by the British police and his accomplice later shot a person dead before being himself captured.
The one who fired the shot went to prison because he was underage but his accomplice, who was already in custody when the shot was fired, was executed for murder as he was deemed to ‘be in company’ with the actual murderer.
Appeals based on the fact that he was no longer “in company’ because he was in police custody failed and his execution took place.
Another political murder.

I thank O Sung Wu for reminding us of Australian and other women who are locked up in the Middle East.

My sympathy and prayers go to them, as well as to Julian Assange and to all others who are being locked up by different regimes throughout the world. May God redeem them all soon and have them reunited with their families and loved ones.

Hi David,

I'm not saying all who have a medal pinned on them are war criminals, but there are war criminals who have medals pinned on them, for various reasons. Afghanistan shows that to be the case.

It appears that our PM is talking privately
with the Americans regarding Assange. I guess
to keep it all diplomatic. As long as Assange
gets to go home - that's what's important. It's
gone on for far too long. And he's already paid
the price. Anyway, it has to be settled soon.
I believe there only ten days left before Assange
can be extradited to the US.

Foxy,

If JA was simply acting as a journalist he would not be facing charges. As he actively assisted someone to commit espionage, he is in serious trouble.

Maybe he could get a pardon from B B B Biden.

Dr Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International's Secretary
General summed up the Assange case - the following way:

" To me it is a damning indictment that virtually
no one responsible for alleged war crimes committed in the
course of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars has been held
accountable, let alone prosecuted, and yet a publisher who
exposed such crimes is potentially facing a life-time in
jail."

"The US government's unrelenting pursuit of Julian Assange
makes it clear that this prosecution is a punitive measure
but the case involves concerns which go far beyond the fate
of one man and puts media freedom and freedom of expression
in peril."

"whistleblowers, publishers and journalists are of vital
importance in holding governments to scrutiny and
human rights violations to account. The charges against
Julian Assange should be urgently dropped and he should
be released.