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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga.

The criminal case of international intrigue, which had played out for years, came to a surprise end in a most unusual setting with Assange, 52, entering his plea in a U.S. district court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands. The American commonwealth in the Pacific is relatively close to Assange’s native Australia and accommodated his desire to avoid entering the continental United States.

Assange was accused of receiving and publishing hundreds of thousands of war logs and diplomatic cables that included details of U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan. His activities drew an outpouring of support from press freedom advocates, who heralded his role in bringing to light military conduct that might otherwise have been concealed from view and warned of a chilling effect on journalists. Among the files published by WikiLeaks was a video of a 2007 Apache helicopter attack by American forces in Baghdad that killed 11 people, including two Reuters journalists.

Assange raised his right fist as he emerged for the plane and his supporters at the Canberra airport cheered from a distance. Dressed in the same suit and tie he wore during his earlier court appearance, he embraced his wife Stella Assange and father John Shipton who were waiting on the tarmac.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

So, I guess some art is saved¹ in this event


1$45M [of] Masterpieces Risk for Assange's Freedom: An artist threatens to destroy $45 million worth of masterpieces, including works by Picasso and Warhol, if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange dies in prison, spotlighting the clash between art and activism.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Will be interesting to see how this plays out - really feels like it’s been in a holding pattern for 5+ years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

what do you mean? It just did play out. That's the end.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Do you think Assange is safe from assassination?

Do you think Assange has been tamed and will now live a quiet life going walkabout in the outback?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They would've assassinated him already.

Yes I think this has broken him. Quiet life in the burbs with the occasional phone interview on someone's podcast.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

They would've assassinated him already.

After Epstein? If he survives the first year without incident, then he's safe.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

Everything’s a conspiracy, even if it hasn’t happened yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As in, will the USA be still after him? What role will he play in the public sphere now that he is free?

Etc.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

No and none.

He just walked out of a US district court. If they were going to grab him they would have.

He rolled the dice on being the world's most well known "journalist" and he lost in the most spectacular way. He's so incredibly lucky he got off as lightly as he did, having only lost 12 years of his life.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Unimportant, and probably unintelligent, question - does he have enough assets to go on with life or does he have to look for a job now? Does some easy position just get handed to him on name alone?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Russia has his back, the US has an election coming up and it won't meddle itself.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

He has his name, that is his brand and he will probably use it to make bank as a public speaker

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