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The Injustice of Assange’s Guilty Plea

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June 25, 2024
The Injustice of Assange’s Guilty Plea
I can fully understand why Julian Assange has accepted a plea deal in which he has agreed to plead guilty to a supposed conspiracy to disclose official secrets relating to U.S. “national security.” Given the lapdog nature of the British government, it was a foregone conclusion that British officials would ultimately, one of these days, rule in favor of the U.S. government’s extradition …
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