Flicker of Hope: Biden’s Throwaway Lines on Assange - Global Research
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US Provides Assurances to UK Court Over Assange Extradition
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The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
These so-called assurances have done nothing to ease the worries over its prosecution against Assange, serving only as a standard guarantee against the death penalty. Free speech defenders should be deeply concerned over its potential legal implications as the Biden administration is likely to present the First Amendment as an unprotected right under the Espionage Act.
Pro-establishment narrative
Julian Assange is no journalist. Not only did he publish millions of stolen classified documents, he indirectly helped repressive regimes in Iran and China, as well as terror organizations such as al-Qaida, by disseminating that material. Such actions put US soldiers and sources in extreme danger – the US is right to after Assange as they deem fit.