Because 'Publishing Is Not a Crime,' Major Newspapers Push US to Drop Assange Charges - Global Research
Global ResearchAPR 2023
Assange must be extradited to the US to face the consequences for the irreparable harm he has caused. For instance, civilians in Afghanistan or Iraq who collaborated with the US military had to go into hiding for fear of reprisal from the Taliban and al-Qaeda. US surveillance tools were also exposed, meaning they became redundant and had to be replaced, forcing taxpayers to foot additional spending.
Assange’s prosecution has been rife with procedural violations and it criminalizes routine journalistic activity. The First Amendment becomes meaningless if Assange's prosecution continues, especially since he revealed scores of war crimes and abuses of power which the US government had a duty to investigate rather than a cover-up.