Julian Assange is on his way to being extradited to the United States. Both political parties Democratic and Republican have animosity for Julian Assange. The reason relates to the release of documents regrading America's abuses in both Iraq and Afghanistan. A large body of evidence shows the United States engaged in war crimes. Whistle blowers have been persecuted in the United States for exposing corruption and human rights violations at the highest level of government. The documents that were released in 2010 show that 104,000 Iraqis died in a period of six years. The 400,000 documents reveal torture, abuse from the coalition installed government, and the murder of civilian populations. Wikileaks also exposed that between a six year period deaths in Afghanistan came to 20,000 people. Assange was accused of being a Russian asset and a national security risk for exposing the crimes of both the Bush and Obama administration. Assange if he comes to the US will not be safe. As of 2022 there are legal efforts underway to prevent his extradition. It can be argued that he is being falsely imprisoned, because Assange did not commit a criminal offense. Press freedom and journalism are under threat from a political establishment that does not want their abuses known.
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