American reacts to JULLIAN ASSANGE being RELEASED IN AUSTRALIA 

He was/is also a bit of a d!%&...the persecution was over the top but he should have expected a reaction...

Hear hear 👏👏👏 the arrogance of America is world renowned.

Yes!! And to think someone like Trump and his cronies are still walking around free... He should have been out years ago, if in at all!! I wish him and his family all the very best. Welcome home Julian. ❤

Not just a non-US citizen, a journalist by every measure of the word. The US used it's power and leverage across the world to try to punish him for doing journalism. So the American Evil Empire responds to evidence of them doing Evil Empire stuff by ... doing more Evil Empire stuff.

Yes. And to think that Biden, both of the Clintons, Pelosi, Fauci, and all of their cronies are still walking around free.

What has this got to do with Trump?

I’d love to see him up here. His dad was up here campaigning (a year or two ago).

@@MaxineBlueMtns I had heard that too! I wish I’d known.

@@michellesmith6558 I knew, and wanted to go, but didn’t. 😿

​@@MaxineBlueMtnsI seen John at mardigrass when all the polies were there, I was too star struck to approach him

Julian did not know his biological father until he was 25. He spent the first half of his childhood with an actor who had the surname that he took on . I worked with that person in his last 14 years. Not a nice man.

@@spndrtwentythree5239 good for you do it

thank you Digger

Thank you. ❤

Yip

Onya mate. Cheers.

👏👏👏👏👏🇦🇺🇦🇺 thank you for your service, truth and humanity - from one vet to another.

His a son of Oz, we will look after him.

why is he an arsehole?

His only crime was exposing war crimes. Sometimes rules have to be broken for the greater good of humanity. He went by what he felt was principally right. Bad luck for all the people who died as a result.

Yes, the British legal system has behaved disgracefully. He committed no offence against Britain, and no offence against valid American law - he was neither a US citizen, nor was he in the US when the contentious actions took place.

"No Doubt", he is an arsehole, and he dines out on it

@@gregsmith4102 you can still violate US law (especially via the internet or networks) whether or not you're a US citizen and even while not being in the country.

Agree.. He's lost the best 14 yrs of his life and glad to see him finally home..I bet that Trump WON'T see a day of jail for stealing and selling USA top secrets and not being even held accountable with half the country is OK with that....Many forget Australia is a major ally to USA and have numerous American bases on our shores and could be at risk If Trump is re elected and God help us..Nothing will refund 14 years of Julian's life and Trump gets zero.

Fair play to Albo, although I don't think he is very bright, I rate him very highly in foreign relations so far, to the point that I would be a lot less sad if Labor wins the next election.

Every person on earth will be held to account one day No one gets away with anything

I can't see that happening any time soon as Biden was one calling for his head when he was vice president.

With quiet, logical voices.

I hope he is given a pardon!! He deserves compensation even. Unless his plea deal involved an NDA (very likely to have happened) I feel he should write a book. And in fact, I think that book should become curriculum in the Australian school system... Especially as they are the future Australian (and foreign) solicitors, barristers, politicians, historians, lobbyists ... The list goes on. Assange will go down in history, mark my words.

I’m not. He’s a jerk.

Unfortunately though there are thousands, if not millions of innocent people around the world that have had no choice but to say they are guilty to get a plea deal with a shitty but less extreme punishment because they didn't have a strong enough defense and the risk of trial was too great. Yes that's not really the case here but technically the prosecution didn't have to prove anything, other than meeting the minimum standards to press the charges. But I do want to sincerely thank you and other whistleblowers for willingly knowing and accepting the risk and sometimes putting you lives on the line when you discover injustice or corruption going unchecked!!! You are amazing human beings!!!

​@@jessfinlayson1697Hello. Thank you for your comments and kind words. I think it just comes down to how much one can take before you get just sick and tired of the system. My experiences as a whistle-blower are not unique but are shared by all who have made the bold decision to expose corruption. It takes great courage to speak up against an injustice even if it means suffering recrimination and the loss of one’s professional standing, friends, job, income and home, as I did. Being cast out and branded a trouble-maker, a fabricator of lies and deceit, and someone not to be trusted, the consequences of being thrown to the wolves are both profound and far reaching. What a lot of people on the outside fail to realise is that a whistle-blower seeks to expose a corrupt and unfair system so that the whole community benefits, even though it may appear that self-interest is their only motivation. The personal cost of fighting the system has been significant, but fighting the prejudice of those who accept without question the word of authority has been even harder. But even if no one does take notice, we are ultimately compelled by our conscience; notoriety or (if I could be so crass as to say) "fame" is never the motivation. What is disappointing about Assange, who is a self-proclaimed anarchist has become an overnight celebrity and national hero, which he seems to enjoy. Even our own prime minister called Assange up to congratulate him on his arrival back in Australia. To my knowledge he is the first prime minister to welcome a convicted felon back to Australia. Yes, I understand Assange's conviction was cloaked in politics but the PM's lack of judgement was appalling. I didn't see him calling up David McBride when the latter was sent down the river for exposing alleged war crimes in Afghanistan by Australian soldiers.

Espionage comes under International Law. It’s complicated.

Google 'Five eyes alliance'

No he didn't break any laws that's why the US didn't charge him 14yrs.

It's the behaviour we expect of Russia or North Korea. US showing their true colours.

What is the point of espionage laws if Chinese or North Koreans, for example, were exempt? Rather, that is the point of espionage laws is it not? Or is that considered too 'Cold War' these days? 😄

Er, the public knew 2 days ago that he was getting out. Were you on the proverbial desert island? 😛

@@FionaEm pretty much,,, Renmark SA! Also don't usually give a shart about notable events, weather or sports because it doesn't effect us for about 10-15yrs.

Free David McBride, Enoch Powell and leave Tommy Robinson alone.

Perhaps tp keep them quiet in interim Harry and his questionable offspring will never inherit the throne

He could win the next election, the Libs and Labs have no one of substance and never will.

I wouldn't object necessarily, it would be good to have another Qld PM. 😁 Pauline and Matt Canavan have priority, though.

No They. Red puppets in power

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that, or just take it easy with his family doing normal things without a timetable for the first time in over a decade. Sunset walks on the beach, playing with his children, going for a drive. All quite terrifying activities at this point. Let him be for awhile.

You can show your dad the Americans conceding there was none.

Yeah, apparently his health (diabetes etc) had been bad for for the past few years. He has done well to make it through that hellhole and finally get home. I pray for his health, safety and security.

Absolutely. Being charged with espionage was ludicrous 😮

That's what worries me; we do love an anti-hero. I think we should aim higher, but yeah, I get it.

You could probably get quite a bit for those, post freedom.....

The ABC is funded by we Australian taxpayers.

@@mindi2050 True but who collects the taxes?

Truth. V Media 🥱💩

Agreed

Welcome home cobber!