“A Big Deal”: Julian Assange’s Release Welcomed by Australian Senator After Grassroots Campaign
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We speak with Australian Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, a prominent supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who says the publisher’s case is “a big deal” in the country that cut across political divisions. “It’s taken a really big campaign, a really big grassroots campaign by thousands of people in Australia - indeed, millions of people around the world - to bring this to the attention of politicians.” Assange landed in Australia Wednesday after pleading guilty to a single charge of violating the U.S. Espionage Act, allowing him to avoid further prison time after years of legal jeopardy.
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Thank God Assange is finally home in Australia 🇦🇺
YEAH!!!!! YES!!!! YES!!!
He agreed with US criminal Empire under torture and duress. He is actually innocent and we all know it.
His release happened “ quickly” ?. Ridiculous. Stop saying that! he went in as a young man and is released as an old man. Justice has not been served.. face it. Thats how criminal Empires work. And they get away with it.
He doesn’t look tortured actually, well atleast he is out. ALEXI navalny what happened to him is lethal.
He definitely did some deal, especially since his company is sitting on state secrets across the globe. It’s a business too, not just a political movement.
Honestly thrilled he is released, but not fool to believe that he was tortured, his wife met him every Saturday. He had comfortable but confined life.
He got justice finally, even if it’s through some deals…
HES FREEEE
Bravo Assange!!!
Im crying and very happy for him,,Stella and the boys. Happy for Australia .
It's a very big deal in America, But the media here barely covers the release of Julian Assange. Thanks to US ambassador and Senator Peter Whish-Wilson for all the effort and
the 60 members of the parliamentary. Thanks to the prime Minister for lobbying my President Joe Biden.
Yep the mainstream media is eerily silent on Assange here in the US
Shame Navalny never had that
Why? Western hypocrisy knows no bounds.🎯🤥🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡
Australia should sanction us over how we treated one of their citizens. I know I'd be mad as hell if I was an Aussie.
Wonderful. Finally😊 J
! Some good news ❤
Just remember this, very important, NOT all Americans agreed with the government and their deception! A lot of Americans wanted to see him back at home with his family and wife!
🎉🎉🎉
Thank you to the US establishment for their kindness in releasing Mr. Julian Assange in an obvious display of their magnanimity.
Personne ne vous demande de cirer les pompes d'un état voyou et qui le libère s'il s'accuse
de trahison. Vous avez pigé le truc ou pas ?
May he stay in Australia for good.
It’s absolutely hilarious how many ppl think Assange somehow won 😂
Y’all realize his plea deal involved him giving up access and control of Wikileaks to the NSA/CIA and becoming an American intelligence asset. He lost so hard it’s actually kinda funny.
*Assange will help Trump win again in 2024*
Thank a lot Assange, Stella and all who supported them.
Amen.
But what is the deal. Interested..
God bless Julian and all seekers of TRUTH . 👍✌️💥💥💥
They blackmailed an innocent man to lie in order to prevent incarceration for life. Australia does not have enough metal to make the statue this man deserves.
So True!!!
Victory for the free press movement and Assange as well!
Shame on UK and US for impose him this unfair torture for so many years totally against the human rights they claim to “defend “.
Thumbs up to Equador’s Rafael Correa for granting him asylum at the embassy in London frustrating which would be his expedite extradition to US and consequent condemnation.
👍
Hero of our age.
My father in Cuba used to tell me this Quote from Bertolt Brecht and tell me you should never, ever give up, the moment you do, those who put you in that situation will win:
"There are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones."
Bertolt Brecht
If my father were alive he will say WOW for the Bravery of Julian Assange !
I think that, men like Assange, have no fear at all, I think he will double down in what he do !! AND HE SHOULD !!
Western Media:
Russia killing Civilians in Ukranie: "That is a Genocide, the whole worls should know it and condem it"
US is killing civilans in Irak after they invade it to steal their oil: "Ohhh the Press should be quiet because exposing that will put US soldiers in harm's way"
Talking about having NO HONOR AND definition of hypocrite !!
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@@5554132 Having a Tantrum ?? 🤣🤣🤣
Speaking of Bertolt Brecht: think of the US as Mack the Knife. Smiles in your face and knives in your back.
@@chuletaization Well, when you have a country so powerful like the US run by Oligarchs, Military Industrial Complex, Pharma, IT, Finance (Wall Street), etc and have a core policy like this one:
"America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests"
Henry Kissinger
You have to expect ANYTHING !!
And if you have a Natural Resource or something valuable that the US Oligarchs wants, well, you will find yourself moving from "Friend" category to Enemy of the US category in a heartbeat !!
Sorry if offended anyone but reality and History say so. 😥
@@dosdannys I agree with that analysis. I would add that American interests as conceived by Kissinger were never the interests of most Americans. They are, as you pointed out, the interests of the oligarchy.
A very happy day for Assange's release in my life ,now to bring Snowden home.
This is Great news! The world needed this!
Fantastic for Julian. Thank you Democracy Now for keeping the injustice done to Julian in your coverage throughout it all.😀❤❤
I like this guy for guts to expose super powers !, ❤ And he is a brave heart !,
Despite 5 years of hard incarceration and 7 years trapped in a small embassy, plenty if US fascists are crying about this. They wanted nothing other than the death penalty for him or life imprisonment in one of their cruel max security prisons. Glad that good prevailed for once, even with dramatic delay.
Yanks have the inability to look inwards and assess their own international crimes and injustices. A country of 'my dog ate my homework'. 😢🦘
Thanks to all the politicians and diplomats in Australia and the US who advocated for Assange's release
Julian you may never truly be as you were once, but you will have now a future. i pray in Australia you will have freedom, and heal. i was released but i have had no freedom, no privacy and constant torture. i do so miss my kids and long to have place where they can come in freedom and privacy! I did no crime, i told the truth, sense i testified against nuclear it as been 40 years of hell, but sense i wrote the number one selling rock song, it has been over 50 years of hell,.Hope you are surrounded by love and live in freedom and truth, ME NEXT! go in beauty JULIAN! HOPE
Hallelujah!! Tears in my eyes. Love to him and his family ❤❤❤
Really heart touching happy news in this callous world.❤
Julian and his loved ones deserves all the best, for ever and ever and ever. His healthy and well being is now the most important thing. Thank you Julian, be well ❤
As a Christian I cannot be hateful yet the level of disdain I have for my own country in so many scenarios is appropriate for my faith. What a long and bittersweet road for this heroic and brave man. May all his tomorrows be better than expected with his family and friends.
love you brother Julian Assange
Thanks for these reports.
Happy & so relieved for Julian!!! Too long of a road, but finally FREE!
Guy exposed crimes committed by war criminals but somehow he is the bad guy….
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Assange must be free and Me too!
Sono felice che dia fuori da un incubo. Ha reso un immenso servizio all'umanità intera; abbiamo tutti imparato che i documenti esistono e sono la prova delle azioni dei governi, dei servizi segreti, dei depistaggi.
Grazie ASSANGE grazie.
yahoooooooooooooooooooooo congrats asonge love u
Now we should put to trial the real villains
Brave hero to the world ❤. love from Asia
A great man ❤
تحية لجوليان أسانج ونتمنى الحرية أيضا ل إدوارد سنو دن ، رجال دفعوا ثمن باهظ لأمانتهن وإنسانيتهم
wish the same for Edward Snowden
Snowden à eu la chance de gagner la Russie. Il n'y est pas incarcéré. Son retour aux US ne lui donnerait certes pas la tranquillité...
Happy for assange from New York
Bloody disgusting how Julian was treated by the US & UK governments & about time the Australian government done something about it & stood up to these global bullies. Welcome home sir & wish you a speedy recovery 🙏 ❤
Thank You Amy✨🇺🇸✨💙✨💃✨
🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂👍👍✌️🇨🇦
Truth starting to get into motion and hope so. Bravo Assange, don't give up. We are all with you.
Thanks to Anthony Albanese Our Prime Minister and Kevin Rudd ,both honest and extremely capable men.Penny Wong I know was also instrumental in this historical event. All it takes is a LABOR Govt.❤❤❤😊😊😊
You always have to remember when you play with fire ,there is a probibility you will get burnt.
He admitted to being guilty of hacking .
Bess Asaange and journalists everywhere who keep power in check
Assange a real hero of a human. great man. with great integrity.
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YES 🙌🏻 Finally Free!!!
A FREEDOM AND LIBERTY FIGHTER. JULIAN ASSANGE. AND UsA evil ones better change their ways. NOW.
FINALLY ...🎉🎉
I hope he can find a healthy way to get his life back on track, enjoying it again with Stella, his children, family and other beloved ones...🍀🍀🍀
Kudos to everyone who protested, lobbied, wrote emails, raised money and generally kept up the hue and cry that Julian was RAILROADED into SEVEN YEARS in prison!
We are private citizens. The government should know nothing about us.
The government is wholly comprised of public officials. We should know everything about them.
It's been a really big job, Peter Whish-Wilson took on a difficult task; the average Joe in this country were totally disinterested, as I found out ...but slowly. imperceptibly the numbers grew. So slowly it's a miracle we got there. Thanks Peter and the band of "few good men" who kept the lights on.
Stop autoplaying vids from this BS channel!
The abuse of Golriz is continuing on every right wing platform. It is sick
5 years in solitary confinement. What kind of monster can approve that???
So glad to see Julian Assange as a free man, words that took too long to be uttered. He, his family and friends have suffered greatly.
A brave and honorable man in the world of Darth Vader and the dark empire of Lady Liberty.
all i know is the great relief i felt when i read he is to be set free everybody knows what happened the world has been watching in horror and grieving over this torture lest we forget Trump kicked this brutality off
Wtf are you talking about We are a Republican!!
Assange always was innocent.
Well done Senator Whish-Wilson.
There are happy endings!
😊 finally
❤🎉
Good thing Amy and Alan didn’t accuse Julian of working for Trump and Russia during that 4/10/17 interview 😂😂😂
I hope Julian Assange goes into politics, bring sunlight and honesty.
(If Julian retires to the background and do nothing more for the rest of his life, he has already contributed way more than we can ask, and we owe him tremendous gratitude. But it would be so good if he gets active again doing something, after a period of healing.)
Nobody cares about this anymore.
Yes we do care it is a very big deal
Sweden does!
😂🎉🎉🎉😂
I am australian and proud of you Julian Assange .
Didn’t give a hoot about all the innocent hard working Men and Women’s lives he jeopardized.
He is a horrible person
Rubbish! Court proved that the gangsters who committed war crimes got away Scott free and not a single criminal was affected including Bush jnr, may their conscience punish them forever!
Did he hide in the Embassy to stop the Swedish govt from deporting him for crimes there?
When you play with fire do not expect to not get burnt. Excuses do not count, when two cars collide either and people are killed. There is redress.
And the govt charges hom 520k for the private jet trip. ŴTF