Julian Assange’s Brother Gabriel Shipton on End of Legal Saga
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from Belmarsh Prison in London, where he has been incarcerated for the past five years, after accepting a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors. After a decade-plus of legal challenges, Assange will plead guilty to a single felony count of illegally obtaining and disclosing national security material for publishing classified documents detailing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan on WikiLeaks. The Australian publisher is expected to be sentenced to time served and allowed to return home, where he reportedly will seek a pardon. Assange’s brother Gabriel Shipton describes learning of his release as “an amazing moment.” He speaks to Democracy Now! about Assange’s case and what led up to the latest developments, as well as what he expects will happen next.
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WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF THE BRAVEST PEOPLE EVER LIVED.
with Tommy Robinson.
I believe the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's last talks with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken a couple of weeks ago, where he openly stated problems with human rights in the United States and demanded the release of all illegally detained, as well as interview with the BBC significantly influenced the resolution to free Julian Assange. In this dialogue, he forthrightly addressed the political underpinnings of Assange's detention and vehemently lambasted the double standards and hypocrisy of so-called Western democracies. He denounced their ostensible advocacy for freedom and human rights abroad while perpetrating acts of terror upon their citizens through police violence, unlawful detentions, coerced alterations in sexual orientation among youths, and burdening their populace with lifelong debt.
INCREDIBLY BRAVE AND EXCEPTIONALLY INTELLIGENT IN HIS PURSUIT AND PROTECTION OF TRUTH. A ASTONISHING HUMANITARIAN
To Paraphrase
INCREDIBLY BRAVE AND EXCEPTIONALLY INTELLIGENT IN HIS PURSUIT AND PROTECTION OF TRUTH. 1 ASTONISHING HUMANITARIAN RECOGNISED & REVERED BY TO FEW
Snowden too.
*“Russia is no threat to Americans and the real threat came from Israel and the powerful Israeli lobby.” - Julian Assange*
I believe the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's last talks with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken a couple of weeks ago, where he openly stated problems with human rights in the United States and demanded the release of all illegally detained, as well as interview with the BBC significantly influenced the resolution to free Julian Assange. In this dialogue, he forthrightly addressed the political underpinnings of Assange's detention and vehemently lambasted the double standards and hypocrisy of so-called Western democracies. He denounced their ostensible advocacy for freedom and human rights abroad while perpetrating acts of terror upon their citizens through police violence, unlawful detentions, coerced alterations in sexual orientation among youths, and burdening their populace with lifelong debt.
A masterful contribution; well written.
Agreed 1000%
That quote is taken out of context, and, on its own, it is, ABSOLUTELY, a short-sighted falsehood. There are ABSOLUTELY Russians who are threats to Americans, just as there are ABSOLUTELY Americans who are threats to Russians. The main threats to world-peace, and to ALL decent working-class humans, are as follows:
(1)The corrupt wealthy-class knaves and their corrupt RW-politics
AND
(2)the indecent working-class dupes who support the corrupt wealthy-class knaves and their corrupt RW-politics.
The corrupt & indecent Russians who are threats to decent Americans are the same as the corrupt & indecent Americans who are threats to decent Russians.
And the sooner that decent working-class people realize that, the sooner and better-equipped they'll be to repel (1)the corrupt wealthy-class knaves and their corrupt RW-politics, and (2)the indecent working-class dupes who support the corrupt wealthy-class knaves and their corrupt RW-politics.
I don't believe that Julian would disagree with anything I've presented(especially since I've heard him say similar things)..
Now, moving on...
As far as Julian's caging/freedom is concerned:
This whole ordeal is just another win for the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics.
Sure, Julian is no longer in a cage, but he will never truly be free again.
He'll be watched, monitored, stalked, and intimidated for the rest of his life.
His life & family have been ruined, all because he exposed (1)the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics, and (2)the indecent working-class dupes who support the corrupt wealthy-class knaves and their corrupt RW-politics.
And, on top of doing the good-work of exposing that corruption & indecency, Julian is now being FORCED to admit that he was WRONG for doing that good-work.
This forced-admission is ABSOLUTELY a win for the corrupt & indecent humans who committed the corruption & indecency to begin with.
So, just because Julian has been "freed" from the cages that are owned & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics, that doesn't mean he's truly free, and it doesn't equate to a win for the decent working-class people of the world.
On the contrary, this whole ordeal has been a loss for decent working-class humans.
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So true
I cried when I found out he was coming home I prayed for him
Constantly God bless him and family
There is no God.
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@@themanwnoname3454 As an agnostic atheist, I ask you to prove it!
BTW, it's the sentiment that matters. I couldn't care less if I don't see eye to eye with the OP on a completely different subject, but I appreciate their sentiment on this subject, towards Julian.
Me too
Me too! Thank God for this outcome. 🙏🏽
Free at last. He should NEVER have been imprisoned EVER. He shouldn't have had to plead guilty of anything. Because he committed no crime. US behavior remains disgusting. They'd better keep their word. Thank you and all good things to you and your family, Julian Assange❤👊⚘️
This such a terrible horrific story. I cannot believe what happened to this man. Prayers to him and his family.
Absolutely he is the truth in the name of Lord Jesus Christ Amen 🙏 freedom freedom freedom 🙏 🙌 ❤
Fwiw… what he did was illegal. Reality Winner spent 4 years in jail for less
He exposed war crimes of the United States and he was treated like this? He is a hero of humanity. A living martyr.
Yeah that’s typical narcissistic abuse actually it’s really lame
He told the truth, he committed no crime.
He committed journalism.
He is a real journalist
NOW FREE SNOWDEN
“Innocent until proven guilty is for the courtroom. In the court of public opinion, it's guilty until proven innocent.” - Richard Jewell
Glad he's finally a free man.
This video is shadowbanned
He is not a free man, he is just released from jail.
@@bojandjekic1 He was released for Time Served.
He should have never been arrested
Free at last❤ wishing him a peaceful loving life with his loved ones
hope for his health and joy HE IS OUR HERO
Not my hero. He indiscrimately gave out the names and addresses of tens of thousands of people, without their permission and possibly endangering them and their families. What have you got to say MsArgentana?
@@davis7099 so to denouce Hitler burning jews you should have get a permission?? "people shooting persons like playing bowling are not PEOPLE
@@davis7099As a Vet4Peace we've been doing War Crimes since I was in service 78-81 what have you to say to those of us who can validate his exposing what we are Complicit in
((Elections are Coming!)): 📰📰🗞️🗞️ “If we give up on the moral code our country believes in we’re no better than (who we are fighting).” - US Military Code
“Been that way for 30 years.” - U.S. Justice Department on the lack of Human Rights in Oklahoma County Jail, 2020 P.S. You get 2 days for every 1 you serve there bc it is so bad.
“Makes me feel human again after this place.” - Oklahoma City Art Museum review after life in the local shelters (20+ years in the making), 2024
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” - Nelson Mandela 🥂🥂
I got human beings I love. Lying to them was never my thing. There is no God. Thanks to an old friend I remember the first lie I ever told :) - Me aka Ron Swanson 2.0/Ron Swanson on Snoop Dogg/a nerd
free and fair elections
freedom of speech & expression
equal access to education
rule of law
freedom of peaceful assembly
Enough to know the USA created hells in the 21st century I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. I pledged my allegiance to Monaco. 💋💋
Assange was one of the best journalists - a billion times better than any mainstream media hack.
Thank You sir for your courage and moral character.
F I N A L L Y !!!! This is a historical day! I'm so happy for Julian and his family.
The true people's heroes are often in exile or prison.
To Julian's utterly extraordinary lawyer sitting by him on the plane. I bow to you and your utter selflessness. I bow and and bow. Utterly extraordinary. As a female, as an Australian, as an human being, I am deeply inspired by your unwavering commitment toTruth in the most unbearable of circumstances. Rest and rejoice well.
He never did anything wrong to begin. All he did was tell the truth about The US Government. & The Truth isn't a crime.
In this case the truth he reported actually was a war crime committed by the country accusing him of spying, which in effect was a cover-up of the war crime the good ol' USA committed.
The good ol' war crime continuously committin' country extraordinaire! USA!! USA!!! USA!!!!
You are correct. Telling the truth isn't a crime. Yet, here we are ... Julian Assange had to plead guilty to "espionage," which is absurd, to attain his freedom after more than a decade of torment. I love that Assange is getting freed. But I hate that so many are pretending his conviction is some kind of gesture of justice. It isn't. Charges never should have been filed. Charges absolutely should have been dropped. At the very least, he should have been pardoned. But millions of Americans are celebrating the conviction of this brave truth-teller. It is a bizarre and ironic turn of events.
You are correct. Telling the truth isn't a crime. Yet, here we are ... Julian Assange had to plead guilty to "espionage," which is absurd, to attain his freedom after more than a decade of torment. I love that Assange is getting freed. But I hate that so many are pretending his conviction is some kind of gesture of justice. It isn't. Charges never should have been filed. Charges absolutely should have been dropped. At the very least, he should have been pardoned. But millions of Americans are celebrating the conviction of this brave truth-teller. It is a bizarre and ironic turn of events.
Now our war crime committin' country is colluding with our genocidal ally Isreal.
War crimes is in our leadership's collective DNA. No matter which half of the political duopoly is in power.
((Elections are Coming!)): 📰📰🗞️🗞️ “If we give up on the moral code our country believes in we’re no better than (who we are fighting).” - US Military Code
“Been that way for 30 years.” - U.S. Justice Department on the lack of Human Rights in Oklahoma County Jail, 2020 P.S. You get 2 days for every 1 you serve there bc it is so bad.
“Makes me feel human again after this place.” - Oklahoma City Art Museum review after life in the local shelters (20+ years in the making), 2024
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” - Nelson Mandela 🥂🥂
I got human beings I love. Lying to them was never my thing. There is no God. Thanks to an old friend I remember the first lie I ever told :) - Me aka Ron Swanson 2.0/Ron Swanson on Snoop Dogg/a nerd
free and fair elections
freedom of speech & expression
equal access to education
rule of law
freedom of peaceful assembly
Enough to know the USA created hells in the 21st century I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. I pledged my allegiance to Monaco. 💋💋
Julian Assange Thank you for Standing for Humanity and For Truth !
Free yourself from US shackles, Australia!
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As an Australian, I am disgusted by the pathetic stand made by successive Australian governments on behalf of Julian Assange.
So very true!
Bless him and his family! He has gone through enough for truth!!
Free at last ! He paid a heavy price for keeping the world informed about government lies and liars.
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And hopefully Snowden will eventually get a pardon for doing similar.
I didn't think it would ever happen. I sincerely hope he finds some peace in his life.
ETA: While we're freeing political prisoners, can we please do Leonard Peltier next? He is seriously ill and deserves to live out his days among his people.
Iwill pray for him
Tru dat!
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Guilty of journalism. I imagine this is a cautionary tale to any journalists who would dare to expose the war crimes of the American empire. They may pay a very heavy price. Assange is a great and brave man. This reminds me a little of the day Nelson Mandela was freed.
Is stopping at a US protectorate exactly wise? Might there be the risk of being kidnapped and flown to the US for trial?
His case should have been dropped imo. That being said, I'm happy he can go home now with his family 🙏🇺🇲👍
I am Assange
The talent on display is incredible!
Finally some good news. Really pleased for him. It was heartbreaking watching him suffer.
Good luck
Slowly but surely, with great patience, justice is done. Huge answer to persistent prayer.🙏 Praying now for Julian and Stella Assange and family- for their adjustment, reunited after a battle of many years. Have considerable respect for Gabriel Shipton- thank you for interviewing him. He seems a most dignified man, well aware of all the factors involved and grateful for each help along the way. There are other worthy cases needing attention in this world where collateral damage is far too normative - it's acceptance further corrupts each one of us. There are no purely political solutions - truth, love and freedom come at a cost. May there be a well protected period of quiet for the Assange family to recover in, may that be respected. 🙏Thank you for your program.💐
Well said!
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What a man ❤. So happy for him and his friends/family.
“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals!” - Edward Snowden
Welcome Home Julian 🇦🇺
The Australian Government wants to charge Julian for his flight home which is eyewatering amount, If the Australian Prime Minister Albo wants to take any credit for his long overdue release he better pay for that airfare 🇦🇺
Best news for the day!!! ❤
more like best news of the year!
@@oscarj.velasco3998I'll happily go with that for now! ❤ If the wars would stop, now that would top everything.
Albanese didn’t do nothing and neither did any Australian government official before him. Don’t take credit for him finally coming home.
At last !!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
Finally he is free
God bless Julian and Stella and Gabriel and Max and his father and his mother and his brother and everyone who stood up for Justice for Julian.Thank God Julian is Free.
Julian is an innocent man. Julian is a hero who will always be remembered as a hero.God bless you Julian and Peace be with you forevermore.
*"Who was the first human woman on Earth?"* - "Otherwise *known* as *Mitochondrial Eve,* an *East African woman who walked the Earth* at an estimated *200,000 years ago* to whom *all of humanity traces back."* - *Google search.*
There is no God.
@@themanwnoname3454 - I don't even capitalize the "g" in "god". So-called education/politics, and so many negative/fake mess, stems from "christianity".
@@tanyalake9152 I don’t care. Religion kills way too many people. Praise the Lord or shelve some books at your local library.
Julian may haveregretted his continuation of his work with Wikileaks, as against his agreement with the Ecuadoran embassy. A private investigator linked the footage of alleged data being loaded into a vehicle. Thethe Ecuadoran government started making his life hard, eventually ending with him in Belmarsh.
We in Melbourne look forward to shaking his hand, and welcoming him atvour cafe's, book stores, sporting venues, and everywhere, with his wife, and yoing kids/ family.
I just wish the weather was mot so cold, to welcome him back on home soil.🎉😊❤
Good. We want him back in Australia and free otherwise it will tarnish our view of the US
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🌿🕊🌿Long live justice and truth!
((Elections are Coming!)): 📰📰🗞️🗞️ “If we give up on the moral code our country believes in we’re no better than (who we are fighting).” - US Military Code
“Been that way for 30 years.” - U.S. Justice Department on the lack of Human Rights in Oklahoma County Jail, 2020 P.S. You get 2 days for every 1 you serve there bc it is so bad.
“Makes me feel human again after this place.” - Oklahoma City Art Museum review after life in the local shelters (20+ years in the making), 2024
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” - Nelson Mandela 🥂🥂
I got human beings I love. Lying to them was never my thing. There is no God. Thanks to an old friend I remember the first lie I ever told :) - Me aka Ron Swanson 2.0/Ron Swanson on Snoop Dogg/a nerd
free and fair elections
freedom of speech & expression
equal access to education
rule of law
freedom of peaceful assembly
Enough to know the USA created hells in the 21st century I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. I pledged my allegiance to Monaco. 💋💋
Free Palestine😢
Power to the People hahaha
free Palestine from HAMAS.
@@chardijensen690 oh do give it a rest see who the oppressors are
@@chardijensen690 do you ever actually 'think about it' ?
@@csharpe5787 HOW DO THE Palestinians support themselves?
Thank you Assange!
This man is an Angel. Imprisoned or exposing the truth.
Aust gov did sweet fa in helping him, now they claim they care
Thank goodness 🙏🙏🙏 hopefully the Americans don't kidnap or assassinate him!
When telling the truth is a crime. 😢
Everyone knows plea under a threat of endless jailing time has zero value. JA can wipe his ass with that paper 😎
Hero
Julian’s freedom was long overdue. I wish him and his family and circle of loyal friends and followers well. Peace truth love to all of you.
I'm in need of your prayers and positive energy. Please keep me in your thoughts.
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Grateful. Thanx goodness
The world is celebrating ! Free speech and justice has prevailed .... Big Julian !
Not my hero and few peoplel are " celebrating" . He indiscrimately gave out the names and addresses of tens of thousands of people, without their permission and possibly endangering them and their families. What have you got to say Alvaro...?
So happy that Assange will be freed. But let's not pretend that "free speech and justice has prevailed." Assange had to accept a conviction for espionage, which is ludicrous, in order to get his freedom. That is disgusting. And it leaves the door open in the future for truth tellers to be crushed by the so-called "justice system."
@@davis7099 Names of whom? Criminals? (Soldiers of criminal, evil states are criminals)
@@davis7099gave yourself a thumbs up 😂😂😂
Yay!!! 🎉🎉🎉 I’ve been waiting for this for so long. I’m so happy. I hope Julian is happy. What a hero, the hero of my generation. We all owe him a debt of gratitude.
Wow, i hope they don't screw him over
They already did "screw him over."
Unfortunately, that 🚢 has already ⛵.
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FINALLY!!!
Finally! Welcome back to the world, Julian, thank you for all you've done for us!
This man is totally innocent
IN MY OPINION, JULIAN ASSANGE'S RELEASE HAS TO BE THE BIGGEST W OF THE YEAR!
WANK its true
But what about the r*pe charges? Were they fake charges? Looks like the entire thing is a fake fiasko. How 175 years become 5 years? What is the real intensity of the crime? The American legal system is also market based. You 'bargain' on crime and punishment intensities....
No world report?
He didn't only reveal about Afghanistan...He revealed much more details about several countries.... Should WikiLeaks materials should be free...we have the right to read the truth...
HE TOLD THE TRUTH AND GOT THE BOOT!
Love this TH-cam channel, thank you for all your work ❣️
Wonderful News ❤
Assange must be free and Me too!
I believe the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's last talks with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken a couple of weeks ago, where he openly stated problems with human rights in the United States and demanded the release of all illegally detained, as well as interview with the BBC significantly influenced the resolution to free Julian Assange. In this dialogue, he forthrightly addressed the political underpinnings of Assange's detention and vehemently lambasted the double standards and hypocrisy of so-called Western democracies. He denounced their ostensible advocacy for freedom and human rights abroad while perpetrating acts of terror upon their citizens through police violence, unlawful detentions, coerced alterations in sexual orientation among youths, and burdening their populace with lifelong debt.
you think the Azerbaijani President is the catalyst of this whole thing?
I thought it might have been the klIIing of Alexi Navalny in Russia ... What better time to pardon a political prisoner, when your enemy just proved that they cannot?
how can people like Tim Dillon make that comparison now?
*"Who was the first human woman on Earth?"* - "Otherwise *known* as *Mitochondrial Eve,* an *East African woman who walked the Earth* at an estimated *200,000 years ago* to whom *all of humanity traces back."* - *Google search.*
The irony is, she was already mentioned in the twisted, European, man made, "christian", "king James bible".
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Thank God ❤❤❤❤
Are they half brothers?
Finally! Thank God!!!!
*"Who was the first human woman on Earth?"* - "Otherwise *known* as *Mitochondrial Eve,* an *East African woman who walked the Earth* at an estimated *200,000 years ago* to whom *all of humanity traces back."* - *Google search.*
Hiphiphurrayyy❤🎉😅
what did he do anyways
Seriously???
The acquisition of a plea bargain for a conviction of espionage is, in this case, a travesty of justice. I fervently hope that a pardon will be granted in order to avoid having the government use the conviction against him; which I’m confident it would do if it could find a way. Sending blessings to him and his family. 🙏🏽
At last!! 🎉
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crazy
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i'd be surprised if they don't hold him when he checks into us district court
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Galileo Galilei said after his trial: "It is still flat!"
Everyone is taking credit for his release now!
Amazingly thorough report
Half brother, full brother. Is one a less brother than the other? Total garbage titles. your brother or sister is simply that. No lesser love, no lesser meaning or importants. All these things are put in place for sinister reason.
💓🙏🏻💓 many blessings to Julian and his loved ones, and team going forward
The utmost in comfort and safety now.
I find it hard not to be frightened for Julian, the US has never ever acted responsibly to him .. just always 'kill the messenger' I really am sincerely praying that he gets home to Australia soon and that our government doesn't let him down. Let the man rest.. let him have peace. he is guilty of nothing - except agreeing to charges so that he can be free at last and live out his last days.
🏌️♂️🏌️♀️🤾♂️🤾♀️🏌️♂️🏌️♀️🕺🕺RIGHT ON! GREAT! GOD BLESS HIM AND ALL JOURNALUSTS AND PEOPLE WHO FIGHTS FOR THE TRUCE AND RIGHTS OF PEOPLE!
È proprio lui? Nutro seri dubbi
Once Again, It's been rightly observed; The bigger the Crime, the less time you'll do. The Corporate Supremacy doesn't want to be seen as gullible and foolish. Their Ego is more important than Honesty
He better be super-extra guarded in Saipan, preferably wear a bullet proof vest and a bicycle helmet.
Democracy Now! earns its wings with reports like this. 💖
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Dark day for war barons Hillary & Borris & bush2 & 0bummer _ solidarity Martha's vineyard _ fist pump, Hamptons