"Barring last-minute snags, the deal would bring to an end a prolonged battle that began after the WikiLeaks founder became alternately celebrated and reviled for revealing state secrets in the 2010s."
After over a decade in various forms of confinement, each worse than the last, including Britain's notorious Belmarsh prison, Julian Assange is expected to be finally free, after pleading guilty to a single count in the Northern Mariana Islands, with time served & a final trip to his native Australia. But even this minor conviction will serve as the first time a U.S. court has found someone guilty for journalistic activity, which will cast a chilling pall over any future attempts to leak things our government might find embarrassing. Meanwhile, suffering several health hits while in near solitary confinement, Assange will struggle to build a new life with his wife & children.
At www.nytimes.com
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