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Though WikiLeaks founder will not be extradited to the U.S., the America-led war on the press goes on. In an exclusive interview with Brazilian journalist Edu Montesanti, Chomsky strongly opposes Washington’s accusation, that the Australian journalist poses a threat to American security: “
The persecution of Assange is politically motivated“
By Edu Montesanti
British Judge Vanessa Baraitser has blocked Julian Assange’s extradition from the U.K to the U.S., last January, the 4th. She found that because U.S. prison conditions are so deleterious, so it would be unjust and oppressive to extradite WikiLeaks founder. The Australian journalist’s defense claims that U.S. prison conditions, including solitary confinement, Special Administrative Measures, and extreme restrictions at ADX Florence, would drive Assange to suicide.