Free Julian

>Activist--Whistle blower--Freedom fighter—Intellectual--Pursuer of truth--Saviour<

In the past, whistle blowers have been applauded and called heroes. They have saved lives and risked their own normality and wellbeing in order to expose unheard of and hidden dangers or crimes. These people have then been congratulated and worshipped, had books written about them and films made of their heroic actions. Why is Julian Assange any different? Isn’t he just providing an outlet for citizens who want to know more about their governments, the good and the bad?

Julian Assange is an Australian citizen who lives in Northern Europe and is the founder of WikiLeaks, a website that in early 2010 posted United States Army footage of collateral murder in Iraq committed by two Apache helicopters which killed 8 unharmed people and injured 2 children is a big deal, among hundreds of thousands of other government documents.

The video is proof of a war crime, and the attitude of chauvinistic American soldiers is shown as cold blooded and criminal.

 
And yet Julian Assange is the ‘terrorist of justice’ and a ‘traitor to America’. Bill O’Reilly, an aggressive political commentator on Fox News thinks he should be executed. Hillary Clinton thinks he should face the full force of US law, saying he broke the US Espionage Act of 1917, which essentially prevents Americans from giving intel to enemy nations.  

Julian Assange is a pursuer of truth, and his goal is to educate the people of the world on how crooked and corrupt power nations such as the United States are.

The United States are a pro-war/pro-slaughter/pro-destroy the Middle East, country. They are thought to be the most powerful nation in the world, due to the emphasis and funding that is distributed to their Military. They proclaim themselves ‘the defenders of the peace’. This is a title I would give Julian Assange and the workers of WikiLeaks, not a country with a history of blood-thirsty prejudice and intimidation such as the United States.

In 2010, Julian Assange was proclaimed a rapist on two separate counts by two Swedish women who had affairs with him. I believe, like many others, that these women were paid by the United States to press false charges against him. I think that America would do almost anything to give reason why the world should question his credibility as a moral person.

Julian Assange is making use of the Internet as it should be used for, activism and fighting for the welfare of people whose voices can’t be heard. We use the Internet every day, for self-expression and enlightenment. Why else do we have social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter? To share information with eachother, just as WikiLeaks is doing. It just so happens that this is classified information which shows power countries for how they are, manipulative and conniving. 

If people like Julian Assange and his co-workers continue to be persecuted, then I am truly sad for the future. What good is the freedom of speech if you can’t express what is right? What is the use of the Internet if you can’t educate people, especially on what their government is really doing with their tax money? 

Julian Assange should be considered a hero. He is an activist, he is a freedom fighter, and he is a top bloke.

FREE JULIAN ASSANGE.