The UK High Court has delayed the extradition of Julian Assange to the US for a further three weeks, requesting the United States give assurances that Assange will be protected by First Amendment free speech rights, that he won’t be discriminated against as an Australian citizen, and that he will not face the death penalty. The High Court judgment said that if those assurances were not given by the United States, leave to appeal will be given to Assange, and there will then be an appeal hearing.

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The US will no doubt give the required assurances. They will extradite Assange with High Court approval, and then do what they like.

It seems purely pantomime; the UK High Court washing their hands, Pontius Pilate-like, before dispatching Julian Assange to his US crucifixion. In this current round of the Game of Empires, the US is the hegemon, and the UK is the vassal, and the power relationships dictate that the vassal........

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