Assange arrest desperate attempt to stifle free speech

Freedom of the press took a hit yesterday with the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in London. Ecuador gave Assange the boot from their London embassy after nearly seven years holed up to avoid arrest for jumping bail in Sweden to avoid questioning on sexual assault and rape charges long since dropped..British officials have spent tons of dough waiting outside the embassy to grab Assange; an inevitability once a new Ecuadorian government came under increasing US pressure to make this Journalist Enemy No. 1 available for British arrest and extradition to the former beacon of free speech. The Brits said all that expense was worth it to uphold the rule of law. Former US Attorney General said that arresting Assange was a Justice Department priority. Jumping bail, even after charges are dropped, is a crime. What's worse? Getting rid of journalists who expose criminal US wars. Assange might not be an angel. But the real devils in this matter are the war criminals prosecuting senseless wars killing untold thousands in the Middle East and Africa.