Free at last

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, can finally breathe a sigh of relief in his homeland, Australia, after a 14-year legal battle against the US for revealing the dark side of the United States during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He serves as an inspiration to journalists who refuse to compromise on their principles, standing by the truth despite the odds and confronting societal wrongs. Assange demonstrated that truth, despite being oppressed, will ultimately prevail. Assange was charged for releasing hundreds of thousands of documents from the United States and its Western allies on Wikileaks, exposing massive war crimes and severe human rights violations by US officials in the Iraq war and the war on terror in Afghanistan.

Interestingly, JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman was also implicated in the Wikileaks revelations, which still continue to affect his political standing. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Instead of seeking an escape, the US has a moral obligation to apologize for the rapes, murders, war crimes, and human rights violations committed during these wars.

Kaleem Kavish

Chitral