WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free. His future in publishing government secrets is unclear
Julian Assange is a hero to many and a traitor to others. Supporters of the WikiLeaks founder and publisher view him as an investigative journalist who exposed damning information governments wanted to keep hidden, while critics see him as a threat to national security. His newest title, however, is free man.
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![WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures after landing at RAAF air base Fairbairn in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, June 26 2024. Assange has returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. A man with slicked-back white hair, wearing a dark suit jacket, white collared shirt and brown silk tie, gives two thumbs up high above his head as he walks out of a building.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7247673.1719442595!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/aptopix-julian-assange-wikileaks.jpg)
Julian Assange is a hero to many and a traitor to others. Supporters of the WikiLeaks founder and publisher view him as an investigative journalist who exposed damning information governments wanted to keep hidden, while critics see him as a threat to national security. His newest title, however, is free man.