U.S. to end persecution of Assange after court hears of missing evidence

LONDON, UK - Julian Assange, the persecuted founder of WikiLeaks is understood to have been released from Belmarsh Prison in London, and is headed to the U.S. for a hearing which is believed to be part of a process involving a plea deal.

In a shameful set of acts involving three countries - Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States - the whistleblower has been in virtual imprisonment for fourteen years, in