Julian was a scapegoat that outlived his usefulness and was tossed to the wolves.

important to point out that the rape allegations against him were dropped quietly after the 2016 election due to the "statute of limitations" being triggered. he served his time and was officially released in 2024.

every major release from wikileaks attacked the US state in some way, albeit deservedly. though, it's odd that no other major world government was attacked as thoroughly as the US was.

it's clear that the US is in the state it's currently in, due in-part to the leaks published by wikileaks.

so ask yourself, of all the other countries that participated in the Afghanistan war. the ones we now know committed war crimes against the people there. Canada, Russia, Israel, Australia, Great Britain. out of them, who lost the ability to govern itself the most other than the US? Who continued to govern itself with impunity?

wikileaks was a weaponized intelligence operation that was supposed to target the US, specifically the citizens. it was supposed to sow the seeds of discontent, and it only took a short decade to show positive results. it set the stage for Trump to become president through brainwashing the American population with the simple honest truth, "you cannot trust your government".

not saying this makes what the US did in Afghanistan "ok", though the outrage that followed was a bit misdirected due to the machinations of "worldly powers".