We have heard from Mr Assange that mass surveillance, while it is used for war, could just as easily be used for cyber-peace and that fundamental to this are the values of freedom of movement, freedom of communication, and freedom of economic interaction, all of which he has been deprived of through deception and unrelenting persecution by his opponents.

Its no coincidence that the visit from Judge Lindskog comes after the launch of the Wikileaks Party, looks to me like the timing was to advise the Gillard Government on Assange and extradition proceedings should he return to Australia as a senator. Steps need to be in place to safeguard Mr Assange’s freedom and ensure the Government doesn’t deliver him to Swedish authorities, under an extradition agreement. By virtue of the Commonwealth extra-territorial power if an Australian citizen commits an illegal act in a foreign place, they are deemed to have committed an offence under Australian law.

Mr Assange exposed deceit and this enraged opponents in the US and that influence has extended to the Australian PM Gillard, Foreign Minister Carr, and the Human Rights Commissioner, Gillian Triggs, all of whom have been missing in action on support for Mr Assange. Instead they look to be extra pawns in a western game to out manoeuvre a stalemate. Driven, apparently, by Mr Assange’s ability to make a great contribution to Australian politics, with policies of transparency and accountability, which has proven to be rhetoric on the Australian political landscape. The Wikileaks Party has expressed support and seek the right to self determination for the Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia. Yet some in the Australian Government are among the masters of deceit just ask any Indigenous Australian.