The Wild Story Behind the Assange Plea Deal

CIA plans to kidnap or poison the Wikileaks leader would’ve emerged in court

Assange leaving the U.K. Monday (Sky News)

After nearly two decades on and off the run, Julian Assange has finally been convicted—in a plea deal that is sending him to Australia and freedom. The outcome presents a crushing defeat for the security organs of the U.S. government, especially the CIA, which floated plans and hatched plots to kidnap and even m…