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WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges. A judge at London's High Court has ruled Assange had no legal grounds to challenge the extradition. Assange's Australian lawyer Stephen Kenny has spoken with Biwa Kwan from SBS News on that decision, drawing parallels between this case and that of David Hicks.


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WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges. A judge at London's High Court has ruled Assange had no legal grounds to challenge the extradition. Assange's Australian lawyer Stephen Kenny has spoken with Biwa Kwan from SBS News on that decision, drawing parallels between this case and that of David Hicks.


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