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I don't think that's a fair description of what's happened. What we currently know about are the Manning charges. It's pretty clear that Assange will be pursued

I don't think that's a fair description of what's happened. What we currently know about are the Manning charges. It's pretty clear that Assange will be pursued for the 2016 election activities, but we likely won't hear about that either until he's already standing trial or it'll never come to light simply because they can put him away for life with the charges they've got now. If the 2010 issues didn't involve him at all no one can seriously content that the US would be letting him go - they have a plethora of reasons to pursue him.

gamblor956 8y ago
Maximum time for current charges is 5 years...and unless the US adds on more charges before the extradition hearing, they can't just do so after he's in the US since they owe him back to the UK after his initial prison term (or after the trial, if he's found not guilty). They could (and probably would) try to re-extradite him, but that would require another hearing and UK judges are less willing to put up with that sort of procedural nonsense.