My point is that Mandela was fighting for what both he and the world saw as a greater good. Assange is fighting a personal criminal charge against himself. If

My point is that Mandela was fighting for what both he and the world saw as a greater good. Assange is fighting a personal criminal charge against himself. If you're going to pick up dubious allies, then you should do so in a cause which justifies it, where the trade offs are worth the costs.