Assange and his Wikileaks operation solicited and enabled the leaks — it’s not like Assange was some passive recipient and the, let’s call it by the right name.... STOLEN documents just dropped into his hands from the sky.
The fact that Assange is not a US citizen may affect his legal standing in some respects, although it should also (in a rational world) make it easier to ban him from ever setting foot in the USA again. It seems unlikely that he’ll ever be prosecuted by the US for anything, but I’ll be very happy if he ends up in jail somewhere, preferably some hellhole of a jail.
Your sympathies for Assange are badly misplaced. The guy is an radical anarchist scumbag who’s would destroy counter-terrorism and military operations worldwide if he can.
If some of the leaked info is proving to be innocuous, amusing, or even helpful from almost any perspective (for purposes of battling dishonest politicians for instance), that does not change the FACT that these kinds of massive leaks attack the necessary confidential communications which allow all kinds of important military and diplomatic goals to be advanced.... especially in the area of counter-terrorism.
What I am most concerned about is that it is now much more difficult for any non-US politician to cooperate with us on counter-terrorism (especially referring to leaders in Arab and Muslim countries). Assange’s deeds attack any basis for confidential cooperation by Arab/Muslim leaders who can often be deposed or even murdered if they are perceived as in any way cooperative with our efforts against jihadists.
It will be ‘interesting’ to see how long the President of Yemen lasts now that he’s revealed cooperating with our efforts against budding jihad scum on the Arabian peninsula.