If America does drop its pursuit of Julian Assange it will be great news for his supporters on Magnetic Island. One of them is George Hirst, newspaper editor, artist , film maker and environment activist .
At one stage it was suggested an Assange statue should be erected on the island due to the fact the Wikileaks founder had spent some time there as a yougster.
Hirst responded by drawing the following brilliant cartoon depicting such a memorial in the form of a drinking fountain which did not stop leaking.
Since President Biden said Assange's case was being considered , there has been a report that there is a move to have a Julian Assange statue erected on The Strand , Townsville , overlooking Magnetic Island.
