There is a court in Saipan, Marianas Islands, 12,565 km from Washington DC, where Assange is to appear in a US court tomorrow.

An 'irritant' in the Australia-US relationship, Julian Assange will now face court — how did this happen? By Stephen Dziedzic After years behind bars Julian Assange will face court in a US territory in the Pacific today but it isn't a total surprise. #WorldPolitics#ForeignAffairs#StephenDziedzic

An 'irritant' in the Australia-US relationship, Julian Assange will now face court — how did this happen?

Julian Assange heads to US court on Pacific island after plea deal By Bernd Debusmann Jr and Vicky Wong,

One question: Where is Saipan, Marianas Islands, where Assange is to appear in a US court tomorrow? & why do Americans have a court there? 12,565 km from Washington DC, almost as far as you can get away from anywhere on Earth. If that doesn't justify what Assange did, then what else would? #politics#Assange