"Julian is a political prisoner" says Stella Assange, wife of Julian Assange, after two UK judges delayed a decision on whether to grant the WikiLeaks founder a last-ditch appeal against extradition to the United States. Washington has been given three weeks to provide "assurances" in the case. "He's a journalist and he is being persecuted because he exposed the true cost of war in human lives" says Stella Assange. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES