There is no real rebellion while within the American Empire, only performative gestures are allowed like when Canada and Western European countries dissented with the US during the Invasion of Iraq but they secretly sent troops, weapons and vehicles of war to show the US their allegiance.
I mean, sure, that’s great news in a bubble. But the guy spent a good deal of his adult life running like a dog for committing no crime (in his country), this whole ordeal was a warning against further whistleblowers.