Yes, except US government does not try to order Google to delist Wikileaks. And has not tried to poison the man. AFAIK.
Hillary Clinton inquired about murdering him with a drone. I'm sure many others were thinking it or saying it. And America has had other people (including its own citizens) executed outside the judicial system.
It prefers drones. Or ruins whole nations killing a scores in a process. I wonder what the victims would tell giving a chance.
Nothing like Assange. All FBK sources are open databases and registries. The corruption in Russia is that obvious.