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Indeed it was.
I wasn't aware of that but I could believe it easily.
The allegations were dropped so that is a silver lining.
It's terrifying to see our own country attempting to abolish a free press.
I don't know how anyone can look at this as left or right...
It's a question of us and them.
Truth is precious.
U.S. Official Hints at Possible Plea Deal for Julian Assange
The U.S. ambassador to Australia said there could be a “resolution” to the Justice Department’s pursuit of Julian Assange.
theintercept.com
Crumbling Case Against Assange Shows Weakness of "Hacking" Charges Related to Whistleblowing
The entire computer crime case against Julian Assange is based on a brief discussion about cracking a password — but the cracking never actually happened.
theintercept.com
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Members of Congress Make New Push to Free Julian Assange
The bipartisan effort spearheaded by Reps. Jim McGovern and Thomas Massie follows another led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib last spring.
theintercept.com
Free Julian Assange
I am leaving for London to cover Julian's final appeal. This is a talk I gave (with subtitles and apologies to my French professors) at a rally for Julian last year in Brussels.
chrishedges.substack.com
i've seen the words "in the public interest" in re Assanges exposures. exactly WHO gets to decide what is IN the "publics best interests"? does the public get a vote ? 
you have no first amendment protections when distributing information you came by illegally. JMHO. prove me wrong...
leaking government crimes is good
Daniel Ellsberg
dramamine
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Why would he need first amendment protection when he's Australian? You may still not understand what journalism is, nor what it entails.
i agree. but do you expect for everyone to ignore HOW you got the information you exposed? i think that one should stand up and take responsibility for an action they believe to be "in the public good". a military member has the right to disobey a direct order, but they stand trial for that . part of the deal... what happened to the ethos of "i regret that i have but one life..."
i didn't advocate for his 1st amendment rights. i've got a pretty good grasp on journalism (i think, lol) . want to discuss taking responsibility for ones actions ?
dramamine
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Publishing information that the public needs and has a right to know is the highest and most important function of non-fascist journalism. That often includes information that the military complex and bloodsucking politicians don't want us to know. The press is supposed to dig these things up and let us know about them. It's why papers have names like Monitor, Free Press, Bulldog, etc. So, no, those who do that type of journalism are not to be punished in a free society.
no limits on how? really? want to think on that for a bit? because i see problems ahead...
dramamine
Well-known member
For you to pretend I said no limits is a strawman argument. Have at it.
Having access to top secret documents and publishing them using the defense of being a whistleblower is the strawman argument because it begins with the fallacy that this is justifiable. It is not, and Chelsea Manning can not make that legal determination. That is your fallacy. Only a court can decide.
Journalism bullshit.
Journalism bullshit.
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