"And it’s not like we have an abundance of hard-hitting national security as it is."
I think you are missing the word "reporting" here.
Good piece. I think the intelligence community wants the precedent set here which they got.
One measure of whether or not they are successful will be if Assange resumes reporting through WikiLeaks or if he decides he's had enough and disappears from public view.
The truth is that the US and its vassals, weather they realize it or not, are more gravely wounded than Julian. He left the field of battle with his head high. The forces of evil and/or wickedness were unable to steal his soul but he exposed them for the frauds they are. They make a mockery of the concept of justice and I doubt many are fooled by the legalistic rhetoric. I would suggest that this has all the hallmarks of a Pyrrhic victory for the US.
The National Security arm of the United States is as corrupt a power as it gets. They have no taste for citizens of the country. It's like they live in their own little country while ruling over ours. And, no one seems to want to hold them accountable for anything.
Interesting point. One could argue that the only effect of this precedent "should" be that journalists working with inside sources will be (even) more careful not to assist them in obtaining or exfiltrating documents; that it shouldn't affect what they publish out of the documents they do receive. Alas, what "should" happen and what "will" happen may not be the same.
"And it’s not like we have an abundance of hard-hitting national security as it is."
I think you are missing the word "reporting" here.
Good piece. I think the intelligence community wants the precedent set here which they got.
One measure of whether or not they are successful will be if Assange resumes reporting through WikiLeaks or if he decides he's had enough and disappears from public view.
Julian must embrace his freedom and Wikileak pictures of Hunter’s massive hog.
I always look forward to your obligatory comment now lol
That's as clear and concise an assessment I've read. Good job Ken.
What I would like to see are harsher punishments for rapists like Assange. Because he raped a woman. And one cares.
The truth is that the US and its vassals, weather they realize it or not, are more gravely wounded than Julian. He left the field of battle with his head high. The forces of evil and/or wickedness were unable to steal his soul but he exposed them for the frauds they are. They make a mockery of the concept of justice and I doubt many are fooled by the legalistic rhetoric. I would suggest that this has all the hallmarks of a Pyrrhic victory for the US.
The National Security arm of the United States is as corrupt a power as it gets. They have no taste for citizens of the country. It's like they live in their own little country while ruling over ours. And, no one seems to want to hold them accountable for anything.
Interesting point. One could argue that the only effect of this precedent "should" be that journalists working with inside sources will be (even) more careful not to assist them in obtaining or exfiltrating documents; that it shouldn't affect what they publish out of the documents they do receive. Alas, what "should" happen and what "will" happen may not be the same.