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jeff47

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12. Nor has Assange broken US Law

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #9)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 03:18 AM

Aug 2012

Have to sign that agreement that comes with the security clearance for leaking to be illegal.

Publishing classified that "lands in your lap" is legal. SCOTUS explicitly ruled this in the Pentagon Papers case.

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I hope he enjoyed his "pre book" life. russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #1

I think a different kind of ' team ' will be visiting him soon. Segami Aug 2012 #2

Might be keeping Manning company. Downwinder Aug 2012 #3

And look what they are doing to Julian Assange...isn't this movonne Aug 2012 #4

assange is not afederal employee w/a confidentiality agreement, who's written a book for $$ nt msongs Aug 2012 #5

Assange is not a US citizen, HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #9

Nor has Assange broken US Law jeff47 Aug 2012 #12

Not to highjack but... Mmm_Bacon Aug 2012 #13

link or bullshit eShirl Aug 2012 #14

Quick google search... Mmm_Bacon Aug 2012 #15

That is well known and has been for a long time. An Editor receiving material from a source sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #19

I documented this on anothet post. Quite a bit of back-and-forth between msanthrope Aug 2012 #20

Still not illegal. jeff47 Aug 2012 #17

Well, if I were you I would read those logs, they are available online, because I read them sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #18

Which logs? This doesn't concern the Lamo logs, but the "Nathaniel Franks" msanthrope Aug 2012 #21

It will all depended on the context of the book former-republican Aug 2012 #6

It is an empty warning if he doesn't enforce the binding agreement in this case. BlueStreak Aug 2012 #7

Well then, will wait for you to bring this service member nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #8

Criminal prosecution is nothing compared to what some Al Qaeda terrorist will try to do. RickFromMN Aug 2012 #10

His identity can be changed jberryhill Aug 2012 #27

I was pretty shocked to see that Fox News outted him for that very reason. IndyJones Aug 2012 #29

I want them to go after FOX NEWS... AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #11

don't hold your breath, fox is a propaganda outlet for the MIC. KG Aug 2012 #16

What Fox did was loathesome SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2012 #25

YOU! Are a BLABbermouth!!!! Gabi Hayes Aug 2012 #22

Cover up your illegal sh*t all you want sucker, it's all still coming out in the wash. n/t DeSwiss Aug 2012 #23

I don't see any accusation this former SEAL has broken that contract. Skip Intro Aug 2012 #24

He wrote it under a psuedonym and clearly put his own life in danger summerschild Aug 2012 #26

Meh. Did he break a law or contract, or not? Skip Intro Aug 2012 #28

He discussed their highly secretive work. He put his own safety in jeopardy. summerschild Aug 2012 #30