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In reply to the discussion: Assange has requested political asylum & is in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)obtained a secret Grand Jury indictment against him, waiting for his extradition to Sweden in order to extradite him to the US and charge him, falsely, with espionage. If that happens, then they will have to indict the NY Times, The Guardian, La Monde and every other news media that carried the news stories Wikileaks broke. It will also have a chilling effect on journalism, already almost dead in this country, but now in other countries, as far as using whistle-blowers or other sources in order to bring facts to the public.
Lieberman, who was one of the main instigators regarding charging Assange was asked about this and he responded that the NYT, Guardian and La Monde should also be charged. If anyone in this country supports this, we may as stop claiming to respect our own Constitution. No one will ever trust this country again.