U.S.: Assange and WikiLeaks Enemies of the State [REPORT]
U.S.: Assange and WikiLeaks Enemies of the State [REPORT]:
The U.S. military has declared Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as enemies of the United States, the National Times reports.
Legally, that's the same category the al-Qaeda terrorist network and the Taliban insurgency are listed in.
What does this mean? According to the Times, military personnel who contact WikiLeaks or its supporters could be at risk of being charged with "communicating with the enemy" -- a harsh military crime that carries a maximum sentence of death.
This information, the Times says, comes from declassified U.S. Air Force documents that recorded a probe of a cyber systems analyst, based in Britain, who allegedly attended pro-WikiLeaks demonstrations in London.…
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The U.S. military has declared Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as enemies of the United States, the National Times reports.
Legally, that's the same category the al-Qaeda terrorist network and the Taliban insurgency are listed in.
What does this mean? According to the Times, military personnel who contact WikiLeaks or its supporters could be at risk of being charged with "communicating with the enemy" -- a harsh military crime that carries a maximum sentence of death.
This information, the Times says, comes from declassified U.S. Air Force documents that recorded a probe of a cyber systems analyst, based in Britain, who allegedly attended pro-WikiLeaks demonstrations in London.…
Continue reading...
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