Julian Assange and Our Impunity Democracy

 On Saturday, protests supporting Julian Assange will occur around the world.

• In London, Assange supporters will link arms around the parliament building. Protests will also occur outside the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, D.C., and in San Francisco, Tulsa, Denver, and Seattle, as well as in Australia.
• Assange is facing extradition to face 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for disclosing classified information.

When the federal indictment against Assange was announced in 2019, a New York Times editorial declared that it was "aimed straight at the heart of the First Amendment" and would have a "chilling effect on American journalism as it has been practiced for generations."

• Unfortunately, Americans and foreigners continue to suffer because of the perennial cover-ups of U.S. foreign interventions.
• Biden has ramped up US bombings in Somalia: who exactly are we killing and why? It is a secret
• Which Syrian terrorist groups are the US still financing? It's a secret

Assange is guilty of leaking classified information

• Federal prosecutors stress that Assange leaked "classified" information, but federal agencies are creating trillions of pages of secrets each year
• Any information which is classified is treated as a political holy relic that cannot be exposed without cursing the nation
• Dropping the charges against Assange is the best way for the Biden administration to prove it is serious about ending excessive secrecy

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2022/10/james-bovard/julian-assange-and-our-impunity-democracy/