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This is all about finding a convenient law to exert political power, not legal comparability. From The Guardian: "The US government is conducting an active, lo
by jazzyk 11y ago
This is all about finding a convenient law to exert political power, not legal comparability.
From The Guardian: "The US government is conducting an active, long-term criminal investigation into WikiLeaks, a federal judge has confirmed in court documents"
Feinstein (and other Congressmen/Senators) wanted Assange – who isn’t even a U.S. citizen and never served in the U.S. Government – prosecuted for espionage for exposing war crimes.
More here: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/05/us-government-still-hunting-wikileaks-obama-targets-whistleblowers http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/05/us-government-s...
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/12/dianne-feinstein-advocate-whistleblower-prosecutions-demands-immunity-david-petraeus/ https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/12/dianne-feinste...