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This isn't about Assange trying to crack a password this is about punishing Assange for journalistic work he did. Since such journalism is not a crime in itself
by EthanHeilman 8y ago
This isn't about Assange trying to crack a password this is about punishing Assange for journalistic work he did. Since such journalism is not a crime in itself they have found some other minor crime which they can make a federal case out of.
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- matthewmarkus 8y agoYes, this is another example of a dual-track justice system. Note how CIA officers aren't prosecuted for hacking the Senate [1, 2], but an activist is indicted for allegedly failing to decrypt some files. [1] https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article24770296.html https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/natio... [2] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gvy537/the-cia-hacked-senate-computers-lied-about-it-and-no-one-is-getting-fired https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gvy537/the-cia-ha...