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Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder
Well, obviously, I didn't mean literally. I meant can't as 'shouldn't based on Assange's actions as there is nothing illegal about sharing documents he obtained through legal means.' The government should value free speech, and I find a government intent on prosecuting journalists for sharing information extremely troubling.
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In your opinion . . . .
It's certainly debateable if he's a "journalist" and afforded the protections that group enjoys. It's also pretty debateable if he's guilty of espionage or something else.
He's probably one of those things we can't quite define in our constantly evolving New Age, something new and ever evolving, probably a criminal but for a crime we haven't put in the books yet.
As I noted in an earlier post, to quote a Pakistani diplomat, he's guilty of being "mischievious" for sure.
I don't see him as a hero though. I think he's an extremist A-hole.
In my opinion.
Cowperson