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In reply to the discussion: Fed Court: Just changed interpretation of Espionage Act to cover leaks that are NOT Harmful To USA [View all]kpete
(71,981 posts)109. I care, you care, a few more out there, I have been screaming at the top of my.....
Poor guy, not the star that Assange or Snowden are
but according to Jeremy Scahill:
It altered history. It was like an earthquake.
What Is in Bradley Mannings Leaks, Anyway?
"It would be impossible to quantify the significance of Wikileaks not just to my or your work but to the world's understanding of US covert and overt operations. It was the most significant document dump in modern history. It altered history. It was like an earthquake. It was the most real confrontation of American empire certainly since the Pentagon Papers but it may prove to be more significant. The idea that you had a democratisation of classified documents and access to them, you can go in and search any country and figure out what the US relationship is with various political forces or factions. I dug deep into the relationship between the US and Somalian warlords. I found individuals who were on the CIA payroll because of Wikileaks and went and found them and got them on record. I would never have known that these people even existed but for Wikileaks."
http://www.thenation.com/blog/174703/what-bradley-mannings-leaks-anyway#axzz2aaA6LpSS
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Fed Court: Just changed interpretation of Espionage Act to cover leaks that are NOT Harmful To USA [View all]
kpete
Jul 2013
OP
And people wonder why Whistle Blowers are now seeking political asylum elsewhere.
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#56
One circuit disagrees with another and you think this means the Republic will
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#21
Wait a second--Stephen Kim is not press. He has no civil right to leak documents
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#65
Different circuits, different rulings. Let's hope there's an appeal and SCOTUS
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#19
As opposed the Rhenquist one? All the more reason make sure the person picking
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#68
What you've described is the reality of "system maintenance" JDPriestly. n/t
bobthedrummer
Jul 2013
#70
The government must be doing a lot of shit they really don't want us to know about.
winter is coming
Jul 2013
#24
And, look at these Rulings-A bit of a mixed bag with her. Wiki isn't always complete
KoKo
Jul 2013
#63
"This needs to be fixed NOW, because it sure won't get better under the next Republican executive."
Vanje
Jul 2013
#84
Since the executive branch uses the threat of prosecution under the Espionage Act to
JDPriestly
Jul 2013
#39
If it weren't for the Snowden case, would we even know about this now?
Waiting For Everyman
Jul 2013
#45
Well, yes. Jonathan Pollard is no less guilty because he gave material to an ally. nt
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#67
Requiring the Government to prove stuff is like UnAmerican and stuff.
kenny blankenship
Jul 2013
#87