Case Against WikiLeaks Part Of Broader Campaign (Fed Grand Jury Against WikiLeaks Begins Tomorrow)

[Hissyspit]

Source: NPR

Case Against WikiLeaks Part Of Broader Campaign

Published: May 11, 2011
by Carrie Johnson

A federal grand jury in Virginia is scheduled to hear testimony Wednesday from witnesses in one of the government's biggest criminal investigations of a national security leak.

Prosecutors are trying to build a case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose website has embarrassed the U.S. government by disclosing sensitive diplomatic and military information.

The WikiLeaks case is part of a much broader campaign by the Obama administration to crack down on leakers.

A Worrisome Development

National security experts say they can't remember a time when the Justice Department has pursued so many criminal cases based on leaks of government secrets.

Read more: http://m.npr.org/story/136173262?url=/2011/05/11/136173262/case-against-wikileaks-part-of-broader-campaign

[No Elephants]

1. "Most transparent administration ever."

Most deportations ever.

Longest war ever.

Record-setting administration.

[fascisthunter]

2. lol...um... ok

[sabrina 1]

3. Why not just assassinate him?

I think we could get support for that now. It makes Democrats look so tough and everything, to dispense with due process. They get higher ratings in the polls when we act tougg.

And he's a News Organization that is NOT controlled by Big Business or the US Government. That is reason enough to get rid of him.

Joe Biden VP said Wikileaks could be called a 'terrorist organization' so, I'd say that is all we need to know.

:sarcasm:

I think!

[saras]

5. Damn - I thought you were talking about Obama for a minute

[sabrina 1]

6. I was talking about Assange. And it is not just hyperbole.

We have had elected and former elected officials actually call for his assassination. I would be very concerned if I were Assange. He may want to start thinking of taking steps to protect himself from this government.

[bemildred]

4. Denial is not just some river in Egypt.

The securocrats have not admitted that they are the bad guys yet.