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[–] ralphio@lemmy.world 98 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Whatever you think of Assange, you should know why the US government wants to prosecute him. He published this among other things:

Context: that's a US gunship firing on Reuters journalists among other civilians including kids.

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[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Isn’t it bonkers that they want to put him in jail for publishing a thing that is today hosted freely on YouTube?

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What if I told you that's not why at all.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

I know, it’s about the conspiracy charge, it was a poorly worded musing.

[–] ralphio@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

It's definitely "why" they want to put him in jail regardless of what anti-journalism charges they hit him with.