The espionage act of 1917 makes it a misdeed to wound the united states or benefit a foreign country by collecting or communicating information that would harm the nationa … Washington (ap) — two media reports say u.s As a cyberwar erupts over wikileaks and its founder, julian assange, the question remains as to what the united states can actually do to prosecute the diplomatic cable leakers for endangering. The wsj has an article on the u.s Defense department's push for a criminal prosecution of wikileaks for releasing u.s Government documents on the afghanistan war.
Attorney general eric holder told reporters this week that there's a real basis to believe crimes have been committed with wikileaks' unauthorized release of secret diplomatic cables. A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment today charging julian p Assange, the founder of wikileaks, with offenses that relate to assange's alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the united states. President donald trump signed an executive order aug 25 directing law enforcement to prosecute those who engage in criminal activities that involve desecrating the american flag. our great american flag is the most sacred and cherished symbol of the united states of america, and of american freedom, identity, and strength, the text of the executive order states Assange is in detention in london on a warrant from the swedish government on sexual charges brought by two women
Prosecuting wikileaks would be no different from prosecuting the media outlets that also published classified documents If newspapers could be held criminally liable for publishing leaked information about government practices, we might never have found out about the cia's secret prisons or the government spying on innocent americans.
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