Imagine if Julian Assange and Wikileaks had been in existence during Watergate" He might have succeeded in "revealing the real views" of our government over a range of issues at that time. We might have found out what was really going on in Nixon's mind and heart decades earlier -" and we might even have been able to do something about it.
Instead, as per a recent Supreme Court decision, we have now begun to criminalize not only Julian Assange and Wikileaks -- but also nonviolent First Amendment speech and advocacy as well if it is deemed to be "coordinated with" or "under the direction of" a foreign group listed by the Secretary of State as "terrorist."
Where will the prosecution and persecution of Julian Assange end -" and what will it mean for the rest of us who may be engaged in non-violent First Amendment speech or advocacy? Last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama would do well to rein in his Attorney General and Justice Department -" and to remember the words of this year's Nobel recipient: "Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity and the mother of truth."
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