WikiLeaks Founder Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Conspiring to Obtain and Disclose Classified National Defense Information Julian P. Assange, 52, the founder of WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with Chelsea Manning, at that time a U.S. Army intelligence analyst, to unlawfully obtain and disclose classified documents relating to the national defense. After obtaining classified national defense information from Manning, and aware of the harm that dissemination of such national defense information would cause, Assange disclosed this information on WikiLeaks. The guilty plea concludes a criminal matter that dates back to March 2018, when Assange was first indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia. There, and in superseding indictments, Assange was charged with conspiring with Manning, then a “Top Secret” U.S. security clearance holder, to further Manning’s unlawful acquisition and transmission of bulk classified information, including Manning’s use of a government computer to illegally download hundreds of thousands of classified documents and transmit them without authorization to WikiLeaks. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g7e-wUgR
thanks for freeing him, corrupt lying manipulative malpracticing cash funneling predatory criminally negligent mass murderers in government!
Please do not ignore this most important part: "and aware of the harm that dissemination of such national defense information would cause, Assange disclosed this information on WikiLeaks." For those of you rolling your eyes because the government has not publicly described the harm caused by Manning and Assange - just think about that for a second. The government is not going to compound the harm already done by giving our adversaries MORE information about where our pain points were/are, where we are now deaf/blind, where they have successfully caused danger and unrest, etc. I'm sure you'd like to know, but so would the people and entities who would like to wipe the U.S. off the map. Has our government ever made mistakes? Of course. But the career government employees who gather, analyze, synthesize, utilize and protect classified information have dedicated their careers to ensuring your safety and freedom. Conspiring to undermine their efforts and damage U.S. national security is a crime, and should be treated as such every time it occurs.
This prosecution is a misuse of our tax dollars. All involved should resign.
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2wWhere did he really get all that from?