Assange Lawyers Prepare for U.S. Spying Indictment

ABC News by Jim Sciutto, Lee Ferran | Dec. 10, 2010 (News Report)
Attorney Says American Indictment Related to Espionage Act Imminent for Wikileaks Founder

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the man behind the publication of more than a 250,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables, could soon be facing spying charges in the U.S. related to the Espionage Act, Assange's lawyer said today. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business, Sci/Tech, Living, Media
Topics: Freedom of Speech, Foreign Policy, Law Enforcement, Law, Internet, Computers, Media Ownership, New Media, Government Transparency, Crime, Sex
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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Dec 10, 2010 - 5:56 AM PST
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Dec 10, 2010 - 8:08 AM PST

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 by Jon Mitchell - Dec. 10, 2010

Eh, OKAY report about Julian Assange's legal situation, describing his conditions in jail, the unrelated sex charges, and the process by which the U.S. might try to extradite him on espionage charges. Doesn't do ANY homework about the fact that the Anonymous DDoS attacks on WikiLeaks' enemies have no relationship to the core organization.

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