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Friday, December 10, 2010

Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks "Killing The Messenger For Bad News"





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDp1izlMQT0&feature=player_embedded


WikiLeaks release of classified information has generated a lot of attention in the past few weeks. The hysterical reaction makes one wonder if this is not an example of killing the messenger for the bad news. Despite what is claimed, the information that has been so far released, though classified, has caused no known harm to any individual, but it has caused plenty of embarrassment to our government. Losing our grip on our empire is not welcomed by the neoconservatives in charge.
There is now more information confirming that Saudi Arabia is a principal supporter and financier of al Qaeda, and that this should set off alarm bells since we guarantee its Sharia-run government. This emphasizes even more the fact that no al Qaeda existed in Iraq before 9/11, and yet we went to war against Iraq based on the lie that it did. It has been charged by experts that Julian Assange, the internet publisher of this information, has committed a heinous crime, deserving prosecution for treason and execution, or even assassination.
But should we not at least ask how the U.S. government should prosecute an Australian citizen for treason for publishing U.S. secret information that he did not steal? And if WikiLeaks is to be prosecuted for publishing classified documents, why shouldn't the Washington Post, the New York Times, and others also published these documents be prosecuted?
Read full transcript here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/10/ron-paul-wikileaks-defense_n_795014.html

While all this is going on Senators, like Joe Lieberman, are not only pressing for the arrest of Julian Assange and Wikileaks under the Espionage Act, but they are also inditing news organizations like The Guardian and the New York Times....absolutely shameful in my opinion...

Read full story here with video:

http://truthalliance.net/Archive/News/tabid/67/ID/6662/Default.aspx

And here's another great article regarding the extradition of Julian Assange...

Julian Assange extradition attempt an uphill struggle, says specialist.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/08/julian-assange-extradition-attempt?intcmp=239

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