Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Julian Assange Responds to Increasing U.S. Government Attacks on WikiLeaks

Democracy Now!
With Amy Goodman



"It’s been 10 days since the whistleblower website WikiLeaks published the massive archive of classified military records about the war in Afghanistan but the fallout in Washington and beyond is far from over. Justice Department lawyers are reportedly exploring whether WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange could be charged with violating the Espionage Act of 1917 for publishing the classified Afghan war documents. Meanwhile, investigators in the Army’s criminal division have reportedly questioned two students in Boston about their ties to WikiLeaks and Private First Class Bradley Manning, a leading suspect in the leak. We speak with WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange...."

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