[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Fwd: Breaking: The UK High Court Ruled Against Assange. Espionage Act Reform is Now More Urgent Than Ever.

[John W.]

I'll just say here that it's interesting to read about Daniel Ellsberg's
indictment and trial under the Espionage Act (for the Pentagon Papers),
and see how his situation compared to Assange's.

John Wason



On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 2:40 PM C. G. Estabrook via Peace <
peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

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> *From: *Defending Rights & Dissent <info at rightsanddissent.org>
> *Subject: **Breaking: The UK High Court Ruled Against Assange. Espionage
> Act Reform is Now More Urgent Than Ever.*
> *Date: *December 10, 2021 at 2:32:37 PM CST
> *To: *"Carl G. Estabrook" <carl at newsfromneptune.com>
> *Reply-To: *info at RightsandDissent.org
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> Dear Carl g.,
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> This morning, a UK High Court ruled that Julian Assange can be extradited
> to the US to face prosecution under the Espionage Act. The Biden
> administration (following the Trump administration’s lead) wants to put
> Assange on trial for publishing truthful information in the public interest.
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> *Assange’s prosecution under the Espionage Act is a threat to press
> freedom. Reach out to your member of Congress now.*
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> This week has been an eventful one for the Espionage Act, and it’s high
> time for Congress to take notice, and to take action.
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>    - On Sunday, millions of Americans tuned into a 60 Minutes interview
>    with Reality Winner and learned how whistleblowers charged under the
>    Espionage Act cannot testify about what they leaked or why they leaked it.
>    - On Tuesday, the House Rules Committee killed an amendment
>    <https://default.salsalabs.org/T9cd88ddc-2afc-4dce-8a5b-6739c6ed9401/95f73338-ca9e-491f-aeff-4891536b2532>
>    from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) that would have allowed whistleblowers to
>    testify about their purpose for disclosing documents and forced prosecutors
>    to prove a defendant under the Espionage Act had the specific intent to
>    harm US national security.
>    - On Wednesday, Daniel Hale, convicted under the Espionage Act for
>    telling the public the truth about the US drone program, received Blueprint
>    for Free Speech’s International Award for Whistleblowing. Hale could not
>    speak on his own behalf, as he is in a communications management unit.
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> *And now we have this terrible ruling from the UK High Court.*
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> The Biden DOJ can certainly drop this Trump-era prosecution and cease the
> use of the Espionage Act against whistleblowers.
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> But we also need Congress to step up and take serious steps to reform the
> Espionage Act. *We need you to take action today!*
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