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All government is fundamentally diametrically opposed to the interests
of the people.  - Niu.<br>
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In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the
governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the
people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful.<br>
The government assures the people that they are in danger from the
invasion of another nation, or from foes in their midst, and that the
only way to escape this danger is by the slavish obedience of the
people to their government. This fact is seen most prominently during
revolutions and dictatorships, but it exists always and everywhere that
the power of the government exists. Every government explains its
existence, and justifies its deeds of violence, by the argument that if
it did not exist the condition of things would be very much worse.
After assuring the people of its danger the government subordinates it
to control, and when in this condition compels it to attack some other
nation. And thus the assurance of the government is corroborated in the
eyes of the people, as to the danger of attack from other nations.   -
Tolstoi.<br>
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On 9/30/2012 10:17 PM, David Johnson wrote:
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Documents Reveal US Military Designated Assange ‘Enemy of State’</a></h3>
  <h4 id="pagesub"><font size="4">This is the same designation held by
al-Qaeda, and it means that Assange could be killed or detained without
trial</font></h4>
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26, 2012 </strong></font></div>
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  <p><font size="4"><strong>Newly declassified documents have revealed
that the US military designated WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange </strong></font><a
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 size="4"><strong>an enemy of the state</strong></font></a><font
 size="4"><strong>, who can be killed or detained without trial.</strong></font></p>
  <p><font size="4"><strong><img
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documents were released under a Freedom of Information Act request for
an investigation into a US Air Force cyber analyst who
allegedly expressed support for WikiLeaks and attended pro-Assange
demonstrations.</strong></font></p>
  <p><font size="4"><strong>The investigation, the documents reveal,
was meant to determine whether this analyst, who had a top-secret
security clearance, had given classified information to WikiLeaks
supporters, who the documents describe as an “anti-US and/or
anti-military group.”</strong></font></p>
  <p><font size="4"><strong>The documents allege this suspect may have
been “communicating with the enemy, 104-D,” an article in the US
Uniform Code of Military Justice that prohibits military personnel from
“communicating, corresponding or holding intercourse with the enemy,”
the same designation held by al-Qaeda.</strong></font></p>
  <p><font size="4"><strong>Assange’s US attorney, Michael Ratner,
claims this designation has very dangerous implications and could be
interpreted as a green light to kill or detain Assange without charge
or trial.</strong></font></p>
  <p><font size="4"><strong>“It appears that Julian Assange and
WikiLeaks are the ‘enemy.’ An enemy is dealt with under the laws of
war, which could include killing, capturing, detaining without trial,
etc.,” Ratner warned.</strong></font></p>
  <p><font size="4"><strong>WikiLeaks is nothing more than a publishing
platform and Julian Assange is properly understood as a journalist. For
the US military to designate him in the same class as al-Qaeda
militants is the greatest affront to first amendment press freedoms in
a very long time.</strong></font></p>
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