[Peace-discuss] Assange designated an " enemy of the State "

[E. Wayne Johnson]

All government is fundamentally diametrically opposed to the interests 
of the people.  - Niu.

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.
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.


On 9/30/2012 10:17 PM, David Johnson wrote:
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>       Declassified Documents Reveal US Military Designated Assange
>       'Enemy of State'
>       <http://news.antiwar.com/2012/09/26/declassified-documents-reveal-us-military-designated-assange-enemy-of-state/>
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>         This is the same designation held by al-Qaeda, and it means
>         that Assange could be killed or detained without trial
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> *by John Glaser, September 26, 2012 *
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> *Newly declassified documents have revealed that the US military 
> designated WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange **an enemy of the state* 
> <http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/us-calls-assange-enemy-of-state-20120927-26m7s.html>*, 
> who can be killed or detained without trial.*
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> *The 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.*
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> *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."*
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> *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.*
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> *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.*
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> *"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.*
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> *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.*
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