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by defroost 5532 days ago
> So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny.

I'm sure you know that Julian Assange is facing possible extradition to the US, and several top official are shamefully talking about dusting off the Espionage Act as a way to seek the death penalty in this case. The fact that he is not American hasn't seemed to deter them. Nor has the fact that other journalists and media outlets like the NY Times printed the same documents.

What is so scary is you have other "journalists" basically joining in to criticize WikiLeaks and JA, not realizing that they are setting the stage for future silencing of other members of the press.