I just find it absolutely amazing that the narrative about this situation is not put out publically in the press, because it doesn't suit the Western establishment narrative - that yes, the West has political prisoners, it's a reality, it's not just me, there's a bunch of other people as well.
Julian AssangeThere's, under Obama, an epidemic has developed of abusing national security laws to crack down on legitimate use of the First Amendment.
Julian AssangeDonโt damage computer systems you break into (including crashing them); donโt change the information in those systems (except for altering logs to cover your tracks); and share information.
Julian AssangeIn the justice system, we say there must be open justice where there is to be justice. The judged while trying must themselves be tried before the public.
Julian AssangeIn the United Kingdom at various stages, journalism has been the profession of gentlemen amateurs. And some of them even pride themselves on being amateurs. Their quality is not comparable with the quality of intelligence services even if most of them harbor a remarkable degree of corruption and incompetence.
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