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Julian Assange and Wikileaks have no First Amendment Rights relative to free speech.
originally posted by: TobyFlenderson
a reply to: pheonix358
You are incorrect. The First Amendment protects anyone being prosecuted/sued in a US court. If Assange can be prosecuted in the US, he can use the First Amendment as a defense. It's not that the law applies to the whole world, it's that it protects people in US courts, regardless of their citizenship.
originally posted by: crazyewok
a reply to: TruMcCarthy
Remember wikileaks can only leak what is given to them.
And it seems US has the biggest numbers of Leakers/whistleblowers/traitors ect.
In Russia or China such people meet very quick demises.
If Manning had been Russian he would have likely got his sex change operation from putin with a pair of rusty scissors before being given a polonium cocktail.
The UK and Germany did get some diplomatic cables released.
Of course, attempting to bring the person within the jurisdiction of the US is a different story.
originally posted by: pheonix358
a reply to: TobyFlenderson
Of course, attempting to bring the person within the jurisdiction of the US is a different story.
Historically, the US does that by abducting the person in complete disregard to the host county's laws.
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Can you give an example of that?