Reflections on Julian Assange, the Espionage Act, and the Great Intelligence Hoax

On June 26, 2024, WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange pled guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act and was sentenced to time served, i.e., five years in detention defending against extradition to the US from Great Britain. Assange immediately returned to his home country Austra...

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Published inThe Washington report on Middle East affairs Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 39 - 41
Main Author Fein, Bruce
Format Journal Article Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Educational Trust 01.08.2024
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Assange, Julian
Assange, Julian Paul
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Criminal sentences
Defense
Espionage
First Amendment-US
Freedom of speech
Government agencies
Hoaxes
Intelligence services
National security
Politics
Propaganda
World War I
Australia
New York
United States > US
Vietnam
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Summary:On June 26, 2024, WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange pled guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act and was sentenced to time served, i.e., five years in detention defending against extradition to the US from Great Britain. Assange immediately returned to his home country Australia with no restrictions on free speech. The Espionage Act charge alleged that Assange conspired to disclose "information relating to the national defense" with "reason to believe could be used to the injury of the US or to the advantage of any foreign nation." Despite the vast volumes of military and diplomatic secrets published by WikiLeaks over many years, the US was unable to identify at sentencing or other platforms even one disclosure that was "used to the injury of the US or to the advantage of any foreign nation."
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