Why is assange doing this

In , in the summer before the election, WikiLeaks published some gossipy but inconsequential e-mails Russian hackers apparently obtained from Hillary Clinton consigliere John Podesta. Now that Assange has annoyed the Democrats, prominent journalists at places like The Atlantic and The Washington Post are calling for his head on a platter.

Nobody is talking about making high-profile movies about him with major movie stars anymore. I agree — but not because he made Hillary Clinton and John Podesta look silly. Assange was adamant about taking no steps whatsoever to conceal sensitive data about the operations of American troops. If some Taliban psycho had used his info to hunt down and kill our fighting men and women, he would have shrugged.

For that reason, Assange deserves to do hard time. Contact The Author Name required. Recent coverage of the Afghanistan withdrawal shows the potential for two types of press. One which sees its role as the mouthpiece for the most war-hungry members of a global empire or one that shows the true nature of war to the public, enabling them to oppose it and giving its victims some justice.

For anti-war advocates who would rather see the latter option covering foreign policy, it is essential to show strong support for Julian Assange and demand the charges against him be dropped immediately. Sam Carliner is a journalist based in New Jersey. His writing focuses on US imperialism and the climate crisis. New from CounterPunch. Jeffrey St. Clair Roaming Charges: General of Deception. Richard Moser Workers are Walking Out. Jacob G. Dean Baker Rich Jerks in Space. Ali Khan The Afghanization of Pakistan.

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