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BREAKING: Julian Assange charged with 17 new counts by US.
Accused of violating Espionage Act. Alleged to have encouraged Chelsea Manning to get classified info and endangered sources by publishing their names underacted.
Sets up battle over whether Assange acted as a journalist by publishing leaked documents [his argument] or not [US argument].
Also escalates extradition battle playing out with Britain at the centre. UK gov / courts must now choose whether US or Swedish demand for extradition takes precedence.
Assange alleged to have endangered US sources in Iran, China, Syria through State Dep cables leak, and in Iraq and Afghanistan through military docs leak.
[US alleges names / identifying info were not redacted, despite warnings about the implications]
[US alleges names / identifying info were not redacted, despite warnings about the implications]
US officials said some of the info released by Wikileaks was even found in Bin Laden's compound. (!!)
What Manning gave Wikileaks
- 90k Afghan war reports
- 400k Iraq war reports
- 800 Guantanamo detainee briefs
- 250k State Department cables.
- 90k Afghan war reports
- 400k Iraq war reports
- 800 Guantanamo detainee briefs
- 250k State Department cables.
