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So I saw a bunch of journalists throwing a fit over the charges against Assange today. It was fairly obvious that approximately 2 of them actually read the indictment so let's talk about what he was actually charged with:
Counts 1-8 relate to "unauthorized obtaining and receiving of national security information"

These counts are about the role Assange played in encouraging Manning to obtain classified documents for the purpose of trying to harm the United States.

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Counts 9-14 "Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information". These counts are not about him publishing the information, but about his attempts to convince Manning to give him the classified info despite knowing it is not legal for him to have it.

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Counts 15-17 "Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information" are specifically about him distributing classified documents to the public without redacting the names of those assisting our war effort, thus putting their lives in danger.

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Finally, count 18 "Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion" for his role in trying to help Manning illegally access classified material for the purpose of providing it to Assange to harm the United States.
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