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Washington Post: Assange 'Unlikely To Be Prosecuted In US'

Posted by timothy on from the he-never-calls-he-never-writes-oy dept.

vikingpower writes "The Justice Department has all but concluded it will not bring charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing classified documents because government lawyers said they could not do so without also prosecuting U.S. news organizations and journalists, according to U.S. officials." That "all but" probably wouldn't feel all that comforting if this announcement applied to me.

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  1. Admiral Ackbar disagrees by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    [You know what goes here.]

    1. Re:Admiral Ackbar disagrees by Thanshin · · Score: 3, Funny

      Of course we do!

      Mon Mothma: [to Restaurant waiter] I'll have the calamari.
      Admiral Ackbar: Well. I guess I'll have the insensitive bitch. With a side of fuck you!
      [Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008) (TV)]