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As supporters of Julian Assange fear his extradition to the United States could be just weeks away, and President Biden faces growing pressure to drop espionage charges against Assange, we are joined for an exclusive joint interview with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and John Young, the founder of Cryptome.org, who have both asked the Department of Justice to indict them for possessing or publishing the same documents as the WikiLeaks founder. The Biden administration is asking the U.K. government to extradite Assange to the U.S., where he faces up to 175 years in prison on espionage and hacking charges for the release of documents that exposed war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now Ellsberg has revealed that he was in possession of confidential documents leaked by former military analyst Chelsea Manning and given to him as backup by WikiLeaks, and Young says he published some of the same documents days before WikiLeaks did. "If they succeed with Julian Assange, … we will not have a First Amendment," says Ellsberg. "This accusation against Assange would be illegal against an American citizen, so we think it's selective prosecution and it should cease," adds Young.
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>>> The scary truth (a personal point of view)
If we don't stand together, and stand up for one another. We're going to be picked off one by one. That means whatever camp you are beholden to, what religion you belong to, what color your skin is, whatever you believe; their is nothing more important than our free speech. All the other amendments stand upon the 1st Amendment.
Which is:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The first amendment covers much more than just speech, it's what you are allowed to listen to. It also covers the freedom of religion, which means without it, you could be required to have a religion you don't even agree with. This censorship is sharply dividing us all into smaller and smaller camps which they put labels upon and then get us to fight between one another.
Things were never this hostile when the 1st amendment wasn't being abridged.
Do you want to live life walking on eggshells,
always paranoid,
always second-guessing,
always worried you are making a mistake,
always in fear of retaliation from any direction
(for wanting to express yourself and someone else took it the wrong way)
worried that past publishing you have done is going to get you on the chopping blocks?
...
For having an opinion, or for even having an idea, or for practicing your faith.
The people who want to censor do not realize you won't be immune.
Canadian Prepper
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