Zeitgeist: Wikileaks

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Another story I posted on Overnight News Digest (The view from two hometowns edition). L.A. Times: U.S. may seek extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Assange could face espionage and other charges, but prosecutors would face a 1st Amendment test.
By Richard A. Serrano and David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
December 7, 2010, 5:26 p.m.

Reporting from Washington - Angry over the bombardment of leaks of classified material, top Obama administration officials are considering filing an extradition request to have WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange face criminal charges, possibly for espionage.

Any such proceedings would set up a test of whether the 1st Amendment's protection for a free press extends to a website with a worldwide audience.

"What we're investigating is a crime under U.S. law," Philip J. Crowley, the chief State Department spokesman, said Tuesday. "The provision of 250,000 classified documents from someone inside the government to someone outside the government is a crime."
Is there any government Assange hasn't pissed off? At least he has Anonymous on his side.

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