Julian Assange deserves jail because "he is not a member of the free press," @jamil_n_jaffer tells @mehdirhasan. But @JameelJaffer says: "If you can charge Julian Assange" with publishing U.S. secrets, "you can charge any national security journalist with that."

Jun 2, 2023 · 12:36 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @jamil_n_jaffer @mehdirhasan @JameelJaffer
FREE ASSANGE
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see @emptywheel for details but having Jaffer_1 repeat a largely pointless argument about who is and is not a publisher and then have Jaffer_2 misrepresent the charges against Assange is a misleading framing of the issue and does not further the cause of press freedom.
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Just like crooked cops, they want Assange in jail for doing legitimate journalism while not participating in the corporate grift, essentially for not toeing the line for the MIC and capital class. Jamil's saying the quiet part in a stage whisper here.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @jamil_n_jaffer @JameelJaffer
No offence @mehdirhasan @mehdihasanshow but I'd prefer to listen to Daniel Ellsberg as my expert witness on this matter..... newsweek.com/i-am-assange-da…

"I am Assange!" Daniel Ellsberg, other allies ask US to prosecute them, too

The WikiLeaks founder's allies say they broke the law just as he did by publishing or possessing classified documents. They argue selective prosecution.

newsweek.com
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @jamil_n_jaffer @mehdirhasan @JameelJaffer
So all journalists in the state's pocket are safe! Phew!
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @jamil_n_jaffer @JameelJaffer
JULIAN ASSANGE IS 10X THE MAN AND JOURNALIST THAN EVERY ONE OF YOU LOUSY COCKSUCKERS ON CABLE NEWS PUT TOGETHER. THE DIVISIVE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS GRIFT DESERVES THE PERFECT PUNISHMENT FOR ITS CRIMES AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. FREE ASSANGE AND JAIL MSNBC. TIME TO SHARPEN PIKES!
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Repellent.
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WikiLeaks
 @wikileaks
2 Jun 2023
Editors and publishers of the five media organizations who first partnered with Julian Assange - The Guardian, Le Monde, El País, Der Spiegel and The New York Times - call for his immediate release theguardian.com/media/2022/n…
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I'm just trying to wrap my head around this being a debate between a guy named Jamil Jaffer and a guy named Jameel Jaffer
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