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2024-02-22 22:55:25 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B91956B72063A58746EC9F0D7331721744E748212EFF120C4CC8F7A0055EBF65
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Original Note:
Assange didn't "unlawfully" publish anything. He is not a U.S. citizen and thus not bound by U.S. law. In any case, publishing classified documents in the public interest is a core function of U.S. national security journalists. (See: Pentagon Papers) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/us/politics/julian-assange-wikileaks-charges.html
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