The Greatness of Daniel Ellsberg, From Heroic Vietnam War Whistleblower to Fearless Free Press Activist. Plus: Activists Force a Science Journal to Retract a Trans Study | SYSTEM UPDATE #101
System Update with Glenn Greenwald
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The Espionage Act of 1917
Salzberg was charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 which is a statute we've covered many times. It's the one that they're using to try and prosecute Julian Assange, Edward Snowden. The law was originally implemented under the Woodrow Wilson administration to criminalize dissent for those who opposed the involvement of the U.S. into the war in Europe into World War I.
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