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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by joshuamorton on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @12:02PM (#21575249)
Snowden hasn't, I don't believe, ever claimed that the law he broke was particularly unjust or that he'd be unfairly persecuted should he return to the US. He just felt that breaking the law was worth it, and importantly was and is comfortable living with the consequences.

Assange didn't do that. He just claims unfair persecution.

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Re:Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Investigation by danShumway on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @12:16PM (#21575433)
Snowden's been pretty explicit that he would be willing to return to the US if he was guaranteed a free trial, and that he believes the Espionage Act would deprive him of that trial.

> They want to use special procedures they want to be able to close the courtroom, they want the public not to be able to go, know what's going on. And, essentially, the most important fact to the government and this is the thing we have a point of contention on, is that they do not want the jury to be able to consider the motivations.[0]

[0]: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/edward-snowden-nsa-cbs-this-mor...

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