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Re:Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extra... by marcus_holmes on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @09:09PM (#39834687)
Assange did not break into any computers. That was Manning.

Publishing US state secrets is not a crime in any other country.

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Re:Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extra... by amanaplanacanal on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @11:02AM (#39840193)
> Assange did not break into any computers.

I think that is what the trial is to decide.

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Re:Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extra... by marcus_holmes on Monday April 01, 2024 @09:58PM (#39901591)
No, the USA is specifically only charging him with publication of unredacted documents. They are not charging him with obtaining the secrets (that was Manning) but just with publishing them without redacting the names of US informants. At least, that's what they're claiming at the extradition; what they subsequently choose to actually charge him with once he's on US soil is a different thing.
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