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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by epanchin on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @11:19PM (#40796083)
In a democratic society, laws should exist to protect state secrets.

Assange’s imprisonment was widely considered to be caused not by democratically formed laws, but by the whims of politics.

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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by gklitz on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @01:31PM (#40802328)
> In a democratic society, laws should exist to protect state secrets.

Should USA really pass a law to protect Russian state secret? No? Why should Australia or England pass laws to protect US state secrets?

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