New indictments set up a confrontation between the US and Julian Assange
- Written by Holly Cullen, Adjunct professor, University of Western Australia
Australians woke to the news on Friday that the United States had unveiled new charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange.
The indictment, issued by the US Department of Justice, includes 17 charges of espionage:
- one count of conspiracy to receive national defense information
- seven counts of obtaining national defense information
- nine...
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