“Julian Assange is no journalist,” said John Demers, the top Justice Department national security official in 2019, when Assange was indicted for conspiring with Pvt. Bradley Manning (who later became Chelsea Manning) for illegally obtaining and publishing the documents. One big difference between journalists and advocates is that journalists have a responsibility to provide context to complicated events. “The U.S. security state succeeded in criminalizing journalism and extending their jurisdiction globally to non-citizens,” he wrote. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afcea-belvoir-june-2024-luncheon12 p.m. 2100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security book discussion: The National Security Constitution in the 21st Century, with author Harold Koh, professor of international law at Yale Law School and former State Department legal adviser https://events.americanbar.org/event

Source: Washington Post June 25, 2024 11:38 UTC