Here, Murray reports the exact moment when the mask of Empire fell, not with a bang, but a whimper:
“The gloves were off on Tuesday as the US Government explicitly argued that all journalists are liable to prosecution under the Espionage Act (1917) for publishing classified information.” (italics mine).
“All journalists” means every legitimate journalist, from every nationality, operating in any jurisdiction....The Vineyard of the Saker
Julian Assange trial: the mask of Empire has fallen
Pepe Escobar
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Compare this present situation to the treatment of Occupy tasked to the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate and militarized police to prosecute. Also Ferguson. The list goes on.
FEDERAL DEBT IS MONEY
We have arrived at a tipping point in which one small event could turn America into a horrifying dictatorship.
We have arrived at a tipping point in which one small event could turn America into a horrifying dictatorship.
Rodger Mitchell
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Extra-legal global enforcement of US diktat.
U.S. plans to enforce U.N. sanctions on Iran with its own action
Arshad Mohammed, Michelle Nichols
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NEO
NATO’s Slow-Motion Blitzkrieg Eastward
Ulson Gunnar
We are all journalists in the eyes of empire.
ReplyDeleteTip: Just don’t break the law and you’ll be A-ok....
ReplyDeleteTom you do the occupy movement an injustice they operated pretty civilly and we’re just occupying what was a former public place ... in peaceful protest... got its point across..,
ReplyDeleteNow you are trying to equate them to your compatriot commie scumbag lawless violent rioters and looters .... pretty bad...
“militarized police to prosecute.“
ReplyDeleteThe police do the investigation and arrests ....prosecution is done by state/US Attorneys...
Tom maybe try to Take a course in US jurisprudence...
Or no check that just watch a few episodes of “Law and Order” on Hulu or wtf ...
prosecute
ReplyDeletedefinition 2. continue with (a course of action) with a view to its completion.
"a serious threat to the government's ability to prosecute the war"
You might want to crack open a dictionary, Matt.
1.institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization).
ReplyDelete"they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway"
pros·e·cute
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1.
institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization).
"they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway"
2.
continue with (a course of action) with a view to its completion.
"a serious threat to the government's ability to prosecute the war"
Sorry, Matt, wrong again. I was using the term in the second sense. This use is common.
"Tom you do the occupy movement an injustice they operated pretty civilly and we’re just occupying what was a former public place ... in peaceful protest... got its point across..,"
ReplyDeleteWere you paying attention, Matt? There was a good deal of violence, although mostly on the side of the police, e.g., Oakland.
The whole context here is one of law enforcement so to bring in the word “prosecute” in that context would mean #1...
ReplyDeleteOtherwise just say something like “bringing in local police clothed in protective riot gear to enforce the law...” which would be accurate and objective...
There is no comparison of the protest actions of the Occupy people a few years back to the current rabble assaulting people, destroying public and private property and committing arsons...
With Julian Assange, I would use 'persecute'.
ReplyDeleteIt’s fun watching Franko melt down. He doesn’t even pretend to be non-fascist anymore.
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