US Federal Grand Jury May Charge WikiLeak’s Assange

WikiLeak's Julian Assange

WikiLeak's Julian Assange
Julian Assange
According to an attorney for Julian Assange, a US federal grand jury has met secretly in Alexandria, Virginia to discuss criminal charges. Last week, Attorney General Eric holder said he authorized “significant” actions in the WikiLeaks investigation, which could mean Assange is charged under the Espionage Act for distributing classified US State Department documents. Will Assange be this generation’s Daniel Ellsberg or be quietly ushered back to Sweden never to be heard from again? Read more at Wired.com

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Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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