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Submitted by Brad Miner, Oct 28, 2010 14:24

You might have mentioned that Washington had the spy, John André, executed during the Revolution, but this example and the others in the editorial all deal with cases of domestic treachery, whereas Julian Assange is an Australian operating outside the reach of U.S. law and enforcement. With a soldier son currently in the war, I'd be happy to see Bradley Manning (the soldier who gave the various documents to WikiLeaks) tried and punished for what he has done (as surely he must be), but the only 'remedy' for Assange would be extra-legal, and that's hardly on the Obama agenda. As for the president's indifference to such matters, that's becoming legendary, and it's background music to Tuesday's funeral for the Democratic Paerty.

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I guess President Obama is probably waiting for Secretaries Clinton and Gates to offer their resignations. It is they, after... [MORE]	Tommy Wilson	Dec 8, 2010 18:51
Consider: meddlesome Obama is front and center when issues concerning Muslims and his protected grievance groups unfold. To wit, he... [MORE]	Adina Kutnicki, Israel	Nov 1, 2010 13:06
i don't know about the others, but Dwight Eisenhower warned us against the Military Industrial Complex, so i guess he... [MORE]	ovigia	Oct 30, 2010 21:08
Why are we so fixated on Julian Assange? He didn't steal the documents. They were given to him by a... [MORE]	Arthur Dieli	Oct 30, 2010 14:50
be charged with anything? He is not even American, so treason is not an option. [MORE]	will	Oct 29, 2010 19:27
You do realize Julian Assange is an Australian citizen, right? As far as I know, no one has suggested Assange... [MORE]	Adrian Luca	Oct 29, 2010 18:03
Great article. So are you going to write about the actual war crimes now? [MORE]	Hippo	Oct 29, 2010 17:34
Julian Assange is not a citizen of the United States. Any discussion about bring charges of treason against Mr. Assange... [MORE]	Lost Left Coaster	Oct 29, 2010 16:02
Assange is, literally, un-American. He's not American. It's not treason. [MORE]	Nick	Oct 29, 2010 15:58
Assange is not a citizen of the United States. But I think he has served my country better than I... [MORE]	Helen Gerhardt	Oct 29, 2010 15:47
A better question would be how would President Nixon have responded to the leaking of the Pentagon Papers. Oh wait... [MORE]	Josh West	Oct 29, 2010 12:48
Kinda tough for Obama to claim that Assange is committing treason against America considering that Assange is not American. [MORE]	TG Chicago	Oct 29, 2010 12:32
Government is a bedrock of lies that provides the foundation for the legal use of violence and coercion. Of course... [MORE]	Bastiat's Ghost	Oct 29, 2010 11:38
Julian Assange is not an American citizen. He didn't do anything within the borders of the United States! All of... [MORE]	Kevin	Oct 29, 2010 08:44
President Obama has put us in the sewer domestically plus made our country and his presidency the laughing stock of... [MORE]	Dorothy Wachsstock	Oct 29, 2010 08:09
You might have mentioned that Washington had the spy, John André, executed during the Revolution, but this example and the...	Brad Miner	Oct 28, 2010 14:24
An efficient and reliable president would have the perpetrators of Wikileaks sought out, held for trial for Treason or Sabotage... [MORE]	Otto	Oct 28, 2010 13:59

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