US Senators Move to Label WikiLeaks a ‘Hostile’ Spy Service
GOD FORBID THEY MOVE TO LOCK UP THE CLINTONS, OR ABEDIN, COMEY, PODESTA,...ETC,...
EVEN THE INDICTMENT AGAINST AWAN IS PLAGUED WITH SUSPECT INTENTIONAL FLAWS AND DEFECTS SO THAT OTHERS WILL NOT GET INDICTED AND THEIR CRIMES WON'T BE EXPOSED
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LET US HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME WIKILEAKS FRIENDLY SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN WHO WILL NOT APPROVE AND THAT TRUMP WILL NOT SIGN IT EITHER BECAUSE:
The bill requires approval by the full Senate and House and the president's signature before it can become law.
A recent bill introduced by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee wants Congress to declare WikiLeaks a “non-state hostile intelligence service,” which would open Julian Assange and the pro-transparency organization to new levels of surveillance.
The 2017 Intelligence Authorization Bill, released on Friday, approves the next year’s worth of intelligence operations. It contains a final clause stating that WikiLeaks should be considered a "cyberthreat."
"It is the sense of Congress that WikiLeaks and the senior leadership of WikiLeaks resemble a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors and should be treated as such a service by the United States," it said.
The bill had passed the Committee on a 14-1 vote in July. Democrat Senator Ron Wyden, the only one who voted against the bill, said his decision was due to concerns over the denouncement.
“My concern is that the use of the novel phrase ‘non-state hostile intelligence service’ may have legal, constitutional, and policy implications, particularly should it be applied to journalists inquiring about secrets,” Wyden said in a Tuesday press release touting three provisions he was able to add to the bill.
“The language in the bill suggesting that the U.S. government has some unstated course of action against ‘non-state hostile intelligence services’ is equally troubling."
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/23/senate-bill-would-label-wikileaks-non-state-hostil/
Senate bill would label WikiLeaks ‘non-state hostile intelligence service’
Congress will formally consider WikiLeaks a “non-state hostile intelligence service” if lawmakers adopt the annual Intelligence Authorization Act passed 14-1 by a Senate panel last month — a provision the bill’s sole dissenter now cites as his reason for rejecting it.
Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat and the only member of the Senate Intelligence Committee to cast a ballot against the 2018 authorization act during last month’s vote, said Tuesday his decision was driven by the inclusion of language specifically targeting WikiLeaks, the antisecrecy website responsible for publishing millions of pages’ worth of U.S. state secrets ranging from military documents and diplomatic cables to internal Democratic Party emails.
The provision was included at the very end of the annual intelligence authorization act passed in committee and quietly introduced in the full Senate on Friday amid summer recess.
“It is the sense of Congress that WikiLeaks and the senior leadership of WikiLeaks resemble a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors and should be treated as such a service by the United States,” the section says.
Mr. Wyden voiced his concern Tuesday “that the use of the novel phrase ‘non-state hostile intelligence service’ may have legal, constitutional and policy implications, particularly should it be applied to journalists inquiring about secrets.” READ MORE IN ARTICLE
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https://sputniknews.com/us/201708231056735143-senate-wikileaks-hostile-intelligence-service/
US Senate Considers Naming WikiLeaks a ‘Non-State Hostile Intelligence Service’
The US Senate is considering a bill that would reclassify WikiLeaks as a “non-state hostile intelligence service” as part of the 2018 Intelligence Authorization Act, which successfully passed the body’s Intelligence Committee in July.
"It is the sense of Congress that WikiLeaks and the senior leadership of WikiLeaks resemble a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors and should be treated as such a service by the United States," the relevant section of the act reads.
The act passed the Senate Intelligence Committee 14-1, with only Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore) voting against its passage. On Tuesday, Wyden issued a statement explaining that the reclassification of WikiLeaks was the exact reason for his vote against the bill. READ MORE IN ARTICLE
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https://sputniknews.com/world/201708241056747452-assange-us-wikiLeaks/
Assange Slams US Bill Labeling WikiLeaks 'Non-State Intelligence Service'
Julian Assange has criticized a bill proposed by US Senate Intelligence Committee, which labels WikiLeaks "a non-state intelligence service."
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has criticized a bill proposed by US Senate Intelligence Committee, which labels the whistleblowing website "a non-state intelligence service."
"WikiLeaks like many serious media organizations has confidential sources in the US government. Media organizations develop and protect sources. So do intelligence agencies. But to use this to suggest, as the 'Pompeo doctrine' does, that media organizations are 'non-state intelligence services' is absurd. It is equivalent to suggesting that the CIA is a media organization… It is clear that if the 'Pompeo doctrine' applies to WikiLeaks then it applies equally if not more so to other serious outlets," Assange said in a statement on Wednesday.
The text of the bill, which was passed by US Senate Intelligence Committee by a 14-1 vote in July, was released on August 18. It still requires approval by the Senate and the House of Representatives as well as the signature of US President Donald Trump.
The US intelligence community believes WikiLeaks was linked to alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, which Moscow repeatedly denied. The organization published emails from the campaign chairman of then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, which caused scandals that might have contributed to Trump's victory.
In April, CIA Director Mike Pompeo labeled the organization as "a hostile intelligence service," following a series of leaks of CIA's materials.READ MORE IN ARTICLE
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/julian-assange-slams-absurd-us-plan-label-wikileaks-non-state-intelligence-service-1636418
Julian Assange slams 'absurd' US plan to label WikiLeaks 'non-state intelligence service'
If the US wants to prosecute WikiLeaks, it will have to prosecute other outlets, Assange said.
Jason Murdock By Jason Murdock
Updated August 24, 2017 00:26 BST
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http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/08/assange-slams-u-s-bill-labeling-wikileaks-non-state-intelligence-service/
Assange slams U.S. bill labeling WikiLeaks ‘non-state intelligence service’
Aug 24 2017 - 11:24am
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