Policy

Assange Formally Labeled by U.S. as "Enemy"

You know, like the Taliban

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THE US military has designated Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as enemies of the United States—the same legal category as the al-Qaeda terrorist network and the Taliban insurgency.

Declassified US Air Force counter-intelligence documents, released under US freedom-of-information laws, reveal that military personnel who contact WikiLeaks or WikiLeaks supporters may be at risk of being charged with "communicating with the enemy", a military crime that carries a maximum sentence of death.