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U.S. Tries to Build Case for Conspiracy by WikiLeaks

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"But in interviews, people familiar with the case said the department appeared to be attracted to the possibility of prosecuting Mr. Assange as a co-conspirator to the leaking because it is under intense pressure to make an example of him as a deterrent to further mass leaking of electronic documents over the Internet." - Emphasis mine

I thought laws were supposed to be enforced for justice, not to intimidate the people.

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