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AIPAC ruling a blow to press freedom

A court ruled for the first time Thursday that the Espionage Act can be used to prosecute private citizens who disseminate classified information
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  • Thursday, August 10, 2006 03:35 PM

    The Espionage Act

    Your facts are incorrect when you state that it has never been used against people who weren't government employees. The Act originated in order to silence critics of WWI. It was used then to put anti-war activists in prison. It just hasn't been used in this way for a very long time.

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