Re: It's OK, freedom of speech is a quintessentially British right
Publishing stolen documents is not "freedom of speech." It's theft. It's computer fraud. Whatever the means used, it was illegal to access those documents, much less distribute them.
Assange is NOT a "journalist" in any sense of the word; he is a grandstanding show-boater who should have had the 'nads to face justice over a decade ago instead of hiding in the bushes.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
