by Abby Zimet
With U.S officials considering charging Julian Assange under the 1917 Espionage Act that killed his parents in the McCarthy era, the son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg has called on progressives to defend Assange from a law that criminalizes dissent. Robert Meeropol says he feels "the same chill winds that wreaked havoc on my life and many others once again sweeping our nation."
"In recent years, we have witnessed the most rapid and widespread erosion of our civil liberties since the 1950's. Those who speak out in opposition to our criminal war abroad and the growing repression at home are condemned as 'traitors' and treated as enemies of the state."
via commondreams.org
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