Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked classified information from the agency in 2013, called WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s arrest Thursday a “dark moment for press freedom.”
“Images of Ecuador’s ambassador inviting the UK’s secret police into the embassy to drag a publisher of–like it or not–award-winning journalism out of the building are going to end up in the history books,” Snowden said on Twitter Thursday morning. “Assange’s critics may cheer, but this is a dark moment for press freedom.”
Images of Ecuador's ambassador inviting the UK's secret police into the embassy to drag a publisher of–like it or not–award-winning journalism out of the building are going to end up in the history books. Assange's critics may cheer, but this is a dark moment for press freedom. https://t.co/ys1AIdh2FP
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) April 11, 2019
Snowden, who lives in Russia under political asylum, was charged with stealing U.S. government property and violating the Espionage Act of 1917.
Assange was arrested in London on behalf of U.S. authorities Thursday after living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in the city since 2012.
London’s Metropolitan Police said the Ecuadorian government had withdrawn asylum and invited police into the facility to arrest Assange. He has been charged with computer hacking in relation to his 2010 release of classified government cables obtained from former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.
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Edward Snowden responds to Assange arrest: A “dark day for freedom" https://t.co/AKWsf0OmPA pic.twitter.com/mB3xBNY1E0
— The Hill (@thehill) April 11, 2019
This was only going to end one way for Assange. As it will for Snowden, unless he's already picked out a spot next to the other traitors in the Cemetery of Heroes to the Motherland. https://t.co/rGEgFxUqju
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 11, 2019
Oh, it will wind up in the history books, alright, but not for the reason you suggest.
How are you finding Moscow, by the way? Are the beets fresh? https://t.co/nVUeQJuPFW
— Greg Olear (@gregolear) April 11, 2019
He’s an “award winning journalist” like you’re a “whistleblower”#traitor #spy #EnemyOfTheState https://t.co/temRhKvvMx
— The Grey Man (@IntelOperator) April 11, 2019
"Press" "freedom"https://t.co/uCr7eH9MDd
— John Schindler (@20committee) April 11, 2019
Snowden should pray for Putin's good health.
— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) April 11, 2019
Here's Julian Assange's fateful offer to crack a password for Chelsea Manning.
Context: Manning, worried her SIPRnet downloads were being noticed, thought about using someone else's desktop for a while to cover tracks. pic.twitter.com/71oeKAfSKs
— Kevin Poulsen (@kpoulsen) April 11, 2019
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