The Assange Case Isn't About National Security, It's About Narrative Control by Caitlin Johnstone

The US government is not afraid that unauthorized publication of government secrets will lead to Americans being killed, it's afraid it will lead to their knowing the truth. The powerful understand that narrative control is everything, and that an entire globe-spanning empire depends on keeping the masses from having a lucid perception of what's really going on in the world. There is an unfathomable amount of power riding on their ability to continue doing this.

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Article with links and sources: https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/the-assange-case-isnt-about-national