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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 439: Julian Assange -- love him or hate him?
Description: P&C drink and review Crabtown Classic, a local Vienna Lager from Jailbreak Brewing, then discuss Julian Assange.
The Assange case brings out the contrast between freedom of the press and national security.
Assange had a libertarian streak and was suspicious of authority -- especially governmental authority. He believed information should be free, particularly when it exposes the misdeeds of governments.
Many believe Assange was supporting whistleblowers, and that his case was a test case for freedom of the press.
Some of the things Assange revealed allegedly betrayed "sources and methods"...