Anonymous statement on Judge Preska refusal to recuse herself in the case of Jeremy Hammond (Updated
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Anonymous Relations @AnonRelations
Anonymous statement on Judge Preska refusal to recuse herself in the case of Jeremy Hammond
http://anonrelations.net/jeremy-hammond-recusal-denyal-1171/ …
Retweeted by Anarchaeologist
We wouldn’t exist without Jeremy Hammond, and the other arrested Anonymous, who put themselves on the front lines to fight, to sacrifice their freedom, for our foundation, to protect and assist those who wage war for transparency. Jeremy is a true revolutionary, and for that, he was designated an adversary by the U.S. government. His arrest resonated deeply across our ranks, worldwide, hit us in our hearts. We avenge him to assuage the pain. With every effort to silence him, we redouble our efforts to network, to use our machines and ourselves, to penetrate the state and its toxic secrets.
The case against Jeremy Hammond was engineered, and in essence rigged, by the U.S. National Security State, in cooperation with the counterparts at Scotland Yard and Interpol. The narrative of the U.S. investigation against him, recounted in investigative articles like “Enemy of the State” by Janet Reitman at Rolling Stone, makes it clear that Jeremy was targeted by the United States government for his political beliefs almost a decade ago, and then finally made a pawn in the U.S. government’s exhaustive, relentless war against transparency, against anarchists, and against Wikileaks. The FBI used their tried and true fallback, and bought cooperation from a snitch to instigate and infiltrate us, in order to build a case against Jeremy. They hid behind anonymity to make cases against hacktivists. They orchestrate crimes, and engage in criminal activity and unconstitutional surveillance, using the same method they condemn: anonymity.
They have continued their strategy of “win by any cost” by refusing to acknowledge that Judge Preska is fundamentally biased, and answers only to the government. This is why Jeremy didn’t get bail when he was clearly entitled to it. This is why Judge Preska refuses to recuse herself. The government cannot let this case be tried fairly, or they will be on trial themselves, and damned. They must stack the deck at every opportunity. They must rig investigations and court proceedings. This is nothing new. Throughout history, key figures in social movements have been targeted, in just the same manner.
(More at the link.)
Obama promised that transparency would be the touchstone of his presidency. Arrests and wages war upon whistleblowers and those who work for transparency.
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Andrew Panda Blake @apblake
Remember how #Hammond judge said her husband wasn't affected in hack? BofA says releasing email addys did damage
http://pastie.org/6335654#19,105