Assange charged for ‘indiscriminately’ publishing sources’ names, U.S. lawyers say

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being prosecuted for publishing sources' names and not his political opinions, lawyers representing the United States said on Wednesday as Assange fights to stop his extradition from Britain. U.S. prosecutors are seeking to put Assange, 52, on trial over WikiLeaks' high-profile release of vast troves of confidential U.S. military records and diplomatic cables. Assange's supporters, however, hail him as a journalist and a hero who is being persecuted for exposing U.S. wrongdoing.