Julian Assange is Not an American

It's a bit pedantic, but let me join James Fallows in noting that the idea that the US government should deem Julian Assange guilty of "treason" necessarily falters on the fact that Assange is not an American. If he's a traitor to any country, it would have to be Australia.

Of course that's neither here nor there as to the core issues, but it's a window in the carelessly and slipshod thinking that many of Assange's critics are engaged in.