Free Jeremy Hammond Zine

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Jeremy Hammond is a 28-year-old political activistawaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to theAnonymous conspiracy to hack the private intelligencefirm Strategic Forecasting (Stratfor). A longtime

proponent of hactivism, his actions are a form ofelectronic civil disobedience. He believes that peoplehave a right to know what governments and corporationsare doing behind closed doors.

The Stratfor emails published by WikiLeaks reveal theintricate and troubling relationship between unregulatedprivate corporations and government agencies involved in

security and intelligence. The emails show how Stratforemploys a network of paid informants that includesgovernment employees and journalists. Some examplesof the continuing revelations from the thousands ofhacked emails show, that Stratfor was hired by: DowChemical to spy on people seeking redress for the victimsof the Bhopal environmental disaster; the TexasDepartment of Public Safety to infiltrate the activist

community of Occupy Austin, and by Coca Cola to gatherintelligence on People for the Ethical Treatment ofAnimals (PETA).

The case against Hammond and his international co-defendants is based upon the FBIs use of an informant,Hector Monsegur (Sabu), who under FBI directioninfiltrated Anonymous. So complete was its control thatagents, at times, assumed the hackers identity. The FBIsupplied the server to hold the hacked data and proposedand facilitated the hacking of hundreds of targets of itsown choosing.

Sabus cooperation led to numerous arrests of hactivistsworldwide, many who have since pleaded guilty and have

been sentenced. Jeremys co-defendants from Englandand Ireland have received sentences ranging fromProbation to 30 months and are not likely to be extraditedto the U.S. Several have publicly renounced their actionsand given lengthy statements to the authorities.


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Originally facing a sentence totaling more than 35 yearsand additional indictments in 12 other federaljurisdictions, Jeremy pled to a single count of conspiracyunder the draconian the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

(CFAA). He faces a maximum of ten years.

The government celebrates the conviction of politicalhackers as a victory, citing nationalsecurity in order tojustify the expansion of computer crime laws andexpending billions of dollars on classified cyber securityoperations. But, today as a result of Edward Snowdensrevelations, public opinion is turning against the NSAs

warrantless surveillance and offensive cyber war and thepolitically motivated prosecution of whistleblowers.

Jeremy deserves our support for his efforts to exposeinjustice and create a more transparent, democratic andegalitarian society.

-Date & Time-

November 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM

-Address-United States Courthouse, Southern District of New York

500 Pearl StreetNew York, NY 10007

Please Note: There will be a small rally before thesentencing. Please join us in Foley Square (directly across

the street from the courthouse) at 9:00 AM. After therally, we will all walk over to the courthouse together.

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A Message from Free Anons

The causes for which they fought and the actions they themselveshave admitted guilt of or contested in the courts were once

romanticized by media but by the media their prosecution now isforgotten. Forgotten by all but the few that organize and participate inthe collectives efforts not to capsize an enemys vessel or overthrow adictator but to bring comfort to our fallen comrades. This cause too isgreat. As great as the promise for which Anonymous first inspiredindividually in each of us. Promises marked by the contributions ofthose now being prosecuted and for which we now support.

Is it asking too much to send good will and kind wishes to one of our

own who has not seen the sun in months? One much like ourselveswho once stood for what we believe. A champion of which we canproudly say fought bravely for our cause and not until their arrestallowed us, their comrades, to know defeat. It is we who continue theirplight. We, their comrades, who pledge that their arrest will not betheir greatest sacrifice to our cause nor our enemys claim to victoryover us! We will bare their names and we will continue to fight! We willfight, in the words of Barrett Brown, On paper, as always.

On paper, social media, instant relay chat and Internet forums; We will

fight! We will fight on the Internet and take our battles to the streets.We will meet those waging this war against us in the court rooms andcarry the cause of our prosecuted comrades to the walls of the veryprisons holding them. We will spread our words like fire until they burnthe prisons down and free our brothers and sisters. We are theAnonymous Solidarity Network! We are the unconquerable spirit of allfallen Anons. We are the embodiment of all fallen Anons for which ouroppressors believe to have freed themselves of. We are those thatkeep the sanctity of their cause and carry their flags into battle.

We will never grow weary of this cause as this cause is that of ourfriends and family. Friends and family that have been taken away fromus and prevented from continuing the efforts of a cause for which weso dearly believe. Those prosecuting our comrades justify their actionsby law but what right do they have to silence those acting to preservethe true interests of the people? The laws which they use to justifytheir actions have been found corrupt in the courts of public opinion.With each day our numbers grow and more people are made aware ofthe transgressions of our enemy. Their tyranny over us and their

oppression of our heroes will be short lived. We are #FreeAnons.Expect us.


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Letter writing campaign of the AnonymousSolidarity Network

Mail to the jail is a support effort for arrested Anons, hactivists, andactivists that can provide a forum to organize letter writing campaignsfor those charged and jailed worldwide. It was organized by HammondSupport Network for Jeremy Hammond, and has been expanded bythem and The Anonymous Solidarity Network (FreeAnons), to includeall those in need of support. It builds on the great efforts of OperationValentine (#opvalentine) and Operation Pen Pal (#oppenpal), whichgreatly encouraged these political targets and prisoners. No one shouldhave to sit. Isolated when they are being punished by the governmentfor following their conscience. So until we free them all, lets show them

we never forget.

Write to Jeremy:

Jeremy Hammond#18729-424

Metropolitan Correctional Center150 Park Row New York, New York 10007


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Communiqus

STATEMENT FROM JEREMY HAMMOND, READ AT AUGUST 19THFUNDRAISER

Published August 20, 2013

Rebel greeting!

I hope this evening finds you all in the best of health and highest ofspirit. Thanks for coming out to show support for me and BarrettBrown.

I want to shout out to all my brothers and sisters locked down, here atNew York Metropolitan Correctional Center, at Brooklyn MDC, at RikersIsland, in the Tombs, at Cook County Jail in Chicago, and to all those onhunger strikes in California prisons and Guantanamo Bay.And to Bradley Manning, Barrett Brown, Julian Assange, the Tinley ParkFive, the NATO Five, Jerry Koch, and my wonderful twin brother, JasonHammond.Also thanks to the folks who put this event together, who haveattended my court dates, who have written letters and sent books, and

who went to the noise demonstrations outside the jail here. Your actsof solidarity bring us all great encouragement, inspiration, and strengthduring these harsh times.

Comrades, we are up against a racist capitalist power structure thatwages wars, destroys the environment and spies on our every move!

They lock up millions of people in cages for crimes that corruptgovernments and multi-national corporations also commit on aneveryday basis and on a greater magnitude, yet we are the criminals.

They lock us up for guns and drugs when defense contractors and

pharmaceutical companies are the top traffickers.

They call us thieves when its Wall Street 1%ers who rob us blind,exploit our labor, evict us out of our homes, and get billion dollarbailouts.

They condemn hackers and leakers when the NSA, CIA, and FBIillegally spy on everybody, and wage cyber espionage through virusesand hacking for foreign government systems.

They put signs everywhere that say If you see something, saysomething as if their extensive surveillance camera systems arent,they want us to become additional eyes and ears for the police againstour own neighbors.

But if you point out suspicious activities of our own government, if youleak information that should be free and public anyway, then they willfollow you to the ends of the Earth to put you in prison.


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Even if you simply report on these leaks, they will discredit you,subpoena you for your sources, or just put you in prison on a bunch oftrumped up charges like they did Barrett Brown.

They repress us, infiltrate us, entrap us, harass our families andfriends, and call us criminals, terrorists, and traitors, and break theirown laws to try to stop us because we work to expose the truth.

They are scared that if people know the truth, the day will come whenthey will have to answer for their own crimes.

But can we trust whatever independent review panel they puttogether to investigate the NSA? After all the lies and egregiousillegality, do you think any of them will be charged or do time? Will we

ever be satisfied with any reforms they promise?

The answer is obviously no.

Justice can never be found in their courtrooms.

Yes, we need to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences, butAttorney General Eric Holder doesnt give a damn about prisonovercrowding.

The Obama administration is not interested in any such debate aboutthe balance of privacy and security because they will keep spying oneveryone, regardless of public opinion, until we stop them.

The time for talk is over, its time for collective refusal, civildisobedience, and direct action. We must support all those who riskedtheir freedom and lives to expose and confront the power structure,and continue the struggle until we stop these wars and the prison wallscome crumbling down and we can all be together again free and equal!

Yours for the revolution,

Jeremy Hammond


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Statement from Jeremy Regarding His Plea

Published May 28, 2013

Today I pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Computer Fraudand Abuse Act. This was a very difficult decision. I hope this statementwill explain my reasoning. I believe in the power of the truth. Inkeeping with that, I do not want to hide what I did or to shy away frommy actions. This non-cooperating plea agreement frees me to tell theworld what I did and why, without exposing any tactics or informationto the government and without jeopardizing the lives and well-being ofother activists on and offline.

During the past 15 months I have been relatively quiet about the

specifics of my case as I worked with my lawyers to review thediscovery and figure out the best legal strategy. There were numerousproblems with the governments case, including the credibility of FBIinformant Hector Monsegur. However, because prosecutors stackedthe charges with inflated damages figures, I was looking at asentencing guideline range of over 30 years if I lost at trial. I havewonderful lawyers and an amazing community of people on the outsidewho support me. None of that changes the fact that I was likely to loseat trial. But, even if I was found not guilty at trial, the government

claimed that there were eight other outstanding indictments againstme from jurisdictions scattered throughout the country. If I had wonthis trial I would likely have been shipped across the country to facenew but similar charges in a different district. The process might haverepeated indefinitely. Ultimately I decided that the most practical routewas to accept this plea with a maximum of a ten year sentence andimmunity from prosecution in every federal court.

Now that I have pleaded guilty it is a relief to be able to say that I didwork with Anonymous to hack Stratfor, among other websites. Those

others included military and police equipment suppliers, privateintelligence and information security firms, and law enforcementagencies. I did this because I believe people have a right to know whatgovernments and corporations are doing behind closed doors. I didwhat I believe is right.

I have already spent 15 months in prison. For several weeks of thattime I have been held in solitary confinement. I have been denied visitsand phone calls with my family and friends. This plea agreement

spares me, my family, and my community a repeat of this grindingprocess.

I would like to thank all of my friends and supporters for their amazingand ongoing gestures of solidarity. Today I am glad to shoulder theresponsibility for my actions and to move one step closer to daylight.

Jeremy Hammond


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Statement by Jeremy Hammond on Sabus Sentencing

Published August 22, 2013

I write this in advance of the sentence of Hector Monsegur, aka Sabu a former Anonymous comrade turned FBI informant scheduled totake place on August 23, 2013. It is widely known that Sabu was usedto build cases against a number of hackers, including myself. Whatmany do not know is that Sabu was also used by his handlers tofacilitate the hacking of targets of the governments choosing including numerous websites belonging to foreign governments. Whatthe United States could not accomplish legally, it used Sabu, and byextension, me and my co-defendants, to accomplish illegally. Thequestions that should be asked today go way beyond what an

appropriate sentence for Sabu might be: Why was the United Statesusing us to infiltrate the private networks of foreign governments?What are they doing with the information we stole? And will anyone inour government ever be held accountable for these crimes?


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