The DoJ would not dare add Cryptome as co-defendant, because Cryptome's lawyers would turn it into a 1st Amendment case, which the DoJ has no chance of winning.
But this story brings up some critical info that I hadn't heard before:
That a US General testified under oath that nobody was harmed by the Manning leaks.
That the only "harm" to the USG was to somewhat degrade USG foreign affairs.
That an American citizen did exactly what Assange did, and yet has never been prosecuted.
The DoJ would not dare add Cryptome as co-defendant, because Cryptome's lawyers would turn it into a 1st Amendment case, which the DoJ has no chance of winning.
But this story brings up some critical info that I hadn't heard before:
I suspect Cryptome knew full well they weren't likely to be prosecuted, but this was a great public relations move to help Assange.