Jeremy Hammond was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for hacking into computers of Stratfor, a private intelligence firm whose clients include governments, corporations, military and contractors. After Chris Hedges, Truthdig, met with Hammond earlier this week, he sat down with Paul Jay of The Real News to provide his perspective on Hammond, his work as a hacktivist and the valuable information the Stratfor leaks provided to an uninformed society –

Here’s a snippet from Hammond’s Statement to the Court posted by the sparrow project –

Good morning. Thank you for this opportunity. My name is Jeremy Hammond and I’m here to be sentenced for hacking activities carried out during my involvement with Anonymous. [Read more…]