> I really fail to see how it's criminal Seems like classical, straight-up espionage. The only confounding factor is that Assange wasn't (as far as we know) w

> I really fail to see how it's criminal Seems like classical, straight-up espionage. The only confounding factor is that Assange wasn't (as far as we know) working on behalf of a foreign power. But these days, that's what spies are - not James Bond, but merely a guy who coerces and helps his assets to gain access to and then exfiltrate secret information. Espionage.