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They get away with prosecuting leakers because leaking classified information (while often noble) is a crime. The issue is prosecution of journalists for publi
by brown9-2 13y ago
They get away with prosecuting leakers because leaking classified information (while often noble) is a crime.
The issue is prosecution of journalists for publishing said info, which is not a crime.
- ixnu 13y agoThere is considerable debate about this: http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news-media-law/wikileaks-and-espionage-act-1917 http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news-media-la...