re: #170 Varek Raith

For me it’s not about the classified material as such. Some illegal releases of classified material may be morally justified (e.g. the Pentagon Papers). It’s about most of the materials being the mundane diplomatic cables. This is a common place, I know, but each state has a right to safe diplomacy. That said, I would even welcome the release of some diplomatic cables exposing what I consider violations - even not necessary in the legal sense (e.g. the cables regarding the shameful US pressure in regard to CIA operatives), but it’s what, a couple of documents? The rest are simply not justified.