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WillK
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« on: November 30, 2010, 02:27:23 PM »
[quote author=Assemblyman & Queen Mum Inks.LWC
I'd like you to answer this... he's been charged under 18 U.S.C. § 793 (e) and you're on the jury.  Where is the reasonable doubt for you to find him not guilty?
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Section 793 is about "defense information" and part (e) refers to information "relating to the national defense".   Does what Wikileaks released qualify? 
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WillK
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« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2010, 09:34:13 PM »
Quote from: Assemblyman & Queen Mum Inks.LWC on November 30, 2010, 03:23:43 PM
Quote from: WillK on November 30, 2010, 02:27:23 PM
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I would say some of this falls under national defense.

Even if you don't buy that argument, there's 18 U.S.C. § 798, which makes it unlawful to publish classified information, specifically, "concerning the communication intelligence activities of the
United States or any foreign government".

I think that's a better choice of citation to use against wikileaks.
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