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In reply to the discussion: President Obama Indicts Sixth Whistleblower Under the Espionage Act [View all]CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)The classified information in this case was that a man was water boarded and he also stated
that water boarding was torture.
Ok, that is not giving away secrets--such as battlefield plans or other sensitive information that
undermines noble actions of the U.S Government.
The fact is, this man revealed crimes committed by our government. Couldn't one argue that
the concentration camps in Nazi Germany--and the atrocities that they were committing
were also "classified information" or "state secrets"? I am sure that any operative working for the
Nazis at the time--who leaked out this information would have been punished. Of course. That
doesn't mean the information should be kept secret.
Just because a government declares their disgusting crimes as "secret" or "classified"--in order to
keep their dirty work covered up--doesn't mean everyone has to fall in line like "Good Germans".
It's revolting that more people are NOT talking in our government.
We cannot allow our government to hide their evil and their crimes under the cloak of "classified information".
They work for us. They do not have the right to keep information from us--especially when they are committing
these crimes in our name and with our tax dollars. It's sick that we tolerate it.
And you damn well can selectively enforce a law! Any idiot judge with two brains cells can detect that when
government goons label crimes and evil as "classified"--it's a blatant attempt at hiding lawless
behavior. Anyone who can't see the difference between that behavior and a spy who sells secrets to foreign
governments--is lazy or ignorant.