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2016 Postmortem

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1. It's a matter of jurisdiction.

Sun Aug 7, 2016, 10:20 AM

Aug 2016

U.S. courts have no jurisdiction internationally. That's the core of the problem.

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Shouldn't it be a crime for Russia/Wikileaks to use altered documents to influence [View all] Tal Vez Aug 2016 OP

It's a matter of jurisdiction. MineralMan Aug 2016 #1

It is espionage. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #3

Isn't it a crime to hack into a computer? LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #5

Yes to the first question; the second one is more complicated Recursion Aug 2016 #6

Certainly it depends on jurisdiction LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #7

Truth question. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #8