Leaders | Dealing with WikiLeaks
The right reaction
America is rightly furious. But it should learn from its mistakes in the past decade and stick to its own rules
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BIG crimes deserve tough responses. In any country the theft and publication of 250,000 secret government documents would deserve punishment. If the leak costs lives, let alone the careers and trust that have already perished amid the WikiLeaks disclosures, the case for action is even stronger.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “The right reaction”
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