Wikileaks and the USA diplomatic cables

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Assange has broken no laws, at least relating to WikiLeaks.

Really . According to whom?


In my country there are two laws covering Mr Assages' actions (relating to Australian information) (1)The Crimes Act and (2) The Official Secrets Act. Both severely restrict what government information may be legally made public and under what circumstances. Information need not even be classified . I've assumed other countries, such as the UK,US and Russia have similar laws.


On the limited information available,it seems likely to me that there is prima facie evidence that he has broken the laws of at least one country.Until he is actually charged and convicted, no one can actually say with certainty.

PS: I didn't say he's an arsehole because of his behaviour.I think his behvaiour is at least criminally irresponsible AND he's an arsehole.