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Issue Background
Key Arguments
» Yes
- People who leak classified information to media and press outlets such as Wikileaks put people's lives at danger.
- People who leak confidential information when not authorized to have committed a crime against the country and should be prosecuted.
» No
- The US public should have access to information about the actions of their government.
- The Obama and Bush administrations have too broad of a definition of state secrets on the grounds for national security and use that to classify more information then is necessary.
