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Originally Posted by justa25thTA
Sorry, but how does a civilian KNOW it is right? And a civilian has no agreement with the government. I understand your arguement, it just isn't correct. You are trying to put a burden of proof on the guy receiving the documents. How does he know the difference between a real classified document, and one that I rubber stamped at home?
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Because the US government wrote him a letter and told him they were worried about the severe political and military consequences that might ensue if he released these documents to the public. He has no excuse, he knew what he was doing.
Also, a civilian DOES have an agreement with the government not to possess or distribute classified documents. It's called a law, and it was broken in order for these documents to get into WikiLeaks' hands.
And as for someone knowing or not knowing if a document is REALLY a classified document or not, all they need to do is take it to their local law enforcement and they will be able to find out.