Graham: Prosecute WikiLeaks

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 Source: The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday called for the criminal prosecution of Wikileaks, the website that published classified military documents this week.

Graham, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a reserve military lawyer, seemed to go further than other GOP colleagues by calling for the prosecution of Wikileaks itself, and not just the source of the leaks.

“I’m willing to prosecute anybody who led to undermining the war effort,” Graham said during an appearance on Fox News.

“As far as I know, there’s no immunity for a website to be able to pass on documents,” Graham added, responding “yes” when asked directly if the website should be prosecuted.

Wikileaks has come under scrutiny for its decision to publish classified military documents detailing suspicions that elements within the Pakistani government were coordinating with the Taliban. These documents led to a full-fledged story in The New York Times, which has led to angry reactions from many lawmakers, who fear the leak undercut national security. 

[Soul Crusher]

How about we prosecute graham for backing cap & trade, amnesty, kagan, and other garbage?

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How about we prosecute graham for backing cap & trade, amnesty, kagan, and other garbage?

aside from that... where do you fall on the wiki issue?  It's an iceland-based firm, so i'm not sure we have any jurisdiction.  but if another nation was doing this - wouldn't we be bombing them?

[Soul Crusher]

aside from that... where do you fall on the wiki issue?  It's an iceland-based firm, so i'm not sure we have any jurisdiction.  but if another nation was doing this - wouldn't we be bombing them?

So you don't want to ask an illegal about his status, yet are ready to drop bombs on other nations over this? 

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So you don't want to ask an illegal about his status, yet are ready to drop bombs on other nations over this? 

I never want a legal american being handcuffed/detained because he jaywalked and only has a Cali DL, not one from AZ.

[Danny]

Prosecute the source! This was secret information , there is no excuses for leaking secret information.

[tarzan]

Prosecute the source! This was secret information , there is no excuses for leaking secret information.

The Government is already downplaying the sensitivity of the information and the security clearance. It is not top secret info. It is also older information that does not have bearing on current situations so it could not be used against the army by the resistance.

There should be a lot more leaks like this so there is true transparency. It would be nice if the real story behind JFK was released. After his assasination the US really took a turn for the worse in terms of the Government vs the Public.