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The US doesn't either. That is why there are declassification rules that reduce the secrecy level of information after a while.

So yes, you are correct and this trust the government gets to declare something a secret has been abused and the ONLY way to get to the truth was what Assange and Manning did. That this is the ONLY way is pretty important for the legal defense.




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