[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Pukka Sahib

The real secrets identified in Post# 65, supra, are those most closely guarded. (To access such information requires a “Q” level security clearance.) The less sensitive information (i.e., classified Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, etc.) is the more widely disseminated, and thus more vulnerable to exposure. Eventually, all will be known, and the information declassified. (The intelligence business has a relatively short shelf life.) There are few secrets worth knowing, and none held but on pledge for their security. A secret is like a double-edged sword, it can be used for and against oneself and others. Take care with what you know, for it is possible to know more than what is good for you.

True, but still.

Anyone who knowingly, deliberately and recklessly just takes it upon themselves to disseminate large volumes of officially classified material needs to be severely punished. It is not up to a friggin' Private to decide what is "leakable" and what isn't. That's ridiculous. A pledge is a pledge, a violation of trust is a violation of trust. We can't have military underlings deciding what to tell the whole flippin' world. They are expected to follow orders and nothing more.

Dave