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by the_duke
3447 days ago
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By whose definition? Since you went there: Oxford dictionary says: "A person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity." What is illicit? : "Forbidden by law, rules, or custom." Is what the cables actually revealed customary? Probably. |
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By the definition set forth in the law[1][2], but it's not just crimes. There is a list of specifically acceptably things.
1: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-103/pdf/STATUTE-103-Pg...
2: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/2302