Reply #20: Doesn't matter how "widely publicized" it has been. They still

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have right to prevent further dissemination.

And the government has every right to keep its confidential information out of the hands of its enemies. There's no way to make every cable accessible to every US citizen without also making them accessible to those who wish to do us harm. This is one reason why we elect representatives to carry out governmental business. If we don't trust what they're doing, we can vote them out of office.

And we don't know that they're lying. Although it wouldn't bother me a bit if they were.