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On the recordApril 17, 2012
Well, you know, we talk about WikiLeaks. There is a case where we had some real--the leaking of parts of it was just embarrassing, but other parts really went at our National security, and in some cases I think a case could be made that people died as a result of it.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the impact of WikiLeaks on national security and personal privacy.

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