I am not terribly interested in this story. The material is of only passing interest even to those mentioned. Life goes on.
On the other hand, foreign affairs cannot be successfully conducted without the capability for private conversations and reporting. If the material was stolen and released by someone with authorized access then that person should be prosecuted for some appropriately severe crime. Assange? The USG should seek to extradite him and his associates for trial on some other serious crime. This should be done to ensure that people who think that their conscience or desire for notoriety outweigh their fear of prison have something to think about. pl
