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Originally Posted by yazhound
Perhaps many of you here sit fit to give the General a bullet too? Or his harms by degrees less worrisome to you?
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Yes, they are less worrisome to me.
Classified information is disclosed every day, usually by accident. Most are actually self-reported. Every known disclosure is investigated to determine the extent of damage to national security. Inadvertent disclosures are still punishable offenses, ranging from a verbal admonishment to fines & prison time.
The investigating team concluded that the General's disclosure caused no damage to national security. They also determined that his disclosure was intentional, hence the "more than a slap on the wrist" punishment.
Snowden's disclosure is at the treasonous level, IMO.