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McCain Calls WikiLeaks' Disclosures 'Harmful'; Palin Says They're 'Treasonous'

By Mark Memmott
Published November 29, 2010 at 12:08 PM MST

The Republican ticket from 2008 has weighed in on the latest WikiLeaks disclosure of information the U.S. government didn't want to see disclosed.

-- Sen. John McCain, the '08 Republican presidential nominee:

"Latest Wikileaks doc disclosure is harmful & unacceptable and inhibits any confidential conversations w/ friends & allies around the world." ( Twitter.)

-- McCain's running mate (and possible 2012 presidential contender), former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin:

"Inexplicable: I recently won in court to stop my book  America by Heart from being leaked,but US Govt can't stop Wikileaks' treasonous act?. (Also on  Twitter.)

We posed this question earlier:

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Mark Memmott
Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.
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