Private discussions between diplomats should be protected

Assange is trading on a myth that We The People have a right to know everything our governments are saying and doing in our name when, in fact, we elect people to act in our best interests without necessarily giving us a heads up every time they want to have an off-the-record chat with a dictator.

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