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>Which media outlets are those? Suggesting that outside of the context of an Op-Ed would be pretty unethical, but I haven't see that and I haven't read it anywhere.

For example, http://www.slate.com/id/2261780/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10781413

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/opinion/27exum.html

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Half these stories report the US government saying the leaks aren't that important, the other half are op ed columns saying the same. The BBC, WaPo, NYT and Slate all covered the leaks extensively.

What would you expect them to do? Not report on any comments that downplay the leaks' importance? Ban op eds with this opinion? Reporting on WikiLeaks in a way that'll satisfy the Greenwald crowd seems to require a North Korean style of journalism.

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