Quote Originally Posted by poop
And being a whistleblower is arguably as dangerous as being a spy. You're still more-or-less treated like a traitor.
By the state, sure. But not by people like me.

Ya, I don't really believe he's a spy, I just think whistleblowers should be treated with the same skepticism as other people.
I don't. Spies and whistleblowers are not in the same league. Spies aren't doing what they do based on their moral compass. Not all whistleblowers do either, so I understand why there should be some skepticism. But to argue that the same skepticism should be applied to whistleblowers as there is at spies, well this is not something I agree with at all.

Also, other diplomats have been found guilty of spying. So apparently some thought it was worth it.
Sure. Of course, it's worth pointing out at this stage that Murray no longer has access to state secrets, and hasn't for a long time. So while it's not out of the question that he was a spy, it's highly unlikely he would still remain one, simply because he wouldn't be a very good one.

So publishing a bunch of leaked/hacked stuff makes you incapable of lying? I didn't realise that.
I'm sorry, where did I say this? Noone is incapable of lying. But, those who do usually get exposed. When it comes to making allegations of the nature that Wikileaks release, well people tend to get sued when they make false claims on this scale. If Wikileaks have been successfully sued, well please show me when.