[WikiEN-l] Classified information in Wikipedia

[Robert Merkel]

Hi guys, 

Here's a hypothetical for you.  Say somebody posts a piece of
information about, say, an American-designed weapon, to the Wikipedia. 
A piece of information that the US government would prefer to be kept
secret and thus is classified.  Now, the person that originally leaked
the information could certainly be punished under US law, but is the
Wikipedia under any *legal* obligation to delete the information,
assuming it's relevant?

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                                           Robert Merkel
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