「in many previously classified documents relating to activities at the base, the words 「area 51」 are conveniently blacked out, 」 jacobsen said.
「在很多与该基地活动相关的、之前被列为机密的文件中,‘51区'一词悉数被涂黑,」雅各布森说。
once classified documents are publicly exposed, anyone who comes into subsequent contact with them -- physically or virtually -- should be shielded from prosecution.
一旦机密文件被公开发表了,之后任何人联系了发表人--生理上或者虚拟的--都应该受到保护。
statistics show the united states generates about 100,000 classified documents annually, while the number in china amounted to several million.
the veteran spy was arrested sunday evening just after leaving a package of classified documents for his russian handlers at a designated 「dead drop」 in suburban virginia.
but that law is so out of touch with the times that just about anyone who downloads or prints -- let alone publishes -- leaked classified documents commits a felony.
a statement from the white house on sunday said: 「we condemn in the strongest terms the unauthorized disclosure of classified documents and sensitive national security information.」