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11-30-2010, 08:55 AM | #1 |
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WikiLeaks
This is becoming bigger news with a larger impact all the time so I thought I would start a dedicated post to it.
It looks like some major banks may be the next target of this idiot. http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenber...ulian-assange/
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I'm impressed by this guy...
He seems to have a lot of experience and understands the benefits to what he is doing. The last 3 or 4 pages of the interview are quite revealing, and I liked his final statement: "courage is contagious" |
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You really support this guy? Please explain.
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Classic, see post # 14
But that's really not the main point. The new media have been talking about leaks of State Dept materials, and the "spying" issue has been a major sub-topic. The policy/directive to carry out the "spying" was a policy initiated by Sec of State Rice, and more recently continued by Sec of State Clinton. |
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Sorry missed that. I stand corrected. Bruce brought up Hillary.
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Merc , I'm impressed by what the man has to say about his role in Wikileaks in the interview you posted.
I'm seeing him pretty much as a news reporter, and seems to have a lot of integrity about his role and sources. Ad hominem attacks don't go very far for me, particularly when it's alleged sexual misconduct that has nothing to do with the issue at hand. |
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He is not a news reporter. He has co-opted the various news organizations as a conduit to his illegal activity.
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Classic, that was the point the former diplomats were making about diplomats being seen as "spies".
Not so much the penalty (I think diplomats are usually deported) as the "trust" issue. Thus my comments about Hillary should have known better than to approve the continuation of the policy/directive. |
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At least that's the way it's supposed to work in the US justice system. Innocent until proven guilty...blah blah blah.
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Yes. Just as I believe it takes an informed public to keep a democracy.
The vast majority of the "damage" done by whistle-blowers and leakers has only been embarrassment or exposure of illegality. As he says, those who want to keep secrets are the ones who set the penalties, and some of those penalties are severe. It takes a lot of courage to act in the face of those penalties. |
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