Wikileaks

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

Then start a thread on it, and leave this one to the proper topic.

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Don't feel like doing it as the analogy about the tries to keep people away from knowledge is valid.

Back to the US now and their inabilities. They can't stop leaking info and they can't fool everyone with their terrorism claims anymore => exposed.

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/...ind-wikileaks/

A good article on how even people who would on paper support Assange are seeing him as a wild man on an agenda....

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Yeah, like this part:

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Jeffrey H. Smith, a former CIA general counsel, said: ‘I’m confident that the Justice Department is figuring out how to prosecute him.’

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Read more: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/...#ixzz16ob7BFMY

Which means they have nothing to charge him with but they will figure a way to do it anyhow, setting up some false charges in order to have him extradited shouldn't be so difficult for uncle Sam. I wonder if these are the defining signs of a 'democracy'?!

i agree with you ioan, regarding your second quote why do you think he was charged with rape when he was in Sweden?

Regarding that before he left the country he had asked the prosecutor if he needed to speak with JA.
The prosecutor said no but the day after he put out a wanted via interpool for JA. So imo its very suspicious and in it self proves why WL is needed.

he is now wanted by interpol

Well it looks like we will be sending "Dog the Bounty Hunter" to Ecuador.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Yeah, like this part:


Read more: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/...#ixzz16ob7BFMY

Which means they have nothing to charge him with but they will figure a way to do it anyhow, setting up some false charges in order to have him extradited shouldn't be so difficult for uncle Sam. I wonder if these are the defining signs of a 'democracy'?!

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Until so called leakers, are severely prosecuted, it is just the thing that the last leaker wanted to expose, political bs, otherwise, past leakers would be in the crow-bar motel.

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

As for Wikileaks, it was started by Chinese dissidents looking for dirt to spread about China. Since Assange took over, he has targeted the US and UK almost exclusively and has exposed more than just diplomatic cables, he has published information that was meant to be used against the Taliban. IN short, he published information that will allow the Taliban to kill NATO soldiers in Afghanistan more efficiently. Tell me....is this a man who cares really about peace? I suspect not..he wants the West to lose actually...

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If he leaked info on the Taliban that could be used against them and put Taliban fighters in harm's way, you'd say it's a good thing. Double standards.

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Originally Posted by Eki

If he leaked info on the Taliban that could be used against them and put Taliban fighters in harm's way, you'd say it's a good thing. Double standards.

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His leak about Hezbollah using Red Cresent ambulances and medical aircraft to smuggle weapons was kind of cute.

I do believe it endangers lives, especially when maybe 8 people were present at an event. Things like that allow someone in a really bad mood to narrow down the leak in their own organization rather quickly and the next thing you know, there's an empty place at the dinner table. On the other hand, the argument could be made that it's a risky business and if you betray those that take you into confidence you've started a dangerous game.

an essay about WL

http://zunguzungu.wordpress.com/2010...ent%E2%80%9D/#

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Originally Posted by Eki

If he leaked info on the Taliban that could be used against them and put Taliban fighters in harm's way, you'd say it's a good thing. Double standards.

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Not really. If the standard is the Taliban are bad, then what helps one is good but what helps them is bad.
If it were the Taliban are bad, but my cousin Ninny who is a Taliban is just misguided so leave him alone, that is a double standard.