Despite talk of dire consequences for U.S. foreign policy and military intelligence, online publisher Wikileaks Sunday began releasing more than 250,000 leaked cables between 274 worldwide embassies and the U.S. State Department. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange calls the leaked cables “the largest set of confidential documents ever to be released into the public domain” on the organization’s website. Designed to “give people around the world an unprecedented insight into the U.S. Government’s foreign activities,” the cables date from 1966 thru 2010.
Outta control! Wikileaks and their "transparency" crusade has climaxed. A Princeton prof thinks so, too, asking "How Much Transparency is Too Much?" http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/singer65/English
I am 60 years old. What happened to civility? Now the press asks the President personal questions. All private affairs are made public and no one has discretion in the press anymore. They are all out for sensational headlines and money. Look at papparazzi today...disgusting. When JFK and Marilyn Monroe were having an affair...it was handled with dignity by the press and never discussed. Things have changed, and not for the better. While I believe in freedom of speech, I see no good coming out of the documents being released. They put us in a very bad position. I am ashamed of Wikileaks. I think the US should not encourage them, but show disdain for their actions.
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Wikileaks Spill: Catalyst for New, More Open Style of Governing?
Posted by: Mike Martin November 29, 2010 12:18 PMDespite talk of dire consequences for U.S. foreign policy and military intelligence, online publisher Wikileaks Sunday began releasing more than 250,000 leaked cables between 274 worldwide embassies and the U.S. State Department. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange calls the leaked cables “the largest set of confidential documents ever to be released into the public domain” on the organization’s website. Designed to “give people around the world an unprecedented insight into the U.S. Government’s foreign activities,” the cables date from 1966 thru 2010.