Posted on 11/30/2010 7:00:24 AM PST by rightistight
For the past several months the controversial site WikiLeaks has been releasing sensitive data to the world. The documents the organization has leaked, according to analysts and the Obama Administration, puts the lives of Americans overseas and at home at risk. This data pertains to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, internal and conflicts abroad, as well as candid statements from the U.S. government about foreign leaders and situations.
This has been going on for months now and on Sunday, new documents began to be released. Now, all of a sudden, the Obama Administration has decided that it could be illegal. I suppose the Obama Administration is trying to tell the American people that they are "on top" of the situation:
"Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said the Justice Department and Pentagon are conducting "an active, ongoing criminal investigation.'' Others familiar with the probe said the FBI is examining everyone who came into possession of the documents, including those who gave the materials to WikiLeaks and also the organization itself. No charges are imminent, the sources said, and it is unclear whether any will be brought."
How is this batch of leaks different than previous ones? No one is quite certain, but it is very possible that the Obama Administration is aware of documents that can hurt them either politically or criminally. Therefore, they are trying to stop and/or prosecute WikiLeaks before these documents are released.
(Excerpt) Read more at punditpress.blogspot.com ...
The United States government has no jurisdiction over Wikileaks. They do have jurisdiction over the little fudgepacker PFC Bradley Manning who released all the documents to Wikileaks in the first place. But of course the media isn’t interested in reporting on queers gone wild.
Actually Eric Holder would make a nice cellmate for Julian Assange.
Since they most likely facilitated the leaks it’s doubtful Holder will be working diligently on a prosecution of the leakers.
sarcasm/off You'd think they'd have learned something from the recent civilian criminal trial given a terrorist.
* Squelching the Black-Panther scandal
* Punishing Arizona
* Getting the World Cup Soccer Event
Seriously, this whole "Looking into Criminal Charges" is a dog-and-pony show. They're not going to do anything. Look up the word "feckless" in the dictionary: you'll see both Holder & Obama's ugly mugs.
LOL. Criminal charges for engaging in freedom of the press? That’s a real knee-slapper. Where are the criminal charges against the Washington Post, the New York Times, and almost every other major media outlet that does the same thing?
(You know, I couldn't care less if the WikiLeaks idiot accidentally caught a bullet, but why isn't there more ire at the idiot(s) that leaked this stuff in the first place. And yes, I doubt the little puke already mentioned is the only leaker.)
What about the true culprits? (Those who leaked to wikileaks)
There’s a lot of misdirection going on here.
You, sir, have the obligation to take Julian Assange out and to destroy the wikileaks website.
Don't ask president zer0, nor the racist Holder....
...just do it!
Don't ask president zer0, nor the racist Holder....
...just do it!
Maybe they got a tip that BO’s real birth certificate is in the next batch.
If they had such a tip, the US ballistic missile fleet would be receiving ELF flash traffic targeting Wiki headquarters.
And - the media outcry with calls for assorted resignations, including the President himself? Forget about it. Although the story is certainly getting airplay - the context is wholly different than it otherwise would be under a Republican President.
So they are looking for a Hall of Mirrors? I think there’s one in Versailles. How apropos.
Obamas corrupt administration is imploding over Wikileaks. How will he spin this? His who administration is acting like meth addicts who are paranoid about everyone
We have the cyber-technology to shut down Iran but do nothing to take down a simple web site that the government claims is a threat to national security.
I can only conclude they don’t mean it when they say this is serious.
On one hand they shake their fists in apparent anger at this attack on us. On the other hand they say they are “looking into” whether it’s something they should deal with. This is beyond parody.
Holder held a press conference to brag about taking down web sites selling bootlegged goods. Phony Coach purses are more of a threat then Wikileaks I guess.
Political posturing. They could have stopped this before it happened, if they really wanted to.
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