I’ll admit I haven’t been following this story. But from what I’ve read, so far, the disclosures are embarrassing and don’t help diplomatic relations. However, IMO, the reason for that is the State Dept acts like a bunch of 6th graders calling people “names” and daring to put it in memos. Why aren’t they held to account? If my work memos included “name calling” and my boss found out, I’d be called on the carpet.
And what about the leakers...who the heck are they?
Everybody’s after the Wikileaks guy that published the info, but if someone leaked Obama’s records (BC, school, etc.) and a blogger published it, all FReepers would be cheering.
Maybe I don’t understand the real issues, as I said, not too involved in the whole story, so someone enlighten me.
The problem here is that WikiLeaks would eagerly toss out all these American secrets...while the Russians, Chinese, Iraqis, and French kept theirs intact. Julian would then say that we were in a age of transparency...when we weren’t.
Then Julian needs various naive countries to hide him or at least allow him to do his work....in effect...protecting him, while he gives them nothing (no taxes, no revenue, no help, etc). If the citizens of these countries sat down and considered Julian’s value to them...he’d be a zero.
Finally, the impressive thing about Julian and his hiding game is that he’s like a cousin that demands access to your house, your refrigerator, your food, your internet, and your booze. It would appear that the handlers of Julian work hard at finding ladies to house him and I would speculate that Julian plays this “secret-agent” routine and how the CIA is chasing him over the ends of the Earth. Then Julian puts enough wine in front of the host....and eventually takes advantage of them (note both Swedish ladies who’ve reported his behavior).
Bluntly, he’s a loser on a mission that only hinders the US in the end.
Hey, it's truth, it's just media.
Maybe not charge Assange with treason, but definitely the queer that stole the info
I wonder how long till Hollywood names Sean Penn as the star in their new movie “Wikileaks”?
I heard this moron speaking this on the radio. Why DONT we prosecute the New York Times for leaking secrets, and WHY DIDNT HE as a sitting member of Congress???
I wonder how he feels about blackmail? http://fxn.ws/f7E4OS
Adults embrace truth is subjective? No, I don’t ascribe to that belief system.
I’m haven’t come to a firm opinion on the Wikileaks issue but I will say Paul has a point about the journalists who spill these secrets.
The documents were classified. If a PFC of his own authority, like a vigilante, can disobey the law and his orders and decide what government secrets to release while being defended by a US Congressman, then we’re in very serious trouble. Ron Paul proved again he’s a loon.
Profound statement.
While I'm certainly not a Paulite, I do believe that truth withheld leads to slavery.
If we are a people who embrace truth for what it is...freeing...then how can we find fault with the publishing of truth?
Having said that, I do believe that those leaks that include a diplomat's opinion of another diplomat is more gossip than the exposing of lies.