It's another Poll! ;-) WIKILEAKS....

Originally Posted by Venom

With great power comes great responsibility?

That's the one ...oh well... "Knowledge is power" right(?) so no bad.

Originally Posted by davepreston

but im slightly miffed they have just anounced that everyone should come and blow up my work

BAE MAS Warton by any chance?

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

BAE MAS Warton by any chance?

send out the hit squad this one knows to much
i work at all bae sites

[MisterTommyH]

Up until now it's ben kind or harmless, will probably **** people off, but probably stopped short of being dangerous.

Todays leaks could have real security implications as they are almost telling any terrorists who wants to cause chaos where they should attack - doesn't strike me as the brightest thing to do.

Of course if one of these places does end up getting attacked they'll deny all responsibility.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Tommy H

Todays leaks could have real security implications as they are almost telling any terrorists who wants to cause chaos where they should attack - doesn't strike me as the brightest thing to do.

As above, I question the public good

But it's not like it was hard to figure out where to strike in order to cause chaos before though was it?

Much easier to blow yourself up in an mall full of christmas shoppers than go after a securely guarded facility just because it's on the list

[keith_d]

The more governments actions diverge from the expectations of the people who elected them, the more we need sites like this to highlight their inadequacies.

Discuss.


Wikileaks has also released a number of controversial reports and memos from the corporate world, but they're not headline news in quite the same way. Personally, I think we need this kind of accountability to act as a deterrent to some of the more odious behaviour in the military, political and corporate spheres.

Keith.

[yorkie_chris]

Terrorists aren't after attacking any targets of real strategic or tactical importance, because if they did they wouldn't be facking terrorists would they?!

Any important target like that will be guarded*, and anyone serious about attacking one would be able to find out anything they needed to know anyway.

"Risking the lives of troops". Tactical movements which change on a minute to minute basis in diplomatic memos between ambassadors? I doubt it's a common thing on the Washington cocktail party circuit "Oh yes there's a hole in the wall just right for a suicide vest and a couple of RPG rounds between the mosque and the camel repair center at the 3rd watch tower just outside BASRA".

A complete load of BS with regards the risks anyway.

As for Iran "Excuse me ayatollah, it seems that Jordan doesn't like us very much" "OMG!!!11!!!"
Is anybody really that surprised?

The only people bothered are the Americans, and just embarrassed rather than worried. If they were WORRIED about the so called threat which had just appeared then they would be more interested in mending fences elsewhere than in petty vendettas against the person they see as responsible. Which IMO means they're likely to do something really stupid.

As far as I know wikileaks has been selective about what info it releases. If all this silliness with DOS attacks and as far as I can see trumped up charges** carries on then they're still holding the big hammer of releasing all the info. Only takes one guy with a DVDR and an account on any random torrent website and a few newsgroups.

Personally, the truth will out. I am all for the free flow of information especially about governments which so readily pry into our lives and lawful business.


*By davepreston, which may or may not reassure you about the state of our national security.

**FAR too much of a coincidence for him to have actually been caught by any manner of normal judicial process.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

As far as I know wikileaks has been selective about what info it releases. If all this silliness with DOS attacks and as far as I can see trumped up charges** carries on then they're still holding the big hammer of releasing all the info. Only takes one guy with a DVDR and an account on any random torrent website and a few newsgroups.

There's already an "Insurance" file on TPB, encrypted...

All they need to do is release the decryption key and tens of thousands of people will have full access to what (assuming it's not a bluff) is likely to be by far the most revealing, damaging stuff

Possibly the only reason Assange hasn't been "Litvinenko'ed" yet...

[Biker Biggles]

Its very interesting to watch how the masters of the universe keep order by turning their quite considerable power against an individual who crosses them.And this is a well known person(he is now anyway)so think how awkward they could make life for a nobody who got in the way.
Time to go away and watch "Enemy of the State" again.

To say we have a right to know...no we don't.

We dont need to know official secrets or info that in the hands of an enemy would be useful.

In my view Wikileaks have crossed the line...