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Apperantly a republican senator held up an Obama ambassadorship for Iceland because wikileaks is hosted/headquartered in Iceland.
Have to say this leak has me both liking and disliking it. On one hand I think its important to know the truth about whats happening in a war, but on the other hand a military does need secrecy in order to operate above their enemies, especially like others have said here in the intelligence field.
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I strongly dislike the release of these documents, it was sloppy, and the Wikileaks guy didn't give a sh%t about who he put into peril. It doesn't look like he cares to much about the leaker who provided him for the information either.
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Releasing names that is beyond stupid, so really I think this wikileaks guy was rushing to get this out and not thinking about the obvious consequences some of it would have.
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It wasn't stupid or a rush job, he flat out doesn't care, and he clearly stated that if anyone gets hurt its not his fault is a caullous statement and shows that all he cares about is pushing his website and his agenda.
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Whistleblowing is key in a lot of things, I'm appreciative of those who dare go against their employers or in this case something even scarier, the military. But damn, there is just some information that shouldn't be released.
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While I appreciate whistleblowing in the private sector, I can't get past the fact that this guy left the names and locations of confidential sources in his leak without any concern for the safety of those sources. I also have a lot of problems with the leaker who swore an oath of loyalty and pissed all over it.