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Originally Posted by Locke
Alright, but I'm going to disagree with about the wikileaks people.
I dont think they're traitors and scum, because I dont think they've actually done anything thats hurt anybody, just shown how shoddily people are running things and getting away with it.
Is this the best way of doing it? Probably not, but the options are pretty limited.
I'm not a huge fan of the whole way Wikileaks goes about their business, to me it just seems like throwing as much against the wall as possible in hoped that some of it sticks.
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The soldier who leaked documents is a traitor and scum, he broke his oath, and he broke his security clearance. Its pretty cut and dried. He's not a hero or a a bastien of freedom. He's an insult.
Wikileaks is doing what they're doing, and they're releasing documents that can do serious harm, not just to governments but to individuals who have been put into harms way for the mere crime of working with American forces in Iraq or afghanistan.
I've said before that people that want absolute transparency or openess by their government are living a pipe dream, and the exposure of these diplomatic cables are going to cause a diplomatic hail storm, and people don't understand that this is how diplomatic efforts are run. These guys are obviously diplomats but they're also spies to an effect and analysts.
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Originally Posted by Locke
Yeah well, I'm actually really interested in this as finance is kinda my bag. However, I would wager that based on how badly the Banks have been handling their own business they are probably very concerned about some of the information that might be released here. If there is evidence of their incompetence I dont think they're going to have to worry about owning anyone.
Dont forget, they're around right now because the Government said so, they're only going to get propped up for so long, and one would hope that if there is documentation showing that the mess they are in is their own fault maybe some of that money should be going back to where it came from.
Some of this Wikileaks crap makes me feel like we're living in the movie 'Idiocracy.'
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Oh I'm very interested in the banking and pharmacy industry leaks. I'm also interested in the reaction because these companies are far more sue happy then any government is, and by releasing stolen confidential work documents Assauge puts himself into a very vulnerable position, and I'd like to see his get a little bit burned as well.