It’s like reading a who’s who in American politics, as WikiLeaks published more than 250,000 State Department documents mostly dealing with the two wars in the Middle East.
Names like President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and General Petraeus are on the country’s heavy hitter list and latest targets of intelligence documents released by the new “go to” sensational website WikiLeaks.
Major news organizations like the New York Times and Britain’s Guardian have already posted stories highlighting many classified State Department cables — some the Obama Administration claim will endanger current and past government officials and diplomats.
As a result the White House released a statement following the latest WikiLeaks document dump. “President Obama supports responsible, accountable, and open government at home and around the world, but this reckless and dangerous action runs counter to that goal.” It continued to articulate that “By releasing stolen and classified documents, WikiLeaks has put at risk not only the cause of human rights but also the lives and work of these individuals.”
Some of the notable communiqués include…
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This Wikileaks thing is troubling. Every state has the right to keep it’s secrets. This Julian guy clearly has a vendetta against the United States. He’s an Austrailian right? Would he like to see all of that country’s secrets spilled out in the open? There is no nation in the world that doesn’t have state secrets. What about national defence? One thing that is being overlooked is that sometimes such secrets help to avoid conflict. Did Assange ever think of that? No….he’s looking to embarass the United States and make a name for himself. I believe his 15 minutes of fame will be over soon enough.