1. If they know who their sources are, if they are compromised, their source is compromised. 2. They don't need to rationalize it. It benefits Wikileaks to p

1. If they know who their sources are, if they are compromised, their source is compromised. 2. They don't need to rationalize it. It benefits Wikileaks to pit multiple parts of the "unaccountable network" against one another, increasing the number of leaks and therefore the transparency available to the common man, and weakening the overall "unaccountable network."