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Assange is just a glorified spin doctor. He is not a spy, he is not a black hat hacker(at least nowdays) and may not even be a criminal. The govt simply need t
by steve19 16y ago
Assange is just a glorified spin doctor. He is not a spy, he is not a black hat hacker(at least nowdays) and may not even be a criminal.
The govt simply need to ensure that Manning 2.0 does not happen. They can do that by making sure that the rest of Manning's life is very unpleasant.
Assange has already alienated so many people that I don't think he will be getting as much leakage in the future.
For example, if a Sgt in the Army has documents which state that the Army is improperly disposing of munitions and they are poisoning a local towns water supply. It is unlikely he would now go to Wikileaks - they are an organization which may have put him in danger, put his friends in danger and leaked classified documents to the world during a time of war.
- Ardit20 16y agoWhere would he go instead?
- rbanffy 16y agoIt was not Wikileaks that exposed Manning. Adrian Lamo did, after Manning exposed himself to him. That was pretty dumb, IMHO. Like I said a couple weeks back, leaking sensitive information about recklessness/corruption/incompetence in a military operation is very serious business and you a) cover your tracks very well, b) tell nobody about it (not even family) and c) don't brag about it to a crazy stranger. You may consider leaving a sealed letter to be opened after your death. But you'd better hide it well. I am not aware of any governments that would honor a seal in a matter of national security.