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From what I understand, Wikileaks is willing to work with the government in order to hide the things that are truly dangerous...and not just secret because some
by vaksel 16y ago
From what I understand, Wikileaks is willing to work with the government in order to hide the things that are truly dangerous...and not just secret because someone did something illegal/unethical
- nhangen 16y agoWho is to be the one to judge what is dangerous? Assange? As I said in another comment, I don't believe that Assange knows the power of this information, whether we're talking secrets or classified information.
- zbanks 16y ago@nhangen: The government. They offered to collaborate in order to make sure nothing bad would be released. The government ignored them, however. What does that say?
- nhangen 16y agoWell their stance is that his actions are unlawful and that he's dealing with stolen information. It's more complicated than you're presenting.
- derefr 16y agoAnd they'll just keep being disadvantaged by unilaterally-leaked information until they adopt a different "stance" (or until they shoot him.)