obstructing the lines of communication for terrorists, sympathizers, fixers, facilitators, oppressive regimes and other general bad guys And there, in plain si

obstructing the lines of communication for terrorists, sympathizers, fixers, facilitators, oppressive regimes and other general bad guys And there, in plain sight, is the entire problem with his(?) approach. The terrorists say that the US is an oppressive regime and that they're the ones obstructing the bad guys. The Chinese government employs hackers to break into computers. Hacktivist vandalism blurs the distinctions and makes it harder for people to sympathize with your aims, not easier. This especially true of Wikileaks. I will keep my own counsel of what I think about Assange's activities, but I will point out the obvious: That extrajudicial attempts to quash Wikileaks give the appearance of attacks on freedom of information and freedom of speech. This appearance is at odds with the freedoms that the US used to champion. Vigilante efforts like this do more harm than good even if you sympathize with Jester's appraisal of who is a good guy and who is a bad guy.