Where is the evidence that people have been killed as a result of Wikileaks releasing these diplomatic cables? At least provide some evidence of a great increa

Where is the evidence that people have been killed as a result of Wikileaks releasing these diplomatic cables? At least provide some evidence of a great increase in risk that people will be killed. I've heard of few to no claims that people are now at a high risk of death due to these cables from anyone other than the Sarah Palins and Congressman King's of this world. Sec. Def. Gates stated that the consequences for U.S. foreign policy will be fairly mild. Once such inflamed rhetoric is removed form your comments, I can't see how your position holds water. Further, I fail to see a gap between Wikileaks stated goals and the results. The results you claim (potential consequences related to Pakistan nuclear activity, protection of dissidents), even assuming they are valid and therefore in opposition to Gates concern level, are relatively minor in comparison to the stated goals: much higher degrees of government transparency brought about by the constricting of secret communication. That being the (summarized) stated goal of Wikileaks, the reality is it is long term. If this is step 1 of 100 that leads to a government that cannot maintain the levels of secrecy necessary to fabricate a path towards something like the Iraq War, then the results align perfectly with the goal.