Even more surprising is that everyone of these [Wikileaks supporters] I know are ardent freaks about keeping their own lives private. Privacy of the individual

Even more surprising is that everyone of these [Wikileaks supporters] I know are ardent freaks about keeping their own lives private. Privacy of the individual is not the same as privacy of a government[1], we must take into consideration the balance of power. If you look at things with respect to power it makes sense that the most private individuals want powerful organizations to be more transparent as they have disproportionate power over individuals. The author didn't clearly explain why he hates Wikileaks but presumably it is because of what was leaked: diplomatic cables as opposed to something that uncovered massive criminal conspiracy. We haven't seen anything to suggest that these leaks are dangerous to the US. Defense secretary Robert Gates basically said they were embarrassing and awkward but won't have much of an effect on foreign policy[2]. For earlier leaks on the US military shootings he said there was no apparent fallout[3]. [Wikileaks] are my enemy, and I support any use of state force against them, up to and including lethal force. This is an overreaction. The information was not that valuable or that hostile to the US. Most of it was a confirmation of stuff we already knew. And even if it was serious, I don't want my government going around assassinating people for leaking documents to the media. I don't know how that can justify lethal force. Maybe if it was strategic military routes or something that is obviously not newsworthy. 1: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/03/privacy_and_pow.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/03/privacy_and_po... 2: http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2010/11/quotable-secretary-gates-on-wi/ http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2010/11/quotable-secretary-... 3: http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/adam_serwer_archive?month=10&year=2010&base_name=gates_no_wikileaks_deaths http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/adam_serwer_archive?month...