WikiLeaks

[pyraxis]

Is anybody else following what's been happening?

It's like forum drama on a global scale, redefining the question of how much information it's good to expose, in a world where technology has made it feasible to distribute damning data en masse. Instead of the case-by-case question of how much can be released, the power dynamics are becoming redefined as a case-by-case question of how to stand out in a clamoring crowd. It links back to the problems plaguing first-time authors in the publishing field and questions of mass media control of public opinion.

Here's one article (Yahoo News via London) but there are many many more.

Edit: Another, New York Times

Where is the United Nations?

Comments

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

The diplomats and others forgot the first rule of junior high: If you don't want it read, never write it down. And if you do write something, be sure your name isn't attached to it. Use code or something. All these things coming out are unsurprising. Anyone who's ever watched The West Wing knows that governments always have secret deals behind closed doors.

Normally we are in favor of everything coming out but aren't sure if this should have been. It is petty, but it is the kind of thing They will use as an excuse to shut down free discourse on the internet.

What we are really interested in is the references to UFOs. It's probably just "Ambassador Petrie still believes in UFOs" or something, but we still want to see it.

[pyraxis]

That is a very good point. I hadn't thought of looking for information about UFO's.

Normally we are in favor of everything coming out but aren't sure if this should have been. It is petty, but it is the kind of thing They will use as an excuse to shut down free discourse on the internet.

Yeah, I'm quite interested in your position on that one.