by Sixstrings » Thu 02 Dec 2010, 14:44:59
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('diemos', 'I')nteresting that nobody mentions the Pfc who leaked the data and actually is guilty of treason.
Well that's a legal question. Freedom of speech is the FIRST amendment for a reason -- it's the most important freedom we have, without which no other rights can exist.
There's a difference between a leaker and a spy. A leaker exposes corruption, fraud, lies and incompetence. Whereas a spy is recruited by a foreign government, usually enticed with monetary rewards, and the spy divulges specific military state secrets. Things that give an advantage to the enemy -- but that's not the wikileaks, I doubt there's anything here other nations' intelligence services didn't know already. It's just new to us, the general public.
And the leaks have shown an equally critical light on Russia by the way -- exposing a "mafia / oligarch state" where the mafia, the megarich and government work hand in hand, and top officials have a bribery system that amounts to a shadow tax structure. Don't you think these are things the Russian dissidents might like to know? Don't you think the truth may have a chance of *helping* democracy in that country, hopefully turning back the tide of fascism?