Personnaly I support wikileaks. Many of the things they released had no buisness being secret in the first place, and all the hue and cry over releasing has seriously damaged the seriousness with which i view those allegations.
I recall reading an article that actually reviewed the numbers on how many informants names where not redacted, and it was a grand total of 3, one of whom was already dead before the release and one of whom both sides knew he was a double agent. As a side note, two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead is a well known saying, and if half a million people have access to the information it's not secret. One of the senators was even complaining that wikileaks released data that the DoD wouldn't share with him, but did share with half a million other people. And even now that it has been leaked they won't give him access... and he makes these complaints while demonizing wikileaks.
I believe later the pentagon made a note that after some analysis the breach wasn't that serious, but i can't find the press relaese on that. And wikileaks has offered the goverment the chance to work together to redact some information, but the goverment refused. It makes sense in a way since the goverment doesn't want to sanction the release of the information, but this way they would at least get a chance to mitigate the damage.
If it wasn't for the rampant overclasification in the goverment sites like wikileaks couldn't thrive because all the information they would release would be genuinely hurtful, which would quickly undercut their support.
And then we get to the interpol notices for Assange, when interpol doesn't usually get involved in anything as low key as rape cases, there is some doubt as to the validity of the charges (in both cases the sex started as consensual, and in any case Sweden's rape laws are a little bit wonky which is why they have a less than 10% conviction rate IIRC.), Then there is the on again and of again nature of the charges, and his offers of cooperation getting rebuffed, then compelled trough an improperly filed warranrt, then rebuffed again.... yeah sure it's not politically motivated, really I believe you. /sarcasm.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
I recall reading an article that actually reviewed the numbers on how many informants names where not redacted, and it was a grand total of 3, one of whom was already dead before the release and one of whom both sides knew he was a double agent. As a side note, two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead is a well known saying, and if half a million people have access to the information it's not secret. One of the senators was even complaining that wikileaks released data that the DoD wouldn't share with him, but did share with half a million other people. And even now that it has been leaked they won't give him access... and he makes these complaints while demonizing wikileaks.
I believe later the pentagon made a note that after some analysis the breach wasn't that serious, but i can't find the press relaese on that. And wikileaks has offered the goverment the chance to work together to redact some information, but the goverment refused. It makes sense in a way since the goverment doesn't want to sanction the release of the information, but this way they would at least get a chance to mitigate the damage.
If it wasn't for the rampant overclasification in the goverment sites like wikileaks couldn't thrive because all the information they would release would be genuinely hurtful, which would quickly undercut their support.
And then we get to the interpol notices for Assange, when interpol doesn't usually get involved in anything as low key as rape cases, there is some doubt as to the validity of the charges (in both cases the sex started as consensual, and in any case Sweden's rape laws are a little bit wonky which is why they have a less than 10% conviction rate IIRC.), Then there is the on again and of again nature of the charges, and his offers of cooperation getting rebuffed, then compelled trough an improperly filed warranrt, then rebuffed again.... yeah sure it's not politically motivated, really I believe you. /sarcasm.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."