Wiki Leaks Destroyed International Trust

By Douglas V. Gibbs

What was the New York Times thinking? Wiki Leaks is obviously an anti-American group, and the leftward biased New York Times published the leak of sensitive government documents anyway. That makes them, in my opinion, just like the rest of the liberal left - a bunch of unpatriotic, anti-American bastards.

I don't like Wiki Leaks, and I don't trust them. But one has to admit that with this latest round of leaks, we didn't learn anything we didn't already know. Fact is, and these leaks reminded us of it, elements of the government is lying to us. The real damage, however, is not what was released, but the fact that by the information being leaked, it destroys trust we have earned among other nations.

There are calls for Wiki Leaks to be shut down by the government for their betrayal of government confidentiality. I don't know about that. If arrests for their illegal activity results in the closure of Wiki Leaks, then so be it. But we run a real risk when the government starts shutting down sites. Consider this: We keep hearing about threats to shut down Fox News, the passage of net neutrality in the hopes of regulating the Internet, and a return of the 1st Amendment killing Fairness Doctrine. We have also even been hearing about domains being seized by the government of late, shutting down these sites for being unauthorized knock-offs or copyright violators. How dangerous, even though these closures may seem reasonable, is it when the government begins shutting down sites?

One must also ask that if the government is willing to shut down all of those domains for copyright infringement, why not Wiki Leaks for their criminal activities? I am not suggesting they should shut down Wiki Leaks. I am just asking why their selectivity does not include Wiki Leaks. Is there a connection we aren't recognizing?

These leaks show either the incompetence of this administration, or that they wanted this information released. I believe it may be both. Why not? Wiki Leaks is supported by people like George Soros, and Code Pink. It is obvious, being of a liberal left nature, that the goal here is to diminish the U.S. - Just as the Democrats like it. Problem is, we don't try for treason anymore, so why should we expect this kind of anti-American behavior to stop?

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