(the Washington Post Article)
Monday, November 29, 2010
WikiLeaks Effect
The Washington Post and other similar articles all seem to think that US-International relations will be damaged as a result of the leaked documents and memos. Is the US the only nation to use such "candid" language in private conversation or is the US merely being ostracized because they have been caught now. A Russian politician said that it would not affect his image because he has heard the same type of things in his own meetings. Will this all blow over? Also, should the people that obtained this information illegally be allowed to share it with others? Does freedom of speech reach to information that you should not rightly have?
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I think it would be foolish for us to believe that there are never any secret conversations and meetings involving the United States in relation to it's foreign policy. I'm sure every country has participated in at least one and in addition I'm sure that there is often language spoken that is not politically correct. What has happened in the case of the wikileaks event is unfortunate because it has given others around the world the ability to use it against the USA. While I may not support the release of the files I support the right to make public any information that is legal and believed to be a freedom of speech. In the contrary the founder of wikileaks is being accused of transmitting defense documents and is being called a terrorist by some critics. With so much controversy and drama involved I believe it will turn into case that will establish various precedents.
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