

Crackdown comes in the wake of Wikileaks debacle









The military has been struggling with how it should react.




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RE: Typical response
By Lerianis on 12/15/2010 6:43:45 AM , Rating: 2
True. I pity those people who think that government has to have secrets. They are OUR EMPLOYEES! Are the people doing jobs for private organizations allowed to have secrets from their employers when it impacts on them doing their jobs?

Hell no, they aren't!

It's time to put the same standards on government officials, and tell them "Redact and release EVERYTHING immediately after an operation is concluded. If you don't like that Americans will take issue with what you did? You shouldn't have damned well done what you did!"

RE: Typical response
By roykahn on 12/15/2010 3:44:31 PM , Rating: 2
Some secrets are ok to have. The problem is that there are far too many and they often protect those who abuse power and engage in illegal and immoral activities.

Contrary to what many believe, Wikileaks did not release all the leaked documents relating to Iraq, Afghanistan, and diplomatic cables. Some sensitive information was withheld to protect the innocent. Although, that filtering process can't always be perfect.

RE: Typical response
By Lerianis on 12/26/2010 10:46:38 AM , Rating: 2
No, no secrets are okay to have, when you are the EMPLOYEES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!
If they want to keep something secret, they had better well justify it to the American people beforehand.
I look at government wanting secrets as a sign that they are doing something that we wouldn't agree with and which could put them in prison.

You are also right in that Wikileaks didn't release all documents, and they are redacting as they go in order to protect people and assets, if there are any in danger by releasing the documents non-redacted.

