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WikiLeaks and the release of classified information on the Afghan war |
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Source: LA Times - Posted by Alex
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Re "A whistle-blower with global resonance," and "WikiLeaks wasn't wrong," Editorial, July 27
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian hacker, may end up being one of the best things to ever happen to our American democracy.
It is not for politicians and bureaucrats to decide what American citizens and voters need to know. In the last 75 years, we have seen a sharp increase in the use of secrecy laws to cover up illegal activities, corruption and incompetence rather than to protect information that safeguards national security, as originally intended.
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