Friday, July 30, 2010
In Today's World - WikiLeaks
Governments have many secrets.
Some are better left that way and others should be exposed.
Now, how in the world do we decide which is which?...
Some are better left that way and others should be exposed.
Now, how in the world do we decide which is which?...
The Associated Press's Raphael G. Satter writes this and more:
"The team behind WikiLeaks is small, reportedly just a half-dozen people and casual volunteers who offer their services as needed. Assange has no permanent address and travels frequently — jumping from one friend's place to the next, occasionally disappearing from public view for months at a time, only to reappear in the full glare of the cameras at packed news conferences to discuss his site's latest disclosure.
The nomadism may come naturally: Profiles in the Australian press describe an unsettled childhood and run-ins with the law. The Age has quoted Assange as saying he had been to 36 different schools, including correspondence school. In 1991, while Assange was still a teenager, he was arrested and charged with a series of computer hacking offenses — he pleaded guilty and got off with a fine.
In an interview with Der Spiegel, which along with The New York Times and The Guardian in London was given early access to the leaked files, Assange said he got a kick out of poking the eye of the powerful."
