tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760148231260139263.post8799494174792395852..comments2023-05-13T04:33:23.514-04:00Comments on •eat•read•play••: WikiUgh, or how annoying some reactions to WikiLeaks are.Alex Kristofcakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760823796750451627noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760148231260139263.post-76302378672891019912010-12-02T10:59:35.679-05:002010-12-02T10:59:35.679-05:00The classified information is alleged to have been...The classified information is alleged to have been passed on to WikiLeaks by Bradley Manning who was charged and is being prosecuted for it. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Manning<br /><br />Of course there are people for it and against it. During the previous leaks, the loudest opponents were on the political right. The shift I was talking about (at least in part of my post) is in how some commentators have turned against WikiLeaks and Assange after the latest leak even though you didn't hear them make those statements after previous leaks (which were about wars in Iraq and Afghanistan). How now suddenly more transparency is bad because it will lead to increasing secrecy. And then I make the point that I find this extremely unlikely, especially in the corporate setting - which is what the blogger I linked to was suggesting.Alex Kristofcakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760823796750451627noreply@blogger.com