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Why the US Govt Should Be Happy About Wikileaks

Posted by samzenpus on from the how-I-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-leaks dept.

angry tapir writes "WikiLeaks' leaking of classified information should be considered a blessing for the US government, and other governments should take heed of the lessons when it comes to information sharing, according to Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) research associate, Professor Mike Nelson, who spent four years as Senator Al Gore's science adviser and served as the White House director for technology policy on IT, and was also a member of Barack Obama presidential campaign."

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  1. Re:If You Are Right by elPetak · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well... sometimes they are right but decide to hide the information "for the common good" or "to prevent panic"...
    because they know better, right? who are we to decide for ourselves?

  2. TL;DR by VortexCortex · · Score: -1, Troll

    Government "secrets" shouldn't be -- red-tape makes it hard to get the info you need anyhow.

  3. Re:If You Are Right by SilentStaid · · Score: 1, Troll

    If his wife is that stupid that she wants people to lie to her rather than just eating better, he shouldn't have married her..

    Since I can see that you're clearly still single, would you mind if I live vicariously through you?