WikiLeaks Won't WikiLeak on Themselves

So, you know what’s been keeping me up at night?

My vertical sleeping bag.

But also, Wikileaks.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says WikiLeaks is “morally” guilty for putting lives in danger – by exposing Afghan contacts, our intelligence methods, and screwing with our allies.

Last week, I suggested that Julian Assange did this to harm America – since the a-holes who want to kill us benefit most from his actions.

Also, it made him really famous. Good for you, Julie. Maybe you can finally afford conditioner.

And this leads me to pose this question: What if, back in 1943, an organization leaked the names of the members of the French Resistance? They would be seen as evil – and the good guys would take care of them.

So I gotta wonder – why is Assange allowed to wander? Where’s the call for action on this, from the “hate the war/love the troops” left, now that the troops and cooperating friendlies in Afghanistan have been revealed?

I hear crickets. Crickets in patchouli.

But here’s the biggest joke.

Adrian Lamo, the hacker who tipped off the feds to WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning, claims that two men told Lamo that they helped Manning.

When asked by CNN about this allegation, WikiLeaks said: “As a matter of policy, we do not discuss any matters to do with allegations relating to the identity of sources.”

So -transparency is totally important – until it exposes you. In the end, the only identities important enough to protect, in Wikileak’s opinion, are their own. As for lives truly at risk – our troops – no biggie.

And if you disagree with me, you’re a racist homophobe who never read Chomsky.

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