Your opinion please.

[bigiain]

I'd be fascinated to know whether people are aware of him, and if so what their opinion of him is.

(Note: I can imagine this getting heated and robust discussion going, remember to avoid personal attacks on other members... By all means attck their arguments, but keep an appropriate level of respect for each other. Thanks!)

Curious-big

[edit: added "Meh" option. Decided against adding the traditional "bewbies" one.)

[Stinky Wizzleteats]

Neither here nor there with me. 

Some of his 'Leaks' are facts we already know.

Berlusconi a sleaze bag, yep, knew that. 

Boobies? 

[mitt]

I voted villain.  I am amazed he hasn't had an "accident" yet.  Wait until he spills the beans on the Kremlin, and then he will wish he was in jail...



mitt

[The Bacon Junkie]

Is he the Wikileaks guy? 

I have mixed feelings about that...  I think certain things need to be made public, but as soon as it crosses the line and puts our national security and those who defend it into harms way, it's criminal and irresponsible.


Oh, and I didn't vote because there is no Boobies option!   

[erkishhorde]

Dunno who he is. Did a quick google search but didn't read enough to form an opinion. He looks like a weasel though.

[Stinky Wizzleteats]

His website "Wikileaks" has been using the Amazon server to get his information out.

Amazon just booted him off in the last couple of days.

[il d00d]

Here's a good (but long) article on the guy.  Spoiler alert, he is a paranoid anarchist.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/06/07/100607fa_fact_khatchadourian

The last couple pages deal with the ethical stuff.  Seems like he is willing to take some pretty questionable risks (posting social security numbers of soldiers along with other data, for example).  I vote paranoid anarchist of questionable ethics, boobies.

Also, if you get to the end of that article, I think Project G = Cablegate.

[ducpainter]

I voted meh...

I'm pretty sure there is some perspective involved here.

I'm also surprised at how difficult it seems to be to find our 'enemies'.

[derby]

I'm also surprised at how difficult it seems to be to find our 'enemies'.

well, in this case, the euro's apparently know exactly where he is but are refusing to pick him up on the outstanding warrant.

on one hand, i think his organization is doing something that our news outlets should be doing if they weren't spending all their time reporting on celebrity baby adoptions and philandering.

on the other, he is walking a very slippery slope.

regarding their previous big leak (the "collateral murder" trove), i don't think that's ultimately such a bad thing... whether the soldiers involved were right or wrong, the american public should be made very aware of what "war" actually is.

as it stands right now, and really since the first gulf war, all we get is this candy-coated depiction of what's going on over there.

furthermore, it seems that his organization was selective regarding what was released and scrubbed the released for, uh, inappropriate information. yeah, i know that's really a matter of perspective. that said, i do remember reading a followup from the government to the effect that "nothing released was damaging and, to their knowledge, nobody has been harmed as a result of the release".

i haven't finished reading through the recent "diplomatic" lode, but i don't entirely see the point of releasing this one... yet.

the "teased" bank release, however, is something i'm definitely looking forward to.

[ducatiz]

I voted villain.  I am amazed he hasn't had an "accident" yet.  Wait until he spills the beans on the Kremlin, and then he will wish he was in jail...



mitt

YUP!

[ItsaDuc]

the "teased" bank release, however, is something i'm definitely looking forward to.

Yep, this caught my eye.

[DRKWNG]

(posting social security numbers of soldiers along with other data, for example)

I'd be happy to put a round in his head for this alone.

[Kopfjager]

I'd be happy to put a round in his head for this alone.

  Get in line...

[duccarlos]

Didn't recognize the name at first. Don't give a damn either way.

[DRKWNG]

  Get in line...

Somehow I just knew you'd be the first to reply.