The issues surrounding the Wiki Leaks are much deeper than we can appreciate. The very fabric of our government is based on secrecy to a certain point. And the very nature of OUR safety at times is dependent upon that secrecy.
"Wiki Leaks" is merely a symptom of a much larger problem that has to deal with the reliability of our society's ability to keep secrets secret. There will always be governmental and military covert operations, scientific developments, information gathering, and questionable actions that will be kept "secret" for many reasons, the least of which is that it may protect the very liberties we have come to enjoy as a nation.
"Wiki Leaks" is not THE problem. "THE" problem as I see it, is our national intelligence system relying on the unreliable and disreputable people, and at times weak and improper technological communication modalities. Whether this is due to ignorance, indifference, impropriety, or the sheer control of the volume of information is the issue. If secrets get out, no matter the method, they are no longer secret are they?
So it looks like the good old Uncle Sam has to deal with the compromised information and address the larger issue. Are we as a Nation too big and too spread out to keep secrets secret?
From a retired Navy Senior Chief who held a military "Secret" clearance and still knows what it meant to be trusted at that level of secrecy.
I gave up my liberties and freedom riding submarines, so YOU can enjoy your liberties and freedom.
With all my LOVE!
Roger "Doc" Campanelli, HMCS(SS), USN, RET
USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47)
USS GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN-654)(BLUE)
USS OHIO (SSBN-726)(GOLD)
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