In a hearing that will determine if wikileaks.org should continue to have it’s domain records empty are getting some lawyers on their side with the help of the EFF and the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union.) The two bodies claim that removing the records goes against the freedom of speech right that we all deserve.
I do agree that information should be made available to the public however, as long as it doesn’t endanger anybodies lives. The reason I make this point is because I did happen to notice that the US Rules of Engagement for Iraq are available on wikileaks and this document alone could put soldier’s lives at risk – after all if you know in what situations the US soldiers aren’t allowed to shoot at you, you could use that as an advantage, if you were a terrorist.
I guess what it boils down to is control of what documents should be made available. This would mean some person or organisation would have to control what was on the site. As soon as this happens it takes away the anonymity of the documents as that organisation would be responsible for what appeared. Therefore it would be impossible to post anything that was sensitive.. So I guess it’s either everything or nothing – you can understand on a certain level why governments are getting a little upset over this. [SHOW ME]