I have to say that the whole Wikileaks debacle that is going on right now is hard to wrap my head around. Not that I can't imagine someone releasing sensitive information about the US govenrment, hell there is a whole genre of movies on the spy trade after all. What I can't understand is why there are Americans that see Wikileaks as a "good" thing? Maybe it's genetic, who knows?
All I know is that if the data/information that was obtained was something else of value, say money stolen from the government, would their be any question of how "wrong" the theft of and further distribution would be? Hiding behind the first amendment and the freedom of the press is just another example of how our country is bending over backwards to ensure that the rights of the extremists aren't violated while the rest of the country suffers in the wake of their actions.
But I digress...
My biggest beef with this latest PFC who stole classified information is the resulting increase in security measures at DoD facilities. I can't go into details but I compare what is happening now to just about every single stupid sign in existence: "Caution, coffee may be hot!", "Slippery when wet!", etc....
Why? Because now when people ask why we can't do something the easy way or the most efficient way we end up saying: "oh, you remember that idiot PFC that gave Wikileaks all those documents?" That's why...
All it takes is one rotten apple to spoil the bunch. I only hope our government decides to make applesauce of those involved...
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